Lean Transformation Leader for Manufacturing Excellence

SPX Cooling Technologies; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) match

Educational assistance

Job summary

SPX Cooling Technologies is seeking a Lean & Continuous Improvement Leader to deploy the Lean operating system across the Cooling business. You will coach frontline teams on problem solving, daily management, and Kaizen while partnering with site leaders to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements.

The role requires hands-on leadership on the factory floor and strategic engagement with senior leadership to prioritize initiatives and build capability across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Lean/CI, change management, operational excellence, or manufacturing leadership.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Lean in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives.
• Proven track record delivering improvements in productivity, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, lead time, and/or capacity.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Lean / CI strategy aligned with business growth and operational priorities.
• Partner with site and functional leaders to identify opportunities affecting safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, and capacity.
• Establish and mature a common Lean operating system across manufacturing locations.
• Lead improvements in factory layout, product flow, line balancing, bottleneck identification and mitigation, labor utilization, material presentation, and production routing.
• Establish a disciplined Kaizen process focused on high-value opportunities.
• Lead and coach cross-functional teams through improvement events and longer-term transformation initiatives.
• Implement follow-up mechanisms to verify improvements are sustained.
• Develop site leaders, supervisors, functional leaders, and frontline employees in Lean thinking and problem solving.

Skills

Lean/CI

Change management

Operational excellence

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related technical discipline

Lean certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

SPX Cooling Technologies is seeking a Lean & Continuous Improvement Leader to deploy the Lean operating system across the Cooling business. You will coach frontline teams on problem solving, daily management, and Kaizen while partnering with site leaders to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements.

The role requires hands-on leadership on the factory floor and strategic engagement with senior leadership to prioritize initiatives and build capability across multiple facilities.