Manager Corporate Continuous Improvement (Manufacturing)

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Company

hirify.global develops solutions that protect homes, strengthen businesses, and support a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy future.

What you will do

• Lead the design, deployment, training, coaching, and execution of lean continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support production operations in developing lean improvement plans and facilitating kaizens.
• Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate improvement activities across multiple facilities.
• Train, develop, motivate, and lead facility lean professionals.
• Deploy standardized continuous improvement tools, methodologies, practices, processes, and metrics.
• Use problem-solving and lean methods to eliminate waste and improve site performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• At least five years of lean continuous improvement implementation experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Toyota Production System, Danaher Business System, or Shingo Prize methodology.
• Strong project leadership, communication, organization, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence senior management and collaborate across multiple sites, functions, and team settings.
• Ability to work in production environments and occasionally travel; physical duties include standing, walking, and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.
• Line operations experience in production, supply chain, materials, sourcing, distribution, logistics, planning, quality, or service.
• Experience with international companies, matrix organizations, demand flow principles, or PFEP methodology.
• Understanding of financial measurements and goals in a lean enterprise.

Culture & Benefits

• Work includes collaboration across functions and multiple facilities.
• Occasional travel is required.
• Employment is full time.