Continuous Improvement Lead / Contract / Onsite / Fairfield, OH

$65 - $75

Our client, a global leader in energy management , is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead. This role is fully onsite in Fairfield, OH, operating on first shift.

This is a 6-month W2 contract role with benefits!

As a Continuous Improvement Lead, you will be responsible for championing and driving the continuous improvement of high-impact operational processes and production systems. You’ll serve as the key contact for smart factory solutions, oversee Kaizen and productivity initiatives , and ensure the sustainability of manufacturing plant processes, including front-end, core operations, and smart factory deployment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead manufacturing plant-wide continuous improvement strategy from tendering to delivery

• Animate, challenge, and follow Kaizen events ; lead select initiatives to drive operational process enhancement

• Serve as the point of contact for smart factory solutions, working closely with IPM and global smart factory leaders on deployment in the plant

• Define and execute yearly productivity action plans to achieve Direct Labor Productivity targets, as well as implement manufacturing excellence concepts

• Manage current and future state Value Stream Mapping, report productivity results, and subsequently lead transversal actions to improve product lead time

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or a relevant field

• 4+ years of experience with production systems in industrial mechanical, electric assembly, and/or automotive manufacturing

• Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools such as 5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Visual management, Kaizen, etc. as well as Microsoft Office

• Advanced experience in Agile Methodologies and project management

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.