Regional Continuous Improvement Manager - Southern East Coverage

Valmont Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmont is seeking a Regional Continuous Improvement Manager to drive operational excellence across multiple sites in the United States. The role focuses on implementing CI methodologies to improve productivity, customer value, and agility while coaching leaders and staff at all levels.

The position emphasizes cross-functional leadership, Kaizen, TPM, VSM, and other CI tools to deliver measurable savings and transform organizational culture. Extensive travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience in operations, manufacturing, or CI.
• Associate degree with 10+ years of progressive experience in similar roles.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Visio) and CI project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Coach CI events and coordinate activities across teams, removing barriers to performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and improve processes, architecture, requirements, and metrics.
• Diagnose workflow impediments and apply CI methods to eliminate waste and reduce variation.
• Mentor site leaders to embed CI principles and leadership behaviors.
• Facilitate PDCA cycles and CI frameworks aligned with site roadmaps.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Project Management

Leadership

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

Job description

4100-C S Westpark Dr. Atlanta Georgia 30336-2635

Why Valmont

We're Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today . We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward?

This role is a remote position with extensive travel supporting multiple southern locations. When not traveling, the individual must be located near one of the supported sites, with preferred availability in the Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA areas. Candidates must live within reasonable proximity to a major airport to effectively support site coverage.

Position Summary

This position drives, facilitates, and enables operational excellence through the implementation of comprehensive Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies across Valmont sites. The goal is to achieve customer focus, simplicity, agility, and accountability while fostering a culture of continuous improvement at every level of the organization.

The Regional Continuous Improvement Manager identifies, communicates, and removes obstacles to performance, assisting teams in resolving conflicts to achieve optimal improvement. This role trains and coaches managers, supervisors, and staff in a broad range of CI tools and practices-including Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Standard Work, Kanban, SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die), Theory of Constraints, and Voice of the Customer (VOC)-to deliver measurable results for the North American business.

Primary focus areas include generating and executing production savings, leading high-impact improvement projects, and mentoring leaders to embed CI principles into daily operations. The ultimate goal is to create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement that supports the productivity and strategic objectives of Valmont facilities in your assigned area.

Essential Functions

• Facilitate and coach continuous improvement events and coordinate activities across teams, support groups, and management, while removing barriers to global performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams in developing and improving business processes, architecture, requirements, change management, and performance metrics.
• Diagnose workflow impediments and provide guidance on the appropriate CI methodologies (TPS Lean, Six Sigma, PDCA, DMAIC, Theory of Constraints) to eliminate waste and reduce variation.
• Guide site leaders, managers, and CI practitioners in applying continuous improvement principles and leadership behaviors that build a culture of excellence.
• Define and facilitate improvement activities using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle and other CI frameworks aligned with the site's strategic roadmap.
• Continuously coach sites to drive improvements and improve standard work for the purpose of increasing customer value and operational agility.
• Establish, track, and communicate CI-related metrics and clear reporting for stakeholders.
• Determine resource requirements, training needs, and internal control procedures that align with organizational objectives.
• Facilitate events such as TPM workshops, Standard Work design sessions, SMED quick-change projects, root cause analyses (RCA), and value stream transformations in both manufacturing and administrative areas.
• Mentor and coach teams to navigate ambiguity, build problem-solving capabilities, and sustain improvements.
• Work independently and collaboratively, building strong relationships at all organizational levels.
• Serve as a customer-focused leader and change agent who moves the transformation process forward.
• Organize and manage multiple priorities, meeting aggressive deadlines while maintaining high-quality standards.

Other Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of Operations to develop the Regional Continuous Improvement Roadmap, aligning CI initiatives with business goals and long-term strategy.
• Promote the dissemination of CI knowledge throughout all levels of site staff through regular training in both a formal and informal setting and using teachable moments.
• Identify training needs and support the development of CI capabilities across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, associate degree with 10+ years of progressive experience in operations, manufacturing, or continuous improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Visio) and CI project management tools.