Value Stream Lean Improvement Champion (VSIC) Job

Primary location: Macon, Georgia
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Full-Time
Travel: <10%
Non-compete: No


The estimated base salary range for this role is $105,000 to $135,000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

Value Stream Improvement Champion

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and execute process improvement initiatives across the value stream, leveraging technical expertise (mechanical, electrical, chemical, and human factors)
• Partner with Value Stream Managers, Maintenance, and Technical teams to build and execute a value stream roadmap focused on improving uptime, rate, and yield
• Identify, scope, and deliver plant-wide improvement projects, including resource planning and execution
• Lead Kaizen events end-to-end:
• Team selection
• Agenda development
• Training facilitation
• Implementation and follow-up
• Align A3, Kaizen, and Hoshin initiatives with plant and value stream KPIs
• Drive root cause problem solving and eliminate systemic issues across the plant
• Analyze and interpret plant data (SAP, historian systems, Minitab, etc.) to identify improvement opportunities
• Implement and coach teams on continuous improvement tools, including:
• 5S, TPM, AM/PM
• Value Stream Mapping
• Poka-Yoke
• Standard Work
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with operations, maintenance, and support teams
• Direct and influence Kaizen teams, production employees, and support staff to achieve results

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong ability to lead and influence without direct authority
• Proven capability to drive change and transformation in a manufacturing environment
• Advanced problem-solving mindset with experience in root cause elimination
• Strong project management and prioritization skills
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Effective communication and facilitation skills across all levels of the organization
• Ability to build relationships and drive results through collaboration
• Hands-on experience applying Lean / Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent manufacturing experience
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, or plant operations
• Experience in continuous improvement and process optimization
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and meeting management experience

Technical & Functional Skills

• Experience with Lean tools and methodologies
• Knowledge of:
• Production systems
• Raw material flow
• Work order and maintenance processes
• Project and downtime planning
• Experience with data analysis tools such as:
• Minitab
• SAP
• Data historians / Access / similar systems
• Strong communication, presentation, and data organization skills

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience in continuous manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience with:
• DMAIC, PDCA, 8-Step Problem Solving
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience
• Lean / Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt)
• Proven success leading Kaizen events and plant-wide improvements
• Strong understanding of plant systems and cross-functional integration

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, AWI has about 3,700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.


At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce ;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet ;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact .