Senior Lean Improvement Manager - Warehousing Operations

Lineage Logistics Services; El Jardin Del Mar (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lineage Logistics Services is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead Lean/Operational Excellence initiatives across a warehouse portfolio. You will foster a problem-solving culture, drive safety, quality, and delivery, and advance costs and morale through disciplined A3 problem solving and daily improvements.

You will mentor site leaders, coordinate regional maturity assessments, and develop roadmaps that align with corporate strategy.

Qualifications

• Degree in Logistics, Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, or related field required.
• 7-10 years Lean experience in logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, or related areas with increasing responsibility.
• Ability to direct and scale lean systems across multiple sites.
• Willingness to travel at least 75% within the region.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, coach, and train at all levels to build an army of problem solvers using lean principles.
• Assess current condition across sites using metrics and heatmaps to identify gaps and plan coaching.
• Facilitate Lean activities across sites (kaizen, value-stream mapping, standardization, continuous improvement roadmaps).
• Develop Lean capability through certifications and problem-solving ownership.
• Develop Regional VPs and site GMs in Lean understanding and use across the portfolio.
• Communicate goals and align site and regional lean activity with maturity targets.
• Support quality systems, safety initiatives, and lean-based process improvements.
• Improve metrics by balancing outcomes with the quality of problem-solving and daily improvements.
• Coach lean applications across GMs, ops managers, team leads, and staff.
• Review lean performance with leadership using heatmaps and assessments to set next steps.

Skills

Lean principles

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional leadership

Warehouse knowledge

Safety program oversight

Planning & strategy

MS Office

Sigma

Claude/AI

Education

Logistics/Operations Degree

Tools

LinOS

Easy Metrics

Job description

Lineage Logistics Services is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead Lean/Operational Excellence initiatives across a warehouse portfolio. You will foster a problem-solving culture, drive safety, quality, and delivery, and advance costs and morale through disciplined A3 problem solving and daily improvements.

You will mentor site leaders, coordinate regional maturity assessments, and develop roadmaps that align with corporate strategy.