Senior Lean & CI Leader - Power Generation

Hawaiian Electric Company; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaiian Electric Company in Pearl City – Oahu is seeking a Senior Continuous Improvement Program Manager to lead CI and operational excellence across the Generation Division. You will drive Lean-based transformations, partner with senior leadership to deliver high-impact initiatives, and embed continuous improvement into daily operations to achieve measurable results.

You will coach leaders in Lean principles, build governance for CI programs, and develop dashboards to monitor performance,

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge in Lean and Lean Six Sigma.
• PM principles, generation operations, cost systems and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Leads and oversees CI and operational excellence strategy for Generation Division.
• Drives measurable performance improvements and cultural transformation using Lean methodologies.
• Coaches leaders in Lean, change leadership and leader standard work.
• Develops dashboards and KPI frameworks to track progress and outcomes.
• Provides regular leadership briefings on progress, risks and benefits.

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma

Project management

Change management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PMP Certification

Planner (AICP)

Tools

MS Project

UI Planner

Ellipse

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Hawaiian Electric Company in Pearl City – Oahu is seeking a Senior Continuous Improvement Program Manager to lead CI and operational excellence across the Generation Division. You will drive Lean-based transformations, partner with senior leadership to deliver high-impact initiatives, and embed continuous improvement into daily operations to achieve measurable results.

You will coach leaders in Lean principles, build governance for CI programs, and develop dashboards to monitor performance,