Operational Excellence Manager: Scrap & Process Optimization

Lennox; Grenada (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Prescription drug coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Short-term disability

Job summary

Lennox is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives focused on scrap reduction, process optimization, and accurate inventory control. You will sponsor A3 projects, optimize production systems, and drive safety, quality, cost, and delivery improvements across manufacturing.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 8+ years of related experience, and a Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires at least 8 years related experience.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent preferred.
• Must have expertise with a broad toolbox of statistical skills for modeling and prediction.
• Requires very strong data and business information skills including Excel, Access, SQL database and related skills.
• Must have strong customer service and relational skills.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to lead and motivate cross-functional project teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive scrap-reduction initiatives and track trends to reduce material loss.
• Lead root cause investigations using 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC, PFMEA.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and maintenance to optimize setups, tooling, programming, and machine controls.
• Develop and maintain process standards to reduce variation and improve first-pass yield.
• Support cycle count variance analysis and implement controls to prevent discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Engineering to align improvement priorities.

Skills

Data-driven

Hands-on

Collaborative

Results-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Six Sigma Black Belt preferred

Tools

Excel

Access

SQL

Job description

Lennox is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives focused on scrap reduction, process optimization, and accurate inventory control. You will sponsor A3 projects, optimize production systems, and drive safety, quality, cost, and delivery improvements across manufacturing.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 8+ years of related experience, and a Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.