Continuous Improvement Site Leader

Regal Rexnord • Milwaukee, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Continuous Improvement Site Leader for its Glendale, Wisconsin plant. This onsite role provides hands-on leadership to a cross-functional team and drives operational excellence, growth-focused operations strategy, and plant performance. The leader applies the Regal Business System (RBS), including 80/20 methodologies and continuous improvement practices, to help the plant meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost-competitiveness targets while supporting revenue growth and profitability.

The role partners with site management to develop and implement short- and long-term strategic plans, achieve Targets to Improve (TTIs), improve key performance indicators, and deploy RBS across the plant. The leader assesses processes and business metrics, identifies gaps and opportunities, leads improvement initiatives, and coaches employees and leaders in continuous improvement methods. The position also supports a safe, compliant work environment and helps develop organizational capability and talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 7 years of related work experience; manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated successful application of multiple continuous improvement tools, including 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, flow, standard work, visual management, and problem solving.
• Ability to lead and teach a site with a bias for action and a say-do mindset.
• Critical thinking skills to identify problem areas and potential solutions.
• Demonstrates Regal Rexnord values: Integrity, Responsibility, Diversity, Engagement & Inclusion, Customer Success, Innovation with Purpose, Continuous Improvement, Performance, Passion to Win, and Sense of Urgency.

Nice To Haves

• Lean deployment experience.
• Industrial industry experience.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement and Regal Business System tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the EHS manager to maintain a safe, compliant work environment and advance leading EHS metrics and safety improvement initiatives.
• Partner with the leadership team to understand site objectives and financial targets, develop a vision for future operational and growth needs, and implement plans to achieve them.
• Assess processes and performance with functional, business, and site leaders to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Lead value-stream process improvements using lean concepts to improve SQDCG measures.
• Manage the RBS review process for selecting, scoping, and prioritizing improvement initiatives, including Policy Deployment, CI Roadmaps, Kaizens, projects, and CI talent.
• Use fact-based, structured, team-oriented problem solving to address complex business problems.
• Coach, mentor, and train site and functional employees in continuous improvement methods and RBS tools.
• Communicate and engage employees at all organizational levels, building alignment and followership for the site's future state and transformation.
• Analyze SQDCG and financial metrics, trends, and business processes to develop improvement strategies.
• Identify and develop talent, optimize organizational capability, and foster individual and team growth.
• Balance strategic improvement goals with current business performance needs and support the leadership team in developing and communicating a future vision.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching employer contributions.
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance.
• Paid leaves.
• Tuition assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior