The Continuous Improvement Leader is responsible for driving Operational Excellence across the Aberdeen Cleaning site through the implementation of TPM/Lean/GME principles and the successful deployment of TRACC through Stage 3. This leader builds capability at all levels of the organization, strengthens end-to-end (E2E) excellence, and ensures the plant meets its continuous improvement (CI) objectives in throughput, cost, and inventory performance.
This role serves as both a coach and a hands-on practitioner-guiding leaders through change management and long-term planning while also facilitating key improvement activities directly on the plant floor. The leader partners closely with the Manufacturing Leadership Team and collaborates cross-functionally to create standardization, sustain improvements, and embed a high-performance CI culture.
In this role, you will:Business Processes and Activities:
- Lead TRACC implementation through Stage 3, ensuring strategy alignment across the business, customer-centricity, process integration, team ownership, adherence to tiered problem-solving methodology, data integrity, and risk management
- Own leadership pilot (learning/modeling) activities at the sites.
- Own implementation plans and Stage progression.
- Own site loss and waste.
- Implement ITFs (Implementation Task Force) across the site.
- Drive PIPs (Process Improvement Projects) to eliminate losses.
- Review process improvements and provide recommendations for driving results.
- Develop a site improvement strategy.
- Offer Reliability Engineering and Constraint management coaching and implementation.
- Standardize training and documentation as the owner of key processes.
- Address issues based on root cause analysis of deviations in key performance indicators.
- Apply operations excellence to company processes.
- Inculcate the use of operations excellence tools and processes within plants to drive small to large-scale improvements that align with key business strategies.
- Stay connected and updated on current local and market trends in order to support better positioning through GME.
Leadership & People Development Responsibilities:
- Provide coaching and training to guide Manufacturing Operations in establishing and implementing operations excellence principles (TPM/Lean) to delivery throughput, cost, and inventory improvement.
- Create and own an integrated master plan for implementation, including leadership activities, maintenance systems, sustaining processes, and other loss elimination tools.
- Coach and mentor the entire site on integrating GME tools, including creating and maintaining Area of Excellence structures and sequencing applications.
- Facilitate training and improvement activities with leadership and operational resources.
- Connect Business, division and local imperatives to the operations excellence work within the function.
- Facilitate training and improvement activities with leadership and operational resources.
- Communicate effectively, lead implementation, and analyze and review results.
- Develop operations excellence expertise in others.
Systems and Tools Responsibilities:
- Maintain documentation related to key processes for database and web use.
- Take ownership of performance tracking, including coordinating and summarizing plant metrics and plans.
- As a member of the Plant Leadership Team, ensure consistency and standardization of best practices and tools.
What we look for:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field (required).
- Advanced education or certifications a plus.
- 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with direct leadership responsibilities.
- 7+ years of experience specifically in Continuous Improvement, with increasing responsibility and a demonstrated track record of delivering results.
- Proven experience leading organizational and cultural change across diverse plant functions.
- Experience managing or influencing large groups or cross-functional teams.
- Strong background in Lean, TPM, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and related CI tools.
- Experience with MES and Power BI highly preferred.
- Green Belt or Black Belt certification required/preferred.
- Familiarity with ERP systems.
- Proficiency in OSHA and ISO compliance requirements.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing, diverse teams.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
- Proven experience conducting meetings, leading training, and facilitating problem-solving sessions.
- Ability to synthesize CI concerns and communicate them effectively at both plant and business-unit levels.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to drive alignment across functions.
- Strong project management capability; able to plan, execute, and manage multiple initiatives concurrently.
- Ability to maintain high performance while traveling 10-25% as needed.
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