Regional Continuous Improvement Manager – Central Coverage

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🌾 Nebraska, Texas – Remote

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👔 Manager

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Valmont Industries, Inc.

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1946

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Construction • Logistics • Manufacturing

Valmont Industries, Inc. is a leading company dedicated to improving infrastructure and agricultural productivity while promoting sustainability. With a focus on safe, efficient roads and technological advancements in agriculture, Valmont strives to enhance connectivity and optimize renewable energy for a cleaner, more sustainable world. Founded in 1946, Valmont is committed to conserving resources and improving life through innovative, engineered solutions. The company works on strengthening power grids to combat climate change and connects communities by closing the digital divide, as well as provides precision irrigation and remote crop health monitoring to help feed the global population.

📋 Description

• Drive, facilitate, and enable operational excellence through comprehensive Continuous Improvement methodologies across Valmont sites • Identify, communicate, and remove obstacles to performance and assist teams in resolving conflicts • Train and coach managers, supervisors, and staff in CI tools and practices including Kaizen, 5S, VSM, Six Sigma, TPM, Standard Work, Kanban, SMED, Theory of Constraints, and VOC • Generate and execute production savings and lead high-impact improvement projects • Mentor leaders to embed CI principles into daily operations and create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement • Facilitate and coach CI events and coordinate activities across teams, support groups, and management • Lead cross-functional teams in developing and improving business processes, architecture, requirements, change management, and performance metrics • Diagnose workflow impediments and apply appropriate CI methodologies to eliminate waste and reduce variation • Guide site leaders, managers, and CI practitioners in applying continuous improvement principles and leadership behaviors • Define and facilitate improvement activities using PDCA and other CI frameworks aligned with site strategic roadmaps • Coach sites to improve standard work, customer value, and operational agility • Establish, track, and communicate CI metrics and reporting for stakeholders • Determine resource requirements, training needs, and internal control procedures • Facilitate TPM workshops, Standard Work sessions, SMED projects, root cause analyses, and value stream transformations • Mentor and coach teams to build problem-solving capabilities and sustain improvements • Partner with the Director of Operations to develop the Regional Continuous Improvement Roadmap • Promote CI knowledge dissemination through formal and informal training • Identify training needs and support development of CI capabilities • Organize and manage multiple priorities while meeting aggressive deadlines and quality standards

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or associate degree with 10+ years of progressive experience in operations, manufacturing, or continuous improvement • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Visio) and CI project management tools • Demonstrated expertise in multiple CI methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Theory of Constraints, Business Process Improvement) • Demonstrated ability to lead a value stream mapping workshop and facilitate improvement actions based on data to ensure flow • Proven track record in leading cross-functional improvement projects and delivering measurable business results • Solid understanding of production processes, cost drivers, and operational metrics • Effective facilitation skills and the ability to engage employees at all levels • Strong leadership, problem-solving, and strategic planning abilities • Ability to travel domestically between 50-75% • Proximity to a major airport is required • Professional certification(s) in one or more CI methodologies (Toyota Production Systems, Six Sigma Black Belt/Green Belt, TPM, etc.) preferred • Experience in strategy deployment, enterprise-level CI programs, and culture-change leadership preferred • Commitment to lifelong learning in Continuous Improvement and operational excellence preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision) • 401k retirement plan with company match • Paid time off • Employer paid life insurance • Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave • Work Life Support • Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year • Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more