Continuous Improvement & Value Stream Manager

The Continuous Improvement & Value Stream Manager will report directly to the Senior Operational Excellence Manager and serve as a key driver of lean transformation at Lucid’s AMP-2 facility. This role is responsible for implementing the Lucid Production System and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement on the shop floor. The manager will lead strategic initiatives to eliminate waste, enhance throughput, and maximize resource utilization across manufacturing operations.

In addition to overseeing daily CI activities, the manager will spearhead industrial engineering projects aimed at reducing production issues and operational costs while upholding the highest standards of product quality. This includes designing, developing, and maintaining the tools, systems, and training programs necessary to optimize process flow, labor efficiency, and spatial utilization. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with strong leadership to deliver measurable improvements in performance, cost, and quality.

You Will:

• Support Manufacturing to ensure production schedule, cycle time, utilization rates, and cost objectives are met
• Analyze data to identify focused opportunities for reducing costs and improving productivity, utilization, and quality
• Oversee the process change request system, including ensuring process flows are followed and tasks and approvals completed according to standard time requirements
• Support impact assessments related to proposed changes to design and process
• Support in the development and maintenance of headcount plans based on forecasts, with consideration of changes to volume, model mix, automation integration, and work content
• Design business systems to effectively capture and visualize factory performance, including all relevant metrics
• Create cascading, departmental performance targets based on company and site objectives
• Develop problem-solving and continuous improvement tools and systems to optimize employee engagement and factory performance
• Work with cross-functional teams to implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Generate, publish, and present reports to senior leadership

Process Development

• Define and lead the strategic roadmap for Lucid Production Systems deployment across all manufacturing areas, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Oversee the design and implementation of workstation layouts and production zones that meet 6S, ergonomic, and scalability standards.
• Establish governance for standardized work documentation, including Man-Machine charts, visual aids, and Work Instructions.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to develop and institutionalize new manufacturing processes and change management protocols.

Process Improvement

• Champion enterprise-wide continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, quality, and operational excellence.
• Guide advanced Value Stream Mapping efforts to identify systemic inefficiencies and drive transformational change.
• Promote a culture of Lean thinking and Kaizen across all levels of the organization.
• Sponsor and review Time and Motion studies, ensuring data-driven decisions for process optimization.

Production Support

• Provide strategic leadership in resolving production bottlenecks, downtime issues, and throughput constraints.
• Lead daily performance reviews, downtime analysis, and root cause investigations with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure effective communication and execution of process changes across production departments.
• Mentor CI engineers and production leaders in structured problem-solving and performance improvement techniques.

Cost Optimization

• Drive line balancing strategies, headcount planning, and resource allocation to support dynamic production needs.
• Oversee analysis of in-process buffers, model mix complexity, and waste streams to inform cost-saving initiatives.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to quantify CI impact and track ROI on improvement projects.
• Lead integration of CI tools with digital platforms (MES, analytics dashboards) to enhance visibility and decision-making.

You Bring:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Industrial Engineering preferred)
• 8+ years of related experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role
• Lean manufacturing principles, with proven successes resulting from their application
• Knowledge of production processes, costs, quality controls, logistics, and other areas of manufacturing
• Knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
• E. techniques such as time studies, data analysis, capacity analysis, lean activities, presentation development, as well as knowledge of Microsoft Office suite