Senior Manager- Continuous Improvement

Regal Rexnord•Simi Valley, CA

4d•$165,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence will lead the deployment of a high-performance operating system across the PSI (Simi Valley, CA) and CUU (Chihuahua, MX) manufacturing sites. This role is responsible for developing a culture of daily management, structured problem solving, accountability, and continuous improvement while driving transformational improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and employee engagement. The leader will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Materials teams to optimize factory layouts, improve material flow, reduce lead times, and establish sustainable operational excellence practices across both facilities. This role will serve as a key architect in building a lean manufacturing culture founded on visual management, leader standard work, tiered accountability, and employee-led problem solving.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or related field.
7+ years of manufacturing, operational excellence, or continuous improvement leadership experience.
Demonstrated success deploying Lean Manufacturing systems in complex manufacturing environments.
Experience leading plant-wide transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of manufacturing flow, factory design, and material movement optimization.
Proven ability to coach leaders and drive cultural change.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace or highly engineered manufacturing experience.
Multi-site manufacturing leadership experience.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification.
Experience working in U.S. and Mexico manufacturing environments preferred.
Advanced knowledge of Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Leadership, and Lean Enterprise Systems.

Responsibilities

Drive the Daily Management System: Design, implement, and sustain a robust Daily Management System (DMS) across Simi Valley and CUU. Establish tiered accountability meetings and visual management processes from the production floor through plant leadership. Develop meaningful KPIs focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory, Productivity, and People. Drive leader standard work and accountability routines. Ensure performance gaps are identified and acted upon through disciplined escalation processes.
Build a Problem-Solving Culture: Develop site-wide capability in structured problem solving methodologies. Coach leaders and teams in root cause analysis, A3 thinking, 8D, 5 Why, and PDCA methodologies. Facilitate cross-functional improvement events focused on eliminating recurring operational issues. Build organizational capability to solve problems at the lowest possible level. Drive a culture where issues are surfaced, solved, and permanently eliminated.
Optimize Manufacturing Flow & Facility Layouts: Lead current-state and future-state value stream mapping activities. Design manufacturing layouts to improve material flow, reduce transportation waste, and optimize labor efficiency. Partner with Materials, Operations, and Engineering teams to create pull-based replenishment systems. Improve warehouse, supermarket, point-of-use inventory, and production flow strategies. Drive factory flow improvements that support higher throughput, improved on-time delivery, and reduced lead times. Lead facility redesign and footprint optimization initiatives supporting future growth.
Lead Lean Transformation Initiatives: Identify and prioritize strategic improvement opportunities across both operations. Facilitate Kaizen events and continuous improvement workshops. Implement Lean Manufacturing tools including: Standard Work, Visual Management, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Cell Design, Pull Systems, Kanban, SMED, Total Productive Maintenance. Establish sustainable governance and continuous improvement roadmaps.
Develop Team Capability: Coach plant leaders in Lean leadership behaviors and continuous improvement principles. Build internal CI champions across functions and sites. Deliver training programs supporting operational excellence and problem-solving capability. Foster employee engagement and ownership of continuous improvement initiatives.