Lean Project Lead

Position Title: 

Lean Project Lead

Category/Shift: 

Salaried Full-Time 

Pay Range: PL 16

$134,500 – $157,800

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.  

Physical Location: 

Remote

85% Travel to facilities

The Job You Will Perform: 

• Deploy Daily Management at assigned plants: stand up the tiered meeting cadence, coach shift leaders and supervisors on running it, and hand off ownership to plant leadership before the site closes out.

• Lead Gemba walk implementation — establish the routine, coach leaders on what to look for and how to engage the floor, and build the habit so it continues without a Lean team member present.

• Build and launch Visual Management boards (performance, safety, and problem-solving boards) using plain, plant-floor language — no Lean jargon on materials hourly workers will use.

• Coach hourly workers and frontline supervisors through structured Problem Solving (5-Why, A3) on real issues from their own line, positioning them as the process experts rather than recipients of top-down change.

• Support installation and go-live of digital visual management tools (LIME, ACE, Kiwi run screens) at the site, coordinating with maintenance/IT on hardware needs (monitors, wiring, mounting).

• Follow standard work for the Early Deployment process so the six-week cadence stays consistent and repeatable from site to site and wave to wave.

• Flag risks, adoption gaps, or resource needs to Ben in real time so the team can problem-solve during the deployment window, not after.

• Capture site-level progress and hand-off readiness to support steering committee and network-wide reporting.

The Skills You Will Bring:

Required:

• 2+ years of hands-on plant, manufacturing, or operations experience (corrugated/packaging industry strongly preferred); internal operational background is preferred over a consulting-only background.

• Working knowledge of Daily Management, Gemba, Visual Management, and structured Problem Solving — through direct application on a plant floor, not just classroom exposure.

• Ability to coach and build trust with hourly workers and frontline supervisors, and to translate Lean concepts into plain, operational language.

• Comfort working independently at a new site every few weeks, adapting to different plant cultures and leadership styles.

• Basic comfort with digital visual management tools and willingness to coordinate on-site hardware installation logistics.

• Willingness and ability to travel 80–85%, including regular Monday–Thursday or full-week site assignments.

Preferred:

• Experience in corrugated packaging, converting, or a similar high-mix manufacturing environment.

• Prior experience standing up a site from scratch (greenfield) or leading a rapid-cycle deployment.

• Exposure to FMEA or maintenance-linked problem solving.

Competencies needed for this position:

• Customer Focus

• Action Oriented

• Plans and Aligns

• Collaborates

• Communicates Effectively

• Situational Adaptability

• Instills Trust