Lean Quality and Continuous Improvement Leader

Novolex Corporate • Florence, KY

5d

About The Position

Shape the Future of Manufacturing at Novolex Join a packaging innovator delivering choice and sustainability across key industries. Our strategy is anchored by three pillars—products, operations, and people—fueling ambitious sustainability progress. Your Impact Architect and deploy lean quality systems that drive performance across the entire production lifecycle. Define long-term quality improvement plans and execute near-term gains through kaizen and standard work. Lead technical workstreams for proposals and projects: Build/validate PFDs with plant pressure profiles and mechanical design pressure/temperature Complete heat & material balances; develop P&IDs Create process data sheets for major equipment Review vendor quotations and prints; verify process data integrity Confirm relief valve and header sizing Specify process heat exchanger requirements with vendors Conduct safety reviews Drive rigorous root cause analysis and corrective actions; support CIR-related quality responses and reporting. Maintain complete, audit-ready technical documentation. Collaborate with the Manager and GM of Production Equipment to ensure every RFQ component is aligned before application activities begin. Serve as the connector between engineering and the Applications Engineer; monitor in-house proposal progress. Initiate preventive measures to eliminate quality non-conformances in products, processes, and systems. Deliver CRM, Syteline, statistical, and custom reports with actionable insights.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering (Industrial Engineering preferred).
• 3–5 years leading quality in lean manufacturing, with a track record in rapid CI.
• Expertise in standard work and quality system documentation/management.
• Strong Six Sigma practice required.
• Demonstrated use of VSM, visual management, 5S, variation reduction kaizen, material pull, total production maintenance (TPM), and error proofing.
• Advanced SPC knowledge and software proficiency.
• Hands-on leader who partners with plant leaders and hourly teams at assigned sites.
• Strategic perspective with the ability to connect improvements to business outcomes.
• Proficiency across: Continuous Improvement, 5 Why, Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Kaizen, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Lean Manufacturing Principles, Six Sigma Experience, Root Cause Analysis, and Process Development.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy lean quality systems that drive performance across the entire production lifecycle.
• Define long-term quality improvement plans and execute near-term gains through kaizen and standard work.
• Lead technical workstreams for proposals and projects: Build/validate PFDs with plant pressure profiles and mechanical design pressure/temperature Complete heat & material balances; develop P&IDs Create process data sheets for major equipment Review vendor quotations and prints; verify process data integrity Confirm relief valve and header sizing Specify process heat exchanger requirements with vendors Conduct safety reviews
• Drive rigorous root cause analysis and corrective actions; support CIR-related quality responses and reporting.
• Maintain complete, audit-ready technical documentation.
• Collaborate with the Manager and GM of Production Equipment to ensure every RFQ component is aligned before application activities begin.
• Serve as the connector between engineering and the Applications Engineer; monitor in-house proposal progress.
• Initiate preventive measures to eliminate quality non-conformances in products, processes, and systems.
• Deliver CRM, Syteline, statistical, and custom reports with actionable insights.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (with Telehealth), plus holistic mental, physical, and financial well-being programs; offerings vary by location.
• Community: Focused Giving supports sustainability and hunger-relief initiatives; we champion local engagement where our teams live and work.
• Growth: Novolex University provides training, industry curricula, a Learning Management System, and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees