Continuous Improvement Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a results-driven Continuous Improvement Manager to bring structure, operational rigor, and deep Kiwi systems expertise to our GP Corrugated capability team. This role plays a critical part in strengthening plant partnerships, delivering high-impact training and onboarding, providing hands-on on-site support, and driving sustainable process improvements across Scheduling, Production, Shipping, and Waste Management.

The ideal candidate has practical, hands-on experience with Kiwi in a corrugated manufacturing environment, a passion for developing others, and a proven track record of driving measurable operational improvements.

Our Team

The Kiwi Capability Team for GP Corrugated North America is a cross functional group of Kiwi subject matter experts who partner with Customer Service, production scheduling, shipping, and waste management to drive operational excellence and system adoption. The team delivers hands on support, training, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting for Kiwi. We use data and root cause analysis to implement sustainable standard work, coach frontline teams, and ensure measurable, repeatable performance improvements across GP Corrugated North America.

What You Will Do

• Build and sustain plant relationships to identify needs and drive Kiwi adoption.
• Deliver structured onboarding, classroom, hands-on, and refresher training to improve retention and performance.
• Provide on site support: troubleshoot Kiwi issues, coordinate cross functional resolution, and implement corrective actions.
• Coach plant leadership with SBO (Situation-Behavior-Outcome) to develop frontline teams and sustain results.
• Monitor, analyze, and report schedule adherence, waste, and shipping accuracy to measure impact.
• Lead/support root cause analysis and CI initiatives to reduce waste and improve scheduling/shipping.
• Act as Kiwi SME for configuration, testing, and optimization across scheduling, production, shipping, and waste.
• Partner with IT/systems teams on releases, testing, and ERP/WMS/TMS integrations.
• Create and continuously improve SOPs, standard work, checklists, and training materials; maintain a repeatable onboarding cadence.
• Communicate clearly with frontline teams, plant leadership, and corporate stakeholders.
• Demonstrate adaptability, teamwork, ownership, and focus on measurable outcomes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Hands-on experience with the Kiwi system in a corrugated production environment, including scheduling, production, shipping, and/or waste modules.
• Operations experience in corrugated or packaging manufacturing, scheduling, shipping, or waste management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering training, onboarding, or refresher sessions to operational teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 70% for on-site support and training.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and implement effective solutions.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in root-cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with data visualization or reporting tools

Pay: $95,000 - $130,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus, or in another form.

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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