Regional Lean & Continuous Improvement Leader

Lineage; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Job summary

Lineage is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead Lean/Operational Excellence across a portfolio of warehouses. You will mentor leaders, drive problem solving, and develop a regional Lean roadmap that improves safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

You will coach GMs and ops managers, lead kaizen and value-stream mapping, and ensure standardized Lean practices. Travel up to 75% within the region is expected to drive adoption and maturity.

Qualifications

• Degree in Logistics, Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, or related field required.
• 7-10 years Lean experience in logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, or combination with increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train staff to build problem solvers using lean principles.
• Assess current condition and gaps, prioritize coaching across the region.
• Facilitate kaizen, value-stream mapping, training, standardization, and continuous improvement roadmap development.
• Develop lean capability and certifications; track progress and provide next steps.
• Collaborate with regional leaders and site GMs to advance Lean principles.
• Communicate goals and align site and regional lean activity to maturity and targets.
• Support safety initiatives and quality systems through lean thinking and process maturity.
• Drive site labor/throughput metrics and turnover times with tiered targets by site maturity.
• Develop and coach lean applications and problem-solving discipline across leadership and teams.

Skills

Lean principles

Problem-solving

A3 problem-solving

Kaizen

Value stream mapping

Coaching

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Education

Logistics degree

Tools

A3 methodology

Job description

Lineage is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead Lean/Operational Excellence across a portfolio of warehouses. You will mentor leaders, drive problem solving, and develop a regional Lean roadmap that improves safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

You will coach GMs and ops managers, lead kaizen and value-stream mapping, and ensure standardized Lean practices. Travel up to 75% within the region is expected to drive adoption and maturity.