Lean Transformation Lead — Continuous Improvement

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Earned Wage Access

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Job summary

Helena Industries (HI) seeks a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the facility's CI transformation, setting the vision, priorities, and operating rhythm for measurable performance gains. You will guide and mentor a team, partner with cross-functional teams, and execute data-driven improvements aligned with enterprise goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on coaching, system building, and developing people to deliver lasting operational impact within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Ten years of work experience in Continuous Improvement (CI), Lean, Manufacturing Engineering or Process Engineering are required.
• Leadership experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages training and coaching plans for direct reports and the broader organization to support Continuous Improvement (CI) principles and routines.
• Identifies, sets priorities and coaches team on improvement projects aligned to the enterprise-wide CI vision aligned with hoshin goals.
• Develops, identifies and executes routines/practices that successfully guide personnel through change.
• Coaches team to identify process constraints and monitors performance, performs root cause analysis, trouble shoots deviations and implements countermeasures to restore standard operations.
• Creates vision and transformation plan for a Continuous Improvement culture throughout the facility.
• Sets and aligns annual development goals and progression plans for direct reports.
• Creates and maintains a management process to effectively prioritize tasks and workload.
• Develops team to identify and apply relevant statistical analysis.
• Coaches and facilitates lean workshops and investigations.
• Coordinates with Environmental, Healthy & Safety (EHS) on risk assessments, safety issues and ergonomics.
• Aligns cross functionally the priority of work and task assignments and ensure collaboration with cross functional teams.
• Assigns, trains and coaches team on the validation of new products and processes using work standards, process capability studies, statistical analysis, etc. and ensures collaboration with plant engineering.
• Collaborates with the plant engineering team to identify and prioritize equipment solutions to optimize operations.
• Manages other team members.
• May be required to drive a company vehicle.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Other work-related duties as assigned by your leader.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Statistical tools

Minitab

Coaching

Problem solving

Training & development

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Minitab

Process control systems

Instrumentation

Microsoft Office

Job description

Helena Industries (HI) seeks a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the facility's CI transformation, setting the vision, priorities, and operating rhythm for measurable performance gains. You will guide and mentor a team, partner with cross-functional teams, and execute data-driven improvements aligned with enterprise goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on coaching, system building, and developing people to deliver lasting operational impact within a manufacturing environment.