Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $108,600.00 (minimum) - $135,800.00 (midpoint) - $163,000.00 (maximum)

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're an individual who has a proven record of implementing improvement processes into your organization, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Woodward is hiring for a Continuous Improvement Manager for our Rock Cut Campus in Loves Park, IL. This role will be responsible for providing leadership with Lean/Six Sigma to implement proven CI methods and tools for the Production Equipment and STF departments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Applying a lean toolbox across our Production Equipment and Systems Test Facility groups - Fostering a culture of lean learning in a fast paced, challenging environment

• Connecting with our membership, providing a personalized lean experience, truly coaching and mentoring to establish a service organization culture of lean.

• Translation and alignment of Woodward PLC processes from Phase 300-1000 (demo to production stage) into lean initiatives across Production Equipment and Systems Test Facility

• Travel 10% domestic and international

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in a management or technical field is required.

• 5 or more years of experience in a professional role in a manufacturing environment or branch of the military is required.

• Demonstrated success in implementing Lean/Six Sigma concepts.

• Green and/or Black Certificates belt are highly desired. If not already obtained, member will be expected to be achieve the necessary certificate within a reasonable time frame based off class schedules.

• Ability to understand transactional continuous improvement (bringing lean technologies to non-production processes) and use of transactional forensics is highly desired.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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