Onsite TPM & Continuous Improvement Leader

Pro Found Recruiting, LLC; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Pro Found Recruiting, LLC seeks a TPM Manager for a high-speed manufacturing site in Burlington, NC. This onsite leadership role reports to the Plant Director and drives TPM implementation and CI strategy across the facility.

You will lead autonomous maintenance, coach production teams, and build a strong continuous improvement culture while managing a small CI/training team and collaborating with the Site Leadership Team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience with meaningful Continuous Improvement responsibility.
• At least 3 years working within a multi-pillar TPM environment.
• Experience developing or implementing a site-wide TPM strategy.
• Hands-on experience with Autonomous Maintenance progression, ideally through AM Step 3.
• Working knowledge of TPM, Kaizen, 5S, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, and related CI methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's TPM, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement strategy.
• Drive implementation and maturity of a multi-pillar TPM program.
• Lead Autonomous Maintenance progression and broader shop-floor capability development.
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve cost, efficiency, reliability, and operational performance.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving efforts.
• Implement Lean and CI tools including Kaizen, 5S, and SMED.
• Lead large-scale change initiatives and help build a high-performance manufacturing culture.
• Coach and develop employees and leaders throughout the plant.
• Manage a small Continuous Improvement / training team.
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Multi-pillar TPM

Site-wide TPM strategy

Autonomous Maintenance

Lean and CI tools

Team leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field

Tools

AM Step 3

Job description

Pro Found Recruiting, LLC seeks a TPM Manager for a high-speed manufacturing site in Burlington, NC. This onsite leadership role reports to the Plant Director and drives TPM implementation and CI strategy across the facility.

You will lead autonomous maintenance, coach production teams, and build a strong continuous improvement culture while managing a small CI/training team and collaborating with the Site Leadership Team.