Continuous Improvement Manager

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The continuous improvement team at Tenneco works together with the operations team to deploy lean tools and approaches across the shop floor. The Continuous Improvement Leader is under the guidance of the Plant Manager, responsible to identify and implement improvement opportunities to support efficiency and productivity gains across the plant.

The Continuous Improvement Manager is expected to develop and implement shop floor systems and conduct Kaizen events to rapidly identify and execute targeted improvement projects. This may include such items as Kanban, 5S, Standard Work Maps, SMED, and P3 Operating System.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Overall understanding of the Lean manufacturing systems and visual controls in the plant, identifying opportunities for improvement

Ensure that pull systems exist in all areas of the plant.

Ensure that constraint management techniques are being used to drive improvement throughout the plant

Work closely with the Value Streams to develop new and improve existing Lean manufacturing systems

Work closely with the Value Streams to improve the visual systems throughput the plant ensuring that the current conditions in each area are clear to all

Provide CI training and coaching at all levels of the Plant, including 6S, SMED, Standard Work, and TPM

Facilitate TiPS aimed at the resolution of quality and safety issues and concerns.

Support Value Streams and Production Control material improvement projects relating to scheduling inventory management and raw material flow and tracking.

Coordinate Production Reporting in Value Streams, both manual and digital, including Films, Andons, Hour by hour reporting, and OAE reporting.

Support the plant by pursuing Lean Certification and Six Sigma Black Belt

Work to standardize the data used and format for each tier of the multi-tier reporting meetings

Coordinate/perform Audits of Lean and 6S performance throughout the plant

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Prior experience in automotive supplier environment preferred

Shows good morale, openness, and highly collaborative approach

Effective interpersonal skills, including both oral and written communications

Ability to influence individuals at all levels of the organization.

Energetic, self-starter with a passion for problem solving and implementing corrective actions

Ability to lead cross functional teams to drive improvement and find solutions

Strong time management skills, with the ability to stay effectively organized

Ability to work with data sets and analyze such in Microsoft Excel

Interviewing and observation skills to determine patterns, root causes

Ability to write SOPs, Standard Work, and Guides using Microsoft Excel/ PowerPoint

Good team player – ability to coach and mentor others

Familiarity with lean and continuous improvement tools (5 why, 5/7 wastes, RCCA, SMED, OEE)

Possess or working towards Grean Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt certification preferred.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities