Lean Operations Manager: Capex & Process Improvement

Oldcastle Infrastructure; Avon (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CRH Americas Building Products is seeking a manufacturing process improvement professional to lead lean initiatives and capital projects across North America, with travel to sites in NC, PA, CT and NY. The role focuses on improving profitability, throughput and quality by optimizing production methods and plant layouts.

You will mentor plant teams, lead kaizen and 5S training, and develop detailed business cases for capital investments while ensuring alignment with the Operational Excellence

Qualifications

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience ideally in precast.

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
• Optimize plant layout and flow to reduce inefficiencies and reduce costs
• Oversee and lead plant improvement workshops to identify, diagnose and address bottlenecks and inefficiencies in production processes
• Provide training on kaizen, 5S and lean tools and techniques
• Provide follow-up and tracking to ensure identified improvement opportunities are completed as planned
• Translate operational needs into project requirements and specifications
• Force rank improvement opportunities - develop and implement project analysis techniques and processes to select opportunities that optimize the following desired attributes: Profit impact, Time to complete, Complexity, Risk, Cost to Implement
• Evaluate and prioritize capital project proposals in partnership with operations teams.
• Develop capital project business cases, including scope, justification, and financial analysis.
• Perform ROI analysis for capital and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support plant leadership in identifying and prioritizing high-value investment opportunities.
• Manage and approve project-related commitments and expenditures, monitoring costs to ensure budget compliance and effective financial stewardship throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure that the policies, practices, and equipment running in plants comply the Operational Excellence framework and best practices

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Team leadership

Process optimization

Continuous improvement

Tools

AutoCAD

ERP/MRP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

CRH Americas Building Products is seeking a manufacturing process improvement professional to lead lean initiatives and capital projects across North America, with travel to sites in NC, PA, CT and NY. The role focuses on improving profitability, throughput and quality by optimizing production methods and plant layouts.

You will mentor plant teams, lead kaizen and 5S training, and develop detailed business cases for capital investments while ensuring alignment with the Operational Excellence