Continuous Improvement Manager - Site Lead

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Arlington, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Energy • Renewable Energy
The Role
Lead implementation of daily management systems and lean practices at a new manufacturing site. Coach shop-floor teams, facilitate improvement events, use data and digital tools to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory, and develop sustainable continuous improvement and leader capability.
Summary Generated by Built In
Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Thomson Power Systems (a Regal Rexnord company) is a leading manufacturer of electrical products and systems for use in the Power Generation Industry for over 50 years. As we expand into a new facility near Arlington, TX, we're seeking a hands-on Continuous Improvement Site Leader to work closely with our Plant Manager and the other leaders to build and grow this new facility.

This role partners directly with the Plant Manager and site leadership to establish daily management routines, standard work, visual controls, and sustainable continuous improvement practices. You will be highly visible on the shop floor, coaching leaders and operators, driving problem-solving, and turning ideas into practical improvements.

We are looking for a change agent who challenges the status quo with respect, leverages data and technology, and builds simple, scalable processes that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and engagement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build and implement daily management systems, standard work, visual controls, and accountability routines

  • Lead shop-floor engagement—observe work, coach teams, and reinforce behaviors

  • Facilitate improvement events to reduce waste, improve flow, and drive performance

  • Partner cross-functionally (Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, HR) to build scalable processes

  • Use data and digital tools to improve operational performance

  • Develop problem-solving capability (root cause analysis, action planning, follow-through)

  • Lead value stream mapping, process design, and continuous improvement roadmaps

  • Track and sustain improvement initiatives and results

  • Train and coach leaders to embed continuous improvement into daily work

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field

  • 5+ years in manufacturing, operations, or continuous improvement

  • Hands-on experience implementing lean principles in a plant environment

  • Strong shop-floor presence and ability to coach all levels

  • Knowledge of lean tools (VSM, 5S/6S, standard work, visual management, root cause analysis)

  • Ability to translate strategy into daily execution

  • Strong communication, facilitation, and influencing skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) or equivalent experience

  • Experience with plant startups, transformations, or new line installations

  • Familiarity with digital manufacturing tools, ERP/MES systems, or automation

  • Experience in industrial, electrical, or discrete manufacturing environments

  • Proven ability to develop leaders and sustain operating systems

What Sets You Apart

  • Hands-on leader who thrives on the shop floor

  • Strong facilitator across cross-functional teams

  • Able to bring structure to a startup environment

  • Practical and data-driven in implementing change

  • Builds trust, drives accountability, and delivers measurable results

Why This Role

  • Shape a new manufacturing site from day one

  • Direct visibility and influence with site leadership

  • Build systems that define how the plant operates

  • Drive a modern, data-enabled manufacturing environment

Work Location

Onsite – Arlington, TX (shop-floor presence required)

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Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Paid Leaves
  • Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.


Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters
Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field
  • 5+ years in manufacturing, operations, or continuous improvement
  • Hands-on experience implementing lean principles in a plant environment
  • Strong shop-floor presence and ability to coach all levels
  • Knowledge of lean tools (VSM, 5S/6S, standard work, visual management, root cause analysis)
  • Ability to translate strategy into daily execution
  • Strong communication, facilitation, and influencing skills
  • Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) or equivalent experience
  • Experience with plant startups, transformations, or new line installations
  • Familiarity with digital manufacturing tools, ERP/MES systems, or automation
  • Experience in industrial, electrical, or discrete manufacturing environments
  • Proven ability to develop leaders and sustain operating systems

Regal Rexnord Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Regal Rexnord and has not been reviewed or approved by Regal Rexnord.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes PPO and high-deductible/HSA options plus dental, vision, and prescription coverage, with FSA/HSA and wellness or tobacco-free incentives. These offerings are described consistently on the company’s careers pages.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with employer match is included alongside life and AD&D, plus short- and long-term disability coverage. Recent postings reiterate the 401(k) match as part of the standard package.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental and family leave, adoption assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program are part of the package. Several materials also reference floating holidays that complement core leave options.

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The Company
HQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
8,232 Employees
Year Founded: 1955

What We Do

All 29k+ associates at Regal Rexnord have a shared purpose: Create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. We are a leading, global manufacturer of airflow, motion control, power transmission, and power generation solutions used in commercial, industrial and residential settings. You may not know it, but Regal Rexnord impacts your life every day. Our products enable the fans in HVAC systems that keep us comfortable; the power source that keeps smart buildings running; the agricultural and food service equipment that keeps us fed; and the conveyor systems that keep e-commerce flowing. Regal Rexnord is comprised of four operating segments: Motion Control Solutions, Climate Solutions, Commercial Systems and Industrial Systems. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit RegalRexnord.com.

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