Senior Continuous Improvement Leader – Lean & Six Sigma

IDEX Corporation; Rohnert Park (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings program

PTO

Job summary

IDEX Corporation is seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader for on-site roles at Rohnert Park, CA, with required travel to Oak Harbor, WA, and Kawaguchi, JPN. You will drive Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, lead cross-functional teams, and shape end-to-end process improvements across multiple facilities.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong change management, and ability to influence without direct authority, delivering measurable productivity and quality gains in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Ten+ years of experience in manufacturing operations with CI focus; tool and die, machining, and assembly experience a plus.
• Proven success in leading teams through CI initiatives in a plant or matrixed environment.
• Significant experience in a matrixed organizational structure executing cross‑functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to execute CI projects across manufacturing and commercial operations.
• Train workforce from frontline to leaders in CI methodologies and problem‑solving techniques.
• Facilitate kaizen events, root cause analysis, and value stream mapping to remove inefficiencies.
• Develop and implement a CI roadmap for site(s) and serve as a business partner and thought leader.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

TPM

5S

SMED

Data analysis

Excel

Power BI

Minitab

Facilitation

Train-the-trainer

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Operations Management

MBA

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Minitab

Job description

IDEX Corporation is seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader for on-site roles at Rohnert Park, CA, with required travel to Oak Harbor, WA, and Kawaguchi, JPN. You will drive Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, lead cross-functional teams, and shape end-to-end process improvements across multiple facilities.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong change management, and ability to influence without direct authority, delivering measurable productivity and quality gains in a fast-paced