Senior Continuous Improvement Manager (Industrial Engineering)

Ryder System, Inc.; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Ryder System, Inc. seeks a Senior Continuous Improvement Manager to lead CI resources across multiple operations, promoting data-driven improvement and Lean methodologies.

You will mentor teams, drive KPIs, and coordinate with senior leadership to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth targets. The role interfaces with employees at all levels, guiding strategic initiatives, training, and certification programs across sites, startups, retrofits, and expansions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management.
• Nine (9) years or more in the Distribution, Warehousing and/or Manufacturing, Transportation, Supply Chain Logistics industry required.
• Lean Six Sigma, required
• Microsoft Office Suite with Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio, expert required.
• Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau) and database programming (SQL, DAX), intermediate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of continuous improvement engineering and quality professionals and manage performance.
• Lead strategy development, scorecarding, KPI action plans and drive CI initiatives.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring on Lean methods and data analytics.
• Develop competency in engineering methods, data analysis, Lean tools, and quality standards.
• Facilitate Value Stream Maps and Kaizen Events across projects and accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

PowerBI/Tableau

SQL/DAX

CAD AutoCAD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or Supply Chain Management

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

SQL

AutoCAD

Slot3D/MOST

Manhattan Scale

Job description

Ryder System, Inc. seeks a Senior Continuous Improvement Manager to lead CI resources across multiple operations, promoting data-driven improvement and Lean methodologies.

You will mentor teams, drive KPIs, and coordinate with senior leadership to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth targets. The role interfaces with employees at all levels, guiding strategic initiatives, training, and certification programs across sites, startups, retrofits, and expansions.