Lean Continuous Improvement Specialist – Manufacturing

Arcosa Inc.; Belen (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Pharmacy

Dental & Vision

Critical Illness

Flexible Spending Accounts

Company Paid Life & AD&D Insurance

Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc. is seeking a motivated Continuous Improvement Specialist to drive positive change using project management, CI, and lean methodologies at our Belen, NM plant.

You will support Kaizen events, develop action plans, and coach teams to improve morale, quality, efficiency, productivity, and safety. The role requires strong communication and the ability to work across departments in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years in a manufacturing or production setting.
• Proficient in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and operational efficiency concepts.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support Kaizen events and improvement initiatives with plant personnel.
• Develop and track improvement action plans for progress and accountability.
• Facilitate CI practices to boost engagement and operational efficiency.
• Maintain tracking tools and metrics for project transparency.
• Develop business cases for CI projects and initiatives.
• Support training and coaching on CI tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support CI initiatives and provide updates.
• Apply basic project management to organize tasks and optimize resources.
• Build relationships with shop floor employees to identify opportunities.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Operational efficiency

MS Office

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s degree or technical certification preferred

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Project tracking tools

Job description

Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc. is seeking a motivated Continuous Improvement Specialist to drive positive change using project management, CI, and lean methodologies at our Belen, NM plant.

You will support Kaizen events, develop action plans, and coach teams to improve morale, quality, efficiency, productivity, and safety. The role requires strong communication and the ability to work across departments in a manufacturing setting.