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Associate, Continuous Improvement

Celestica

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Richardson, TX
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Job overview

The Associate, Continuous Improvement supports the CI manager and team in developing and deploying Lean and Six Sigma strategies for a customer or department. The role participates in improvement activities and workshops, learns Lean fundamentals through training, and works under a high degree of supervision with direction on assignments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Continuous ImprovementLean FundamentalsSix SigmaWindows ApplicationsProduction OperationsCollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingResults OrientationTeamworkInitiativeFlexibility

Qualifications

Entry-Level to 1 Year ExperienceCommunity College Diploma or Equivalent

Full job description

Req ID: 141299

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: Texas

City: Richardson

Summary

Support the CI manager/team in the development of a CI (Lean and Six Sigma) vision for a customer or department, and the strategy deployment plans and continuous improvement activities to deliver that strategy. Learn the Lean fundamentals through training and participating in CI activities. The employee works under a high degree of supervision and requires direction on how CI assignments are to be executed.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

  • Support the execution of Yearly CI activities plan and ensure that project goals are met.

  • Participant in the Gemba (Go and See) activities, Perform weekly Improvement Activities, and Provides the suggestion to the Kaizen team.

  • Participate in process improvement based CI workshops. Example:, Internal Kaizen Workshop and VSM.

  • Perform Root Cause Analysis Tool.

  • Perform Daily Improvement Activity with area owner.

  • Design Line Balancing for process improvement.

  • Drive new ideas for improvement solutions with all area owners.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • Awareness of CI

  • Knowledge of personal computers and Windows applications.

  • Knowledge of production operations and operator responsibilities or function

  • Collaboration

  • Communication

  • Problem solving

  • Results oriented

  • Teamwork

  • Initiative

  • Flexibility

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in generally good conditions with occasional exposure (10% - 33%) to noise, odours, dust, drafts, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.

Duties may require regular periods of sitting and/or standing and sustained visual concentration on observing operations. Repetitive manual movements (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, time studies, assembling workstations/racking, labeling, floor taping, etc., as applicable) are regularly required.

Occasional overnight travel is required.

Typical Experience

Entry level to 1 year of experience.

Awareness of CI

Typical Education

Two or Three Year Community College Diploma or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.

Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):

ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.

CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.

Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

How this job compares

Set against the 442 open Continuous Improvement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$109–162K/yr195 salary ranges
  • US median$23–25/hr28 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Continuous Improvement jobs in Texas and 442 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Continuous Improvement postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 301 postings).
Education
178 of the 442 open Continuous Improvement jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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