Early Management Startup Excellence Manager

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Director of Continuous Improvement, you will lead enterprise Early Management engineering and Continuous Improvement practices across the manufacturing network. You will standardize and deploy startup and capital project methodologies that improve equipment reliability, accelerate vertical startups, and deliver measurable cost and efficiency gains. This role focuses on designing, coaching, and sustaining engineering‑led Continuous Improvement capability to ensure consistent execution and long‑term results across sites. Location flexibility: Chicago, Illinois; Omaha, Nebraska; select field locations listed. All within reasonable proximity to a major airport. A Taste of Your Responsibilities: Develop and deploy enterprise strategies for Early Management aligned with business objectives and Manufacturing Excellence goals. Lead cross‑site initiatives to improve startup outcomes, equipment reliability, and reduction of systemic losses across the manufacturing network. Build financial justifications for major projects and optimizations tied to Early Management and startup execution. Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives at key sites as part of the Focused Improv...