Lean Six Sigma Manager

Emerson Electric Co; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Full benefits

Job summary

Emerson Electric Co in Columbus, GA is seeking a Lean Six Sigma Manager to balance empathy and change management while delivering results. You will own outcomes, mentor teammates, and adapt to a freelance-style schedule with a competitive compensation range.

The role emphasizes stakeholder management, communication, and a bias toward action. You will drive improvements, maintain high quality, and support the broader Emerson mission from day one.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Stakeholder Management experience.
• Ability to onboard, mentor and guide newer team members.
• Strong communication and change-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Juggle problem-solving priorities without dropping key tasks.
• Manage competing demands with attention to detail.
• Step in on additional duties supporting Emerson's mission.
• Turn patterns into faster general calls and decisions.
• Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Relationship Building

Change Management

Communication

Empathy

Problem Solving

Job description

On any given day, the Lean Six Sigma Manager at Emerson juggles Empathy and Change Management, and somehow makes both look deliberate. Match 7 years and Work-Life Balance to this Columbus job and you unlock $77,000 - $117,000, a freelance schedule, and steady upward room.

Key Responsibilities

• Juggle problem-solving priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Step in on additional duties that support the wider Emerson mission
• Turn 7 of pattern recognition into faster general calls
• Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon
• Make peace with supportive ambiguity and ship anyway

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Hands-on proficiency with Stakeholder Management, ideally paired with Relationship Building
• A low-drama bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• 6+ years of Stakeholder Management reps, not just Stakeholder Management exposure
• A collaborator who makes the manager review feel less like an exam

Emerson grew out of a Columbus, GA research lab and never lost its quality-obsessed, question-everything approach to Work-Life Balance. Ownership runs deep here: you'll own outcomes, not just tasks, from your first week as a Lean Six Sigma Manager.

Open with $77,000 - $117,000, grow your Change Management under a mentor, lean on full benefits, and flex your hours the way grown-ups should.