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About the job

At Gates Corporation, we’re driven by a simple but powerful purpose: to advance the way the world moves . From powering critical industrial applications to enabling cleaner, more efficient mobility, our products and solutions keep industries, communities, and economies moving forward. We believe in innovation with purpose, operational excellence, and empowering our people to make a measurable impact.

The 80/20 principle is at the heart of how we focus—identifying the 20% of products, customers, and processes that deliver 80% of our value, and optimizing them for maximum efficiency and growth.

The Impact You'll Make

As our 80/20 Process Improvement Manager , you’ll be the catalyst for execution excellence. You’ll identify the high-impact processes that move the needle, simplify workflows, and empower teams to work smarter, not harder. Your work will directly influence profitability, customer satisfaction, and team productivity—helping us achieve more with less.

What You'll Do

Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives using the Pareto Principle (80/20) to prioritize high-value opportunities.

Map, analyze, and redesign core business processes to reduce waste, cut cycle times, and improve quality.

Implement data-driven decision-making by creating dashboards and KPIs that highlight the most impactful metrics.

Facilitate workshops and training sessions to embed continuous improvement thinking across teams.

Partner with department heads to ensure changes are adopted, measured, and sustained.

Leverage Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to deliver measurable ROI on improvement projects.

Formalize process improvements into standard work across the entire global organization

Requirements and Preferred Skills

8-10 years of experience

Proven experience in process improvement, operations, or business transformation roles.

Strong understanding of the Pareto Principle and how to apply it in real-world business contexts.

Hands-on experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or similar frameworks.

Analytical skills to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights.

Excellent facilitation and communication skills—you can inspire change and bring people along for the journey.

A track record of delivering measurable results in efficiency, cost savings, or quality improvements.

Corporate process improvement

Leadership of kaizens

Development of Standard Work

Creation and maintenance of KPI's (Power BI)

Initial pipeline of projects

Pricing

Planning/Scheduling

SKU cancellation process

MOQ's

PAY & BENEFITS

Full-Time

Pay Range: $120,000 - $135,000

Bonus Eligible

Relocation is provided

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire

Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days. All vacation days are accrued

401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match

Tuition Reimbursement

WHY GATES?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands and fingers to work with objects, tools, or controls; and use office equipment including computers, telephones, and/or copiers/scanners. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Gates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

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