Continuous Improvement & Manufacturing Engineer Manager

Develop and execute the company's continuous improvement strategy.

Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and operational excellence initiatives.

Drive waste elimination efforts focused on reducing non-value-added activities throughout manufacturing operations.

Conduct Value Stream Mapping and identify opportunities to improve throughput and product flow.

Establish continuous improvement metrics and monitor progress against organizational goals.

Facilitate problem-solving initiatives utilizing structured methodologies.

Improve manufacturing performance related to: Productivity Labor efficiency Capacity utilization Throughput Quality Delivery performance

Productivity

Labor efficiency

Capacity utilization

Throughput

Quality

Delivery performance

Develop standardized work practices across manufacturing operations.

Implement visual management systems and performance dashboards.

Lead bottleneck analysis and process optimization activities.

Support compliance with: ASME Section VIII ASME Section IX National Board requirements Customer specifications ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements

ASME Section VIII

ASME Section IX

National Board requirements

Customer specifications

ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements

Partner with Quality and Operations teams to reduce defects, non-conformances, and rework.

Lead root cause investigations and corrective action initiatives.

Support ASME audits, customer audits, and quality system audits.

Lead cross-functional improvement and engineering projects from concept through implementation.

Establish project timelines, milestones, budgets, and measurable outcomes.

Monitor project performance and sustainability of improvements.

Present project status and business results to senior leadership.

Recruit, mentor, and develop Manufacturing Engineers and Continuous Improvement personnel.

Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

Train leaders and employees on Lean Manufacturing principles and problem-solving methodologies.

Support succession planning and technical skills development.

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

5S

Root Cause Analysis

Problem Solving

Value Stream Mapping

Standard Work

Visual Management

SPC

SMED

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

This position will be evaluated based on:

Manufacturing throughput

Labor productivity

On-time delivery performance

Lead-time reduction

First-pass yield

Rework reduction

Scrap reduction

Cost of quality improvements

Customer quality performance

Annual cost savings achieved

Improvement project completion rate

Kaizen participation levels

Process cycle-time reductions

Inventory reduction initiatives

Recordable incident rate reduction

Near-miss reporting improvements

Safety audit performance

Combination of office and manufacturing floor environment.

Frequent exposure to fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly operations.

Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing setting while wearing required PPE.

Occasional travel may be required for supplier visits, customer support, equipment evaluations, and professional development.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with extensive experience in pressure vessel fabrication, welding operations, manufacturing engineering, and Lean transformation. They possess a strong understanding of ASME code manufacturing requirements and have a proven track record of improving productivity, reducing costs, increasing throughput, and developing high-performing engineering and operations teams. This individual serves as a strategic business partner who bridges engineering excellence with operational execution to drive sustainable manufacturing performance.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.