Mgr/Cont Improvement

Guardian Protection Products; Attleboro (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rust-Oleum is seeking a Lean Manufacturing Leader in Attleboro, MA to plan and drive continuous improvement across the plant. You will lead kaizen events, value stream mapping, and statistical problem solving to reduce losses and shorten changeover times.

You’ll coach the operations team, transition completed projects to local staff, ensure safety and quality, and foster a culture where lean tools are used consistently to deliver measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Ability to establish plant management processes for reporting metrics
• Ability to understand plant financial measures and how they are generated
• Ability to interpret control charts
• Ability to motivate others to take action dictated by data
• Communicate with Supervisors, peers, or subordinates: provide information to supervisors and co-workers in written form or in person
• Maintain a good record of attendance and punctuality
• Learn all manual tasks performed within the department
• Perform tasks assigned using specific operating procedures and following department specific quality control processes and procedures
• Treat people with dignity and respect
• Conduct all business with integrity
• Adhere to quality principles and participate in all departmental and company-wide quality activities
• Follow all safety procedures and company policies

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement lean manufacturing strategies to achieve overarching global business strategy.
• Lead/coordinate lean manufacturing events such as kaizen and value stream mapping, including planning resources and leading teams.
• Provide leadership in continuous improvement to improve reliability, ease of use, and minimize losses.
• Coach & mentor operations teams on continuous improvement methodologies and standardize tools across the plant.
• Develop lean leadership within local teams to enable them to lead lean activities.
• Transition ownership of completed projects to local teams and support sustaining activities.
• Maintain positive work relationships across teams to ensure cross‑team responsibility and communication.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Value stream mapping

Statistical problem solving

Coaching & mentoring

Leadership

Changeover reduction

Data interpretation

Communication

Safety compliance

Job description

Here’s what you can expect every day:

• Plan and implement lean manufacturing strategies to achieve overarching global business strategy.
• Lead/coordinate lean manufacturing events/activities (i.e., kaizen/continuous improvement, value stream mapping, statistical problem solving, etc.) as required, including the planning of events and resources, training and leading teams, achieving event objectives, and documenting performance.
• Provide leadership in continuous improvement efforts to improve reliability, ease of use & maintenance, minimize changeover times, and to eradicate production losses.
• Coach & mentor operations' team, including staff, supervisors, and crew leads on continuous improvement methods & processes to establish a culture where tools and methods are utilized in a standard way to deliver improvements.
• Develop lean leadership within local operations' team to enable them to lead and execute their own lean activities within the plant according to the business strategy.
• Transition ownership of completed projects to the local operations' team, and support sustaining activities to ensure results are maintained.
• Maintain positive work relationships with members of other teams to communicate effectively, and to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Ability to establish plant management processes for reporting metrics.
• Ability to understand plant financial measures and how they are generated.
• Ability to interpret control charts.
• Ability to motivate others to take action dictated by data.
• Communicate with Supervisors, peers, or subordinates: provide information to supervisors and co-workers in written form or in person.
• Maintain a good record of attendance and punctuality.
• Learn all manual tasks performed within the department.
• Perform tasks assigned using specific operating procedures and following department specific quality control processes and procedures.
• Treat people with dignity and respect.
• Conduct all business with integrity.
• Adhere to Rust-Oleum Corporation Quality principles and participate in all departmental and company-wide Quality activities.
• Follow all safety procedures and company policies.

Salary Target Range: $100,000 - $130,000, bonus eligibleFrom big benefits to small, we take care of our associates!

Benefits

• After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave.
• We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment.
• Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service.
• Rust-Oleum offers (9.5) paid holidays and (2) floating holiday per year.
• You are also eligible to earn (2) weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.