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This role is responsible for leading projects, and the training, coaching and mentoring of continuous improvement resources for Plant WD in Dalton, GA. This position is also responsible for deploying corporate continuous improvement initiatives within Plant WD.\nStrategy\nThis position assists in planning activities to assure project deliverables and other work are produced timely and outcomes are achieved in accordance with established protocols and procedures including planning and facilitation of annual strategic planning. The CI Engineer will also facilitate assigned team activities such as team meetings, kaizen events, and project deliverables.\nExpert consultant to project teams and plant management on program decisions, strategy, design, and analysis methods, and if needed, leads investigation (with collaboration from internal and/or external experts) to support process improvement efforts.\nInvestigate and innovate with new technologies that promote Continuous Improvement behaviors, eliminate waste, and improve efficiency. Work closely and collaboratively with teams. \nProvides thought leadership and participates in division process improvement programs.\nLead objective annual assessments on the health of Continuous Improvement, LSW, Tier systems across the plant.\nGrowth\nThis position will help grow revenue and profitability by improving quality and lead times that will add value for our customers. This position is accountable for improvements in associate engagement, safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity.\nPeople\nResponsible for attracting, retaining and growth of the manufacturing level process improvement resources.\nOversee the growth and development of continuous improvement trainees at all levels across the facility.\nHighly involved in increasing the engagement of our associates across the facility.\nHave superior leadership abilities; able to develop and establish long-term relationships\nDemonstrate and maintain clear, effective written and verbal communications at the individual and divisional level - maintain transparency and clarity of the business plan, short term initiatives, and how individual employees support each. \nDrive Results\nDocument activities and develop feedback reports to communicate project outcomes and/or findings and activities to collaborators and others involved. This includes calculation and reporting of savings related to activities.\nRequirements\nBachelor’s degree required - Green Belt preferred\nMust have a passion for a culture of continuous improvement; have the presence and leadership required to enact plant and divisional change; and possess exceptional ability to coach internal and external teams. \nProven extensive use of Kaizen, Leader Standard Work and Standard Work, 5S tools.\nStrong organizational, planning, and time management skills with attention to detail.\nProven ability to work on several projects simultaneously and under tight schedules.\nKnowledge of data collection and interpretation; blackbelt preferred \nExperience in project management, associated principles, and tools are preferred.\nTenacity to accomplish tasks, follow-through, and meet deadlines.\nLeads change management efforts to ensure seamless, flawless execution and engage support from divisional leadership to the process level.\nPartners with key stakeholders to develop detailed, comprehensive execution strategies and plans.\nDevelops and supports productive relationships with business partner\nCompetencies\nDrive Results\nPlan & Organize\nInfluence Others\nCoach & Develop\nBuild Trusting Relationships\n#ShawSAL #AB-LI1\nWork Shift\n8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AMShaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3942,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Kitchens, Bathrooms & Home Improvement","Building Materials"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T00:38:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":30,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.544,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":29,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/diversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/diversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T20:33:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31567,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1865216},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1865216"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdiversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdiversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdiversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/diversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdiversity-inc-continuous-improvement-engineer"}]}