Lean Manufacturing Excellence Lead

Oldcastle Infrastructure; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & disability benefits

Retirement savings program

Health & wellness programs

Inclusive culture with growth/internal

Job summary

CRH Americas Building Products, a leading provider of precast concrete and related infrastructure products, is seeking a manufacturing improvement professional in the Mid Atlantic region. The role focuses on lean initiatives, capital projects, and cross‑functional collaboration with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and EH&S.

The position requires 75%–90% travel between NC, PA, CT, and NY, and will be based onsite near one of our plants in Concord, NC, Raleigh, NC, Fuquay, NC,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience ideally in precast.
• In depth knowledge and practical experience applying lean manufacturing methodologies to support continuous production operations.
• Quality control/maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Track record of achieving positive results using lean manufacturing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate and improve production methods utilizing lean tools, knowledge of product design, materials and parts, tooling and production equipment capabilities, process methods, and quality control standards.
• Help identify opportunities for significant improvement at Regional locations by working with operations and/or sales teams to understand opportunities to apply lean process improvement initiatives and/or capital investment to improve profitability and competitive advantage.
• Provide oversight and guidance, planning, training and mentoring to plant-level teams executing lean process improvement activities.
• Drive manufacturing process change through active hands‑on communication and coordination with plant-level teams.
• Oversee and lead plant improvement workshops to identify, diagnose and address bottlenecks and inefficiencies in production processes.
• Translate operational needs into project requirements and specifications.
• Evaluate and prioritize capital project proposals in partnership with operations teams.
• Develop capital project business cases, including scope, justification, and financial analysis.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Tools

AutoCAD

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Project management tools

Job description

CRH Americas Building Products, a leading provider of precast concrete and related infrastructure products, is seeking a manufacturing improvement professional in the Mid Atlantic region. The role focuses on lean initiatives, capital projects, and cross‑functional collaboration with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and EH&S.

The position requires 75%–90% travel between NC, PA, CT, and NY, and will be based onsite near one of our plants in Concord, NC, Raleigh, NC, Fuquay, NC,