Plant Continuous Improvement Manager

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.Consider applying here, if you want to:Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.Develop lasting relationships with great people.Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.Plant Continuous Improvement ManagerManages the development and implementation of continuous improvement strategies in a manufacturing plant. Evaluates existing processes and identifies opportunities for quality or efficiency improvement, as well as cost-savings measures.Essential FunctionsBuilds working relationships with the plant leadership team, Plant Director, corporate Lean Six Sigma team, and Continuous Improvement resources company-wide.Play a central role in best-practice sharing across the entire manufacturing enterprise.Work collaboratively with site leadership to identify initiatives and establish priorities based on corporate business objectives and corporate Lean Six Sigma team input.Lead lean six sigma teams which work on projects that deliver process improvements and financially contribute to the business, leveraging the results throughout the organization.Build Niagara's Continuous Improvement & Lean / Six Sigma competencies. Continuous improvement competencies including: Six Sigma methodology, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen, GreenBlack Belt Certification, data oriented decision-making, statistics, SPC, and related proficiencies. The Plant CI Manager leads as a manager of process, adding these competencies to their own toolbox, and fostering plant-learning and use of the same. The Plant CI Manager is expected to add to their own training and certifications every year, working to establish those competencies in the work teams around them.Act as a member of the plant management team. The Plant CI Manager leads as a manager of people by supporting, and filling in duties for, more senior department managers, such as the Production Manager, Maintenance Manager and Warehouse Manager.Seeks out opportunities to improve team members' knowledge base. Helps coordinate training, education programs, and mentoring relationships.Be a local change agent, pushing to continuously challenge the status quo, and find new ways to achieve Niagara's business strategies.Utilize data-driven, structured problem-solving tools, including Six Sigma to improve process capability, reduce variation and optimize performanceImplement appropriate visual controls to ensure lasting results, including, standard work, improvement opportunity walks and process auditsQualificationsMinimum Qualifications:6 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment6 Years - Experience in Position4 Years - Experience managing people/projectsexperience may include a combination of work experience and educationStrong interpersonal skills, clear communicator, and demonstrated relationship-building skills. Ability to function through influence in the absence of having positional authority.Able to interact with a wide variety of contacts, both internal and external.Talented influencer and team builder. Can form a team without official authority to do so, and motivate that team to accomplish self-directed goals.Required travel:15% - domestic overnight travel. For some projects this could be 30% for a period of time.Preferred Qualifications:10+ Years- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment10+ Years - Experience working in Position6 Years - Experience managing people/projectsexperience may include a combination of work experience and educationProgressive experience in manufacturin

Created: 2025-11-17