Lean CI Specialist — Cost Savings & Process Improvement

Kerry Group; Sturtevant (WI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Employee Share Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kerry Group in the United States seeks a Continuous Improvement Specialist to lead site CI efforts, drive cost savings, and advance safety and quality through structured problem solving and lean routines. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and other teams to sustain improvements and optimize performance across the site.

The role requires 2–5 years in manufacturing or CI, strong analytical and project management skills, and ability to coach teams in Lean practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management or related field; equivalent manufacturing experience may be considered.
• 2–5 years in manufacturing or continuous improvement, Lean initiatives, or process improvement.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the site WAVE/cost-savings process.
• Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, quality, service, cost, efficiency, reliability, waste reduction, labor utilization, and employee engagement.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis, DMAIC, process mapping, waste walks, standard work reviews, corrective action follow-up, and sustainment checks.
• Support Lean manufacturing routines, including 5S, Kaizen, visual management, daily management, leader standard work, workplace organization, and performance review routines.
• Analyze production data, KPI trends, downtime, waste, yield, throughput, labor efficiency, action completion, and process performance to identify improvement opportunities and validate results.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Training, Supply Chain, RDA, and site leadership to prioritize improvement efforts and align resources.
• Support RDA and commercialization activities by connecting trials, new product learnings, process observations, and post-run feedback to actionable improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain CI tools, dashboards, trackers, action plans, standard work, SOP updates, one-point lessons, training materials, and communication materials.
• Coach employees and leaders on continuous improvement behaviors and performance ownership.
• Support safety, food safety, quality, GMP, PPE, and workplace organization requirements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Project Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Tools

KPI tracking tools

Data analysis tools

Office software

Job description

Kerry Group in the United States seeks a Continuous Improvement Specialist to lead site CI efforts, drive cost savings, and advance safety and quality through structured problem solving and lean routines. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and other teams to sustain improvements and optimize performance across the site.

The role requires 2–5 years in manufacturing or CI, strong analytical and project management skills, and ability to coach teams in Lean practices.