Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement Lead

Big Tex Trailers; Batavia Township (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Tex Trailers is seeking a Production Manager to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements across the value stream. Under the Plant Manager, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives to meet SQDC objectives and improve performance.

The role requires strong leadership, Lean manufacturing experience, and the ability to deploy resources effectively while communicating across all levels to achieve strategic priorities and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business preferred.
• 3–5 years managing salaried personnel.
• LEAN teams experience preferred.
• Strong manufacturing and technical abilities with management acumen.
• Ability to deploy resources to key priorities.
• Sets high expectations driven by metrics and countermeasures.
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Autonomous and self-directed with high integrity.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement culture to achieve performance in SQDC.
• Lead regular KPI reviews for the manufacturing team ensuring attainment of results and a sense of urgency with respect to the strategic priorities.
• Ensure key manufacturing metrics and KPI systems are tracking the appropriate measures and driving appropriate response behaviors.
• Periodically present plans and actual results, as well as strategy deployment and KPI progress.
• Ensure effective allocation of resources across all areas of the operation to accomplish company-driven priorities.
• Partner with Management to ensure the best possible product and customer satisfaction.
• Play an active and significant role in the S&OP process.
• Continually benchmark best practices and implement as appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Strategic resource deployment

Communication skills

Autonomy

Integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

Big Tex Trailers is seeking a Production Manager to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements across the value stream. Under the Plant Manager, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives to meet SQDC objectives and improve performance.

The role requires strong leadership, Lean manufacturing experience, and the ability to deploy resources effectively while communicating across all levels to achieve strategic priorities and customer satisfaction.