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Our scope spans Engineering, prototype builds, through full production, requiring teams that can move fast, adapt, and execute with precision.\nGTI Values: Safety I Quality I Customer Obsession I Speed I Agility\nPosition Overview\nThe Continuous Improvement Manager is a senior, hands-on operations leader who drives improvement by value stream to raise performance in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity (SQDIP). The role deploys GTI's business system, model, and playbooks on the floor: tiered daily management, 5S, layered process audits, value stream roadmaps, kaizen events, standard work, structured problem solving, and the training that makes them stick.\nKey Responsibilities\nBusiness System Deployment & Daily Accountability\nDeploy GTI's business system, model, and playbooks across the plant's value streams in line with the VP of Continuous Improvement's annual priorities \nOwn the Tier Accountability Process: SQDIP boards, tier 1 through tier 3 meeting standards, escalation paths, and visual management; coach value stream leaders to run them with daily discipline \nLead the plant's 5S program and Layered Process Audit system as the backbone of daily accountability; set the standards, audit against them, and hold leaders at every level to them \nEstablish and audit standard work and leader standard work for supervisors and leads \nRun the plant's CI maturity self-assessment against GTI's model; build and track the annual action plan to close gaps \nValue Stream Improvement & Breakthrough Projects\nMap each value stream's current and future state at least annually; own the value stream roadmap and the kaizen funnel that falls out of it \nLead site-level breakthrough improvement projects that step-change throughput, cost, or quality, from charter through sustained results \nPlan and lead kaizen events on material flow, layout, labor efficiency, changeover, and quality: charters, objectives, facilitation, action tracking, report-outs, and 30-60-90 day sustainment checks \nImprove lean material flow for steel, consumables, and kitted subassemblies: kanban, supermarkets, point-of-use storage, and WIP buffer targets \nLead capacity, line-balancing work for high-mix, engineered-to-order modules; support new line and new program launches with lean design \nDrive TPM and OEE improvement on critical cells (cutting, welding, paint, assembly) and attack unplanned downtime with Maintenance \nProblem Solving & Quality\nSet and coach GTI's problem-solving standard (A3, 8D, PSP); lead root cause analysis on significant safety, quality, and delivery misses \nPartner with Quality and Engineering on poka-yoke, first-pass yield, and rework reduction \nIntegrate CI with EHS so safety is the first lens on every event and standard \nSavings, Metrics & Reporting\nIdentify, quantify, and track validated savings in labor, material, rework, inventory, and throughput; secure Finance sign-off and report into GTI's cost-out governance \nBuild and maintain plant CI dashboards in Power BI; keep ERP routings, BOMs, and work instructions aligned with improved processes \nReport SQDIP trends, project status, and risks to the Plant Manager and the VP of Continuous Improvement on a set cadence \nCulture, Coaching & Change Leadership\nReshape the plant's culture around daily accountability: be visible on the floor every day, model the standards, and coach supervisors and teams in the moment \nTrain and certify supervisors, leads, and CI Specialists in GTI's playbooks: 5S, standard work, daily management, layered process audits, problem solving, VSM, and kaizen facilitation \nCoach plant leaders on leading through the system; surface and remove organizational barriers that stop improvements from holding or scaling \nDrive adoption of new systems and behaviors through coaching, documentation, and clear communication, in English and Spanish where it helps the floor \nTeam Leadership & Cross-Site Collaboration\nBuild, lead, and develop the plant's Continuous Improvement Specialists; set priorities and standards, and own a development plan that moves each direct report to the next level \nPartner with the Plant Manager across operations, maintenance, quality, materials, and EHS to build the cross-functional judgment a future site leader needs \nRequirements\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with direct reports and accountability for daily performance \n7+ years in manufacturing overall, including a dedicated continuous improvement, lean, or operational excellence leadership role \nPrior experience implementing breakthrough continuous improvement projects at a site level \nPrior experience reshaping a site's culture by driving daily accountability through the implementation of 5S, a Tier Accountability Process, and Layered Process Audits \nExperience deploying a formal business or operating system (company playbooks, daily management, VSM-based planning) across a plant \nData fluency: Excel, Power BI, savings models, audit-ready documentation; ERP/MES familiarity (routings, BOMs, work instructions)\nBachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience \nStructured problem solving: A3/PDCA, 8D, root cause analysis\nLean or Six Sigma Black Belt preferred; Green Belt required \nPreferred Qualifications\nBilingual in English and Spanish\nExperience with metal fabrication, structural assembly, welding, or engineered-to-order\nTravel to other GTI plants as needed (about 10-20%)\nBenefits & Perks\nGTI offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. 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