Senior Continuous Improvement Manager (Manufacturing)

Location: Hybrid in North Andover, MA; Groveport, OH; or St. Paul's, NC. Office attendance is required three days per week, Monday through Wednesday, with remote work available Thursday and Friday. Travel up to 50%.

Company

hirify.global develops trusted products and smart, connected, sustainable water solutions for residential and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Lead continuous improvement across 3–6 manufacturing locations and coach onsite CI managers, hourly leads, and technicians through matrix leadership.
• Connect the One Watts Performance System to measurable shop-floor results and sustained operational gains.
• Facilitate high-impact Kaizens, complex problem-solving events, and real-time transformation activities on the manufacturing floor.
• Translate business goals into cross-functional improvement funnels owned and executed by plant teams.
• Identify high-value opportunities, track balanced-scorecard results, and connect CI work to AOP and P&L impact.
• Lead CI Steering Committees and align Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related technical field, or at least 10 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of manufacturing or operations experience with ownership of measurable results.
• Direct experience in operations supervision or production management.
• Expert knowledge of Lean methods, including VSM, SMED, TPM, and material flow.
• Experience influencing teams that do not report directly to the role, including CI managers, hourly leads, and technicians.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills with the ability to communicate data-driven recommendations from the shop floor to senior leadership.

Nice to have

• Lean transformation expertise or Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• SAP experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Team-oriented and supportive work environment centered on integrity, accountability, innovation, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage and retirement benefits.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave, 10 paid holidays, and paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities and educational reimbursement.
• Fitness reimbursement and employee discount programs.