Continuous Improvement Specialist
Pubblicato il 17-08-2026 - Lear in Pozzo d'Adda
Job Description
You lead the plant’s Continuous Improvement culture by coaching managers and teams to achieve business objectives through Lean and Six Sigma. You translate corporate CI strategy into plant-level execution and play a key role within the senior management team to drive sustainable performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead direct and indirect teams to embed a strong Continuous Improvement culture across the plant.
- Communicate and deploy corporate CI goals, scorecards, and priorities at plant level.
- Coach and support functional managers using Lean and Six Sigma to deliver measurable results.
- Deploy OEB assessments, prioritize improvement areas, and mentor leaders through execution.
- Plan and deliver CI capability building, including Lean training, kaizen events, and hands‑on learning.
- Drive kaizen activity, ensuring event quality, scoring performance, and visible results.
- Track and validate CI savings, engagement, and project progress through OIP and scorecards.
- Implement best practices and plant‑wide lean tools to improve quality, cost, delivery, and safety.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean, or Operational Excellence roles.
- Strong working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools applied in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience leading culture change and coaching managers and teams.
- Experience managing kaizen events, CI metrics, and savings validation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience.
Skills
- Value Stream Mapping
- New Product Development
- Material Flow Management
- Statistical Process Controls
- Define Measure Analyze Improve And Control (DMAIC)
- Lean Six Sigma
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.
We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.
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