Continuous Improvement Manager

Continuous Improvement Manager

At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. More than 13,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them. Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

We are seeking a highly motivated and strategic Continuous Improvement Manager to lead process optimization and operational excellence initiatives across our manufacturing plant specializing in chillers for data centers. This role is designed to sit independently atop the function, ensuring direct influence over all areas of manufacturing and enabling transformational change without being embedded within operations. The Continuous Improvement Manager will responsible for developing and executing strategies to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance overall performance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

Travel : Expected travel to Calgary, Canada for the first 2 months of training. This may be rotational and schedule will be worked out on an individual basis.

Key Responsibilities

Continuous Improvement Strategy & Execution :

• Lead the deployment of the LMS (Lean Management System) rooted in Daily Management, aligned and focused on 80 / 20 improvement driving accountability at all levels of the organization.
• Develop and drive a plant-wide continuous improvement roadmap that aligns with business goals and enhances operational efficiency.
• Responsible for the creation, maintenance and implementation of the Ideal state VSM (Value Stream Map) and transformation plan for the site.
• Responsible for Customer TAKT requirements by identifying and implementing strategies to achieve the required capacity to meet the Customer schedules @ 98% or greater OTD. This is to be executed through the use of tools such as (Material flow analysis | KANBAN | Line balancing | Sub Assembly | Scheduling boards | Daily Management (Tier) | Kitting | Tugger Delivery | Standard Work (Operators & Leaders) | Data availability and reporting) to eliminate bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and waste in production, assembly, and supply chain operations.
• Develop and deploy the lead one, teach one philosophy in deployment of the CI acumen across the Data Center organization.
• Serve as the subject matter expert with respect to Lean practices and tools. Develop the playbook / matrix for the application of such tools.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives to optimize manufacturing processes, reduce variability and improve product quality.
• Implement and oversee standard work processes, automation opportunities and best practices for sustainable improvements.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Change :

Performance Measurement & Data Driven Decision Making :

Efficiency & Cost Reduction :

Required Education & Qualifications