Manufacturing CI Leader: Drive Lean & Productivity

PIM Brands; New Jersey; On-site; USD 130,499 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PIM Brands in Somerset, NJ seeks a Manufacturing Performance Leader to drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, delivery and morale. You will lead CI coaching, develop plant-wide strategies, and coordinate with Finance to quantify benefits while aligning with business priorities.

You will guide the deployment of Lean Six Sigma and HPWS, integrate Redzone and SAP modules, and maintain CI dashboards. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering with 6+ years in food & beverage manufacturing.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating SOPs, work instructions, and OPLs.
• Experience with data-driven platforms such as REDZONE and deployment on the shop floor and management level.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Proficiency with Minitab, JMP; and with Visio, MS Project; Excel, Pivot Tables; Tableau, Power BI, SQL.
• Ability to coach at shop floor level, communicate effectively across the organization, and build positive relationships.
• Proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance guidance to Manufacturing Performance Engineers.
• Develop CI strategies, annual improvement targets, and roadmaps for execution and sustain results.
• Partner with Finance to validate project results, savings and productivity impacts.
• Lead plant-wide CI initiatives to improve productivity, waste elimination, flow optimization and digital enablement.
• Collaborate with SAP and Redzone to integrate productivity modules on the floor and in management systems.
• Maintain and improve plant CI dashboards and KPIs and communicate regularly with the plant team.
• Coach on High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) and promote servant leadership and Gemba Walks.
• Support change-management to sustain CI initiatives across daily operations.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Data analytics

Lean Six Sigma

SAP S/4HANA

Redzone

Gemba walks

TPM

Education

Master’s degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering

Tools

REDZONE

SAP S/4HANA

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Minitab

JMP

Visio

MS Project

Job description

PIM Brands in Somerset, NJ seeks a Manufacturing Performance Leader to drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, delivery and morale. You will lead CI coaching, develop plant-wide strategies, and coordinate with Finance to quantify benefits while aligning with business priorities.

You will guide the deployment of Lean Six Sigma and HPWS, integrate Redzone and SAP modules, and maintain CI dashboards. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.