CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

10/19/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

The Continuous Improvement Manager is a key leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence and leading the site's continuous improvement strategy. The role partners with site leadership and cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities, optimize business processes, and deliver measurable gains in productivity, quality, cost, and delivery performance. Through strong leadership, coaching, and change management, the Continuous Improvement Manager builds organizational capability, promotes a culture of accountability and problem-solving, and enables teams to achieve higher levels of performance and engagement. Key Responsibilities

Lead the deployment of Lean and Continuous Improvement (CI) strategies across the site.

Drive operational excellence initiatives to improve productivity, quality, cost, and delivery performance.

Establish and maintain CI governance, standards, and management systems to ensure execution discipline.

Identify process improvement opportunities and lead cross-functional improvement projects.

Facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping, and problem-solving activities.

Develop and coach leaders and teams on Lean principles, CI methodologies, and best practices.

Build organizational capability and foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Monitor operational KPIs and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of improvement initiatives.

Partner with site leadership to prioritize improvement opportunities and align them with business objectives.

Lead change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of new processes and ways of working.

Share best practices and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement across functions.

Prepare and present progress updates, project results, and performance metrics to site leadership.

What your background should look like

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related field. 8+ years of experience in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, or TPM within a manufacturing environment. Minimum 5 years of leadership experience, with a proven track record of leading and developing teams. Experience in Electronics, EMS, Automotive, or other high-volume manufacturing environments. Proven experience driving site-wide Lean transformation and continuous improvement