MFG CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT LEADER
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The MFG Continuous Improvement Leader facilitates plant improvement efforts, applying appropriate tools to improve safety, quality, and reliability. The role leads teams through problem-solving and waste reduction, supports project management and capital-project commissioning, and mentors teams in CI and Lean/Six Sigma methods. It also uses the Kroger downtime system to identify opportunities and occasionally travels for training and conferences.
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Full job description
Lead and facilitate plant Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts. Apply appropriate tools to drive improvements in Safety, Quality and Reliability (SQR). Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES - Assist plant teams with goal-setting and tracking CI measures
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Select/apply appropriate CI tools to improve line capacity, line efficiency, process reliability, mean time between failure and other key measures
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Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and the DMAIC process to complete projects with annual savings and provide technical expertise to support root cause analysis process
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Create control plans to produce sustainable gains
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Lead teams to solve problems, eliminate waste and reduce variation
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Participate in all relevant aspects of project management initiatives and support commissioning, qualification and verification for capital projects
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Mentor/coach teams on CI and Lean/Six Sigma methodology
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Utilize Kroger downtime system to identify/prioritize improvement opportunities
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Develop/ leverage collaborative relationships to achieve work goals
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Identify and understand issues and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions, use effective approaches for choosing a course of action, & take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, & probable consequences
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Travel occasionally to attend CI training and CI leader conferences
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Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
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Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
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Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
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Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
QUALIFICATIONS Minimum
Bachelors Degree engineering or a related field, or equivilant experience
2+ years of proven, successful leadership of teams
Manufacturing experience
Ability to guide a teams to collectively create actionable solutions
Ability to remain flexible and adjust promptly and effectively during times of change
Proven ability to leverage the capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse styles, abilities and motivations to achieve strong results
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Achieve Black Belt certification
Strong negotiation, oral and written communication skills
Strong mathematical, analytical and conceptual skills, balanced by ability to apply common sense
Desired
Experience developing/reengineering business processes from current to future state
Black Belt certified and level 8 requirements complete as outlined in the CI training manual (pay level 8)
Green Belt certified and level 7 requirements completed as outlined in the CI training manual (pay level 7)
Experience with Lean or Six Sigma implementation and project management
Training or exposure to statistical analysis
How this job compares
Set against the 443 open Continuous Improvement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$108–157K/yr188 salary ranges
- US median$22–25/hr26 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 43 open Continuous Improvement jobs in Texas and 443 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Celestica8 open
- Eaton Corporation3 open
- Lockheed Martin3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Continuous Improvement postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 300 postings).
- Education
- 180 of the 443 open Continuous Improvement jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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