Senior Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Lead

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas; Lansing (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly attendance bonus

Merit increases

Annual bonus

11 paid holidays + PTO

Comprehensive health plan

401(k) with company match

Employee recognition programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to drive continuous improvement across all automotive coatings operations. You will lead the 5S program, coordinate with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering, and run studies to tighten cost control and inventory while standardizing best practices.

The role demands a BS in a technical field or equivalent, 10+ years in manufacturing, and knowledge of IATF 16949 / ISO 9001.

Qualifications

• BS in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in manufacturing with cross-functional project success.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and/or ISO 9001.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 5S roadmap—standards, audits, and sustainment—to build a disciplined, visual workplace.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to analyze and redesign sequences of operations and workflows.
• Run studies that target cost control and reduction, tighter inventory control, and stronger production record systems.
• Draft and roll out improved operating methods; verify impact and standardize.
• Facilitate Kaizen events that move the needle in every area of the business.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma tools across multiple projects simultaneously to fix problems and stand up new capabilities.
• Own the monthly customer scorecard review and trigger improvement actions.
• Trend, monitor, and improve quality-system pillars: change control; customer feedback and complaints; investigations; deviations; on-time delivery.
• Import best practices from Nippon group companies and align with industry standards.
• Capture before/after conditions and keep meticulous CI project documentation up to date.

Skills

5S

Lean

Six Sigma

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

BS in technical field

Equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to drive continuous improvement across all automotive coatings operations. You will lead the 5S program, coordinate with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering, and run studies to tighten cost control and inventory while standardizing best practices.

The role demands a BS in a technical field or equivalent, 10+ years in manufacturing, and knowledge of IATF 16949 / ISO 9001.