What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Manager position at The Judge Group?
A manufacturing facility in New Jersey is looking for a hands‑on Continuous Improvement Manager to lead efficiency, quality, and safety improvements across production operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze production processes and identify improvement opportunities on the floor
- Make decisions on where to focus OEE efforts.
- Conduct time studies, work sampling, and line balancing
- Lead daily improvement routines and track KPIs
- Drive root‑cause analysis using 5‑Why, Fishbone, and A3
- Develop standard work, visual controls, and documentation
- Build dashboards and reports (Excel, Tableau)
- Support 5S, safety, quality, and cost‑reduction initiatives
- Train teams on continuous improvement methods
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field preferred
- 5 years of experience in continuous improvement or industrial engineering in manufacturing
- Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt preferred
- Solid experience utilizing lean tools and methodologies, OEE is preferred
- Experience in a high volume industrial environment is preferred
- Proficiency in Excel and CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc.)
- Strong problem‑solving and communication skills
- Comfortable working directly on the production floor
Company offers solid compensation package, medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Salary : $125,000 - $145,000