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Continuous Improvement Manager

Kelly Services
  • Cleveland, OH
  • $62.50 Per Hour
1 day ago
Kelly Services

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description
Kelly is hiring for a Continuous Improvement Manager for a 12-month contract role at Cleveland OH 44102 with our prestigious client.

Job Title: Continuous Improvement Manager
Primary Location: Cleveland OH 44102
12-month contract - On-site role
Monday – Friday - 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Pay rate: $62.50/hr


Responsibilities:
  • Lead and facilitate continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other improvement methodologies.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities through data analysis, value stream mapping, and performance metrics.
  • Develop and implement strategies to improve productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency.
  • Facilitate Kaizen events, workshops, and problem-solving sessions.
  • Coach and mentor employees on Lean principles and continuous improvement tools.
  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and ensure achievement of improvement targets.
  • Standardize processes and ensure sustainability of implemented improvements.
  • Conduct root cause analysis using tools such as 5 Why Analysis, Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram, Pareto Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
  • Collaborate with department managers to prioritize improvement initiatives.
  • Support change management activities and encourage employee engagement.
  • Prepare reports and presentations for leadership on project progress, savings, and business impact.
  • Promote a culture of operational excellence and continuous learning.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5–10 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Operations, Manufacturing, or Process Excellence.
  • Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership abilities.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
If you feel this role interests you, feel free to apply or refer someone who would be a good fit.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationCleveland, OH
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1946
Websitehttps://www.mykelly.com/

About Company

Finding great work for top talent. 

Kelly helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work in industries such as accounting and finance, education, engineering, government, manufacturing and production, technology, and more.

Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we’ve become experts in the many specialties and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect 450,000+ people with work every year. We ensure companies have the people they need, when and where they’re needed most.

 

Skills

  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)unmatched
  • Federal Governmentunmatched
  • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
  • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • Operations Managementunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Productivity Managementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Sustainabilityunmatched
  • Value Stream Mappingunmatched

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