Senior Manager- Continuous Improvement

Regal Rexnord•Simi Valley, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence will lead deployment of a high-performance operating system across the PSI manufacturing site in Simi Valley, California, and the CUU site in Chihuahua, Mexico. The role develops a culture of daily management, structured problem solving, accountability, and continuous improvement while driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and employee engagement. The position partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Materials teams to optimize factory layouts and material flow, reduce lead times, and establish sustainable operational excellence practices at both facilities. It serves as a key architect of a lean manufacturing culture based on visual management, leader standard work, tiered accountability, and employee-led problem solving. The role is fully onsite at the designated Regal Rexnord office and requires travel of up to 30% between Simi Valley and Chihuahua.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a 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.
Ability to travel up to 30% between Simi Valley, California, and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit eligibility to U.S. Persons or individuals who can otherwise qualify for a license permitting them to hold the position.

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.
Advanced knowledge of Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Leadership, and Lean Enterprise Systems.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and sustain a Daily Management System (DMS) across the Simi Valley and CUU sites.
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, accountability routines, and disciplined escalation of performance gaps.
Develop site-wide capability in structured problem-solving methodologies and coach leaders and teams in root cause analysis, A3 thinking, 8D, 5 Why, and PDCA.
Facilitate cross-functional improvement events to eliminate recurring operational issues and build problem-solving capability at the lowest possible level.
Lead current-state and future-state value stream mapping activities.
Design manufacturing layouts that improve material flow, reduce transportation waste, and optimize labor efficiency.
Partner with Materials, Operations, and Engineering to create pull-based replenishment systems.
Improve warehouse, supermarket, point-of-use inventory, and production flow strategies.
Lead factory flow improvements to increase throughput and on-time delivery and reduce lead times.
Lead facility redesign and footprint optimization initiatives that support future growth.
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, and Total Productive Maintenance.
Establish sustainable governance and continuous improvement roadmaps.
Coach plant leaders in Lean leadership behaviors and continuous improvement principles.
Build internal continuous improvement champions across functions and sites.
Deliver training programs that support operational excellence and problem-solving capability.
Foster employee engagement and ownership of continuous improvement initiatives.
Drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, lead times, manufacturing cycle times, material flow, productivity, and waste elimination.