Senior Continuous Improvement Analyst

Watkins Wellness; Santa Ana (CA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Behr Paint Company is seeking a Senior Continuous Improvement Analyst to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive measurable performance improvements. You will coach teams, link CI efforts to financial results, and build scalable improvement frameworks across the organization.

The role emphasizes governance, executive communication, and strategic project selection, with opportunities to develop others and influence long-term operations excellence.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED; Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business, Finance, Operations, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Operations, Finance, Analytics, Quality, or Project Management.
• Solid understanding of Lean, CI methodologies, change management, and process optimization principles.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and collaboration abilities; ability to mentor and manage colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional CI initiatives and guide teams through process optimization.
• Translate CI opportunities into validated financial results with governance and finance partnership.
• Develop and deliver CI training to build organizational capability across the company.
• Observe and coach CI facilitators, provide feedback, and credential performance.
• Travel to company facilities as needed to lead and facilitate initiatives.

Skills

Lean principles

Change management

Facilitation

Executive communication

Influence leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, or related field

Tools

SMARTSHEET

MS Office

Lucid

Job description

## Senior Continuous Improvement AnalystApply: US - California - Santa Ana: Full time: Posted Today: REQ54351To thrive as a Senior Continuous Improvement (CI) Analyst, you are a strategic problem solver, trusted advisor, and change champion who can turn business priorities into measurable results. You bring expertise in continuous improvement methodologies, project leadership, analytics, and collaborator influence to help drive operational excellence across the organization. We are looking for someone who enjoys coaching others, building scalable frameworks, and leading impactful initiatives that create lasting business value. You'll have the opportunity to shape continuous improvement practices, influence key decisions, and help teams achieve breakthrough performance improvements!In this role, you will lead cross-functional improvement initiatives, guide teams through process optimization efforts, and ensure sustainable business outcomes through strong governance and execution. We rely on your ability to evaluate opportunities, prioritize high-impact projects, and connect operational improvements to financial results. We also value your talent for developing others, strengthening continuous improvement capabilities, and partnering with leaders to drive innovation, accountability, and long-term success across the organization.**Here’s what we’re looking for:*** High School Diploma required or completed GED; Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, or related field preferred.* 3-5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Operations, Finance, Analytics, Quality, or Project Management.* Solid understanding of Lean, Continuous Improvement methodologies, change management, and process optimization principles.* Excellent facilitation, communication, ability to mentor, and collaborator management abilities.* Ability to influence teams and leaders, drive accountability, and build sustainable improvement practices.* Strong executive communication and preparation of CI leadership reviews.* Experience connecting CI initiatives to validated financial results, challenging the assumptions, including productivity/cost savings governance and partnership with Finance.* Observe developing CI Facilitators in action, prepare feedback and score performance for Facilitation credential recognition.* Advanced CI leadership: experience leading complex Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, strategy deployment, or comparable cross-functional improvement initiatives.* Develop and deliver Continuous Improvement training to build organizational capability and strengthen consistent application of CI tools and methods.* Ability to travel to company facilities as needed to lead and facilitate improvement initiatives.* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, PMP certification, or similar continuous improvement credential is a plus.* CI/Project Management software use (sheet design, build, maintain workflow automation) an asset (SMARTSHEET, MS, Lucid).**Here’s what we offer you:*** Accrue 15 paid days of vacation time off the first year plus sick days.* Competitive salary + performance-based incentives.* 401(k) retirement plan with 4% match. Annual retirement profit sharing payments.* Competitive health plans for individuals and families.* Check out behr.com/careers to view a comprehensive list of our benefits and perks.## ## Company: Behr Paint Company## Shift 1 (United States of America)### ### Full time### ### Hiring Range: $79,100.00 - $124,080.00 USD### ### Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and/or skills.**Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging**We believe a workplace that encourages and values different voices, perspectives, and backgrounds builds better teams, better solutions, and more innovation. The goal is for every single team member to have a voice and experience a sense of belonging here, regardless of where they sit in the organization and what their background is. We look forward to your sharing your outstanding and unique talents and perspectives with us!*BEHR* *(the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and* *we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position**. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.*