Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Leader

Woodgrain; Fruitland (ID); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodgrain is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager in Fruitland, Idaho to drive operational excellence across our manufacturing operations. This hands-on leadership role focuses on identifying opportunities, reducing waste, and implementing lean tools to boost safety, quality, productivity, and financial performance.

You will partner with Production Managers, Supervisors, and frontline teams to develop roadmaps, lead Kaizen events, and sustain standardized work and visual management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of Continuous Improvement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years leading Lean Manufacturing or operational excellence initiatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence programs across manufacturing departments, maintenance, warehouse, and related functions.
• Lead training efforts in Lean principles, continuous improvement methodologies, and problem-solving techniques.
• Drive implementation of Lean tools including: 5S, Kaizen Events, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, Root Cause Analysis, SMED, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Partner with department leaders to establish continuous improvement roadmaps and project priorities.
• Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving teams to address operational challenges and improve processes.
• Support implementation and sustainability of standardized work practices.
• Develop business cases for improvement initiatives and report achieved savings and benefits.
• Support capital projects by evaluating process impacts and identifying opportunities for operational improvements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Woodgrain is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager in Fruitland, Idaho to drive operational excellence across our manufacturing operations. This hands-on leadership role focuses on identifying opportunities, reducing waste, and implementing lean tools to boost safety, quality, productivity, and financial performance.

You will partner with Production Managers, Supervisors, and frontline teams to develop roadmaps, lead Kaizen events, and sustain standardized work and visual management.