Manager, Continuous Improvement
1 day ago
Manager, Continuous Improvement (CI)
Job Locations
US-IL-Chicago
ID
2025-4281
Category
Operations Management
Position Type
Full Time
Overview
Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success-success that is powered by our people. We are proud of our high-performance culture, hard-working and enthusiastic management team, and beautiful office space in the Willis Tower.
At GATX, we hire the best and offer our employees a dynamic, energetic, collaborative environment to enable them to make an impact from day one. Enjoy the perks and benefits of a global company with the close-knit culture and community of a much smaller one. In the same way we strive to empower our customers to propel the world forward, we are dedicated to providing our people with the tools and resources they need to advance in their careers.
The Continuous Improvement Manager plays a pivotal role in driving operational excellence across GATX Rail North America, including our Repair Service Centers. This position is responsible for leading strategic process improvement initiatives that enhance Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance. By applying Lean methodologies and structured problem-solving techniques, the manager will help build a culture of continuous improvement and operational discipline. The ideal candidate is passionate about transforming processes, optimizing operations, and using data-driven insights to deliver measurable results.
ResponsibilitiesLead Kaizen/Blitz activities to drive change with sustainable results
- Analyze data, identify and scope improvement opportunities
- Acquire cross functional involvement
- Develop ownership for results
- Responsible for establishing baseline and tracking/reporting realized improvement
- Ensure improvements are sustained
Lead projects supporting strategic initiatives as identified through goal deployment
- 5S implementation
- Be a driver for Daily Visual Management
- Support facility capital projects
Educate and train in the pursuit of creating a problem-solving culture to achieve goals within the organization
- Plan and conduct problem-solving sessions and workshops
- Facilitate and empower teams to engage in local problem-solving
- Teach others to lead their own events, and initiate rapid change at all levels of the organization
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or other relevant discipline is required
- 5 years' minimum supervisory experience in industrial environment
- Experience in a low-volume/high-mix industry or multiple, varied industries is preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification is preferred
- Project Management certification and experience a plus
- Analytical Skills
Other
- Travel requirements vary with assignments, but could be as much as 35% of the time across GATX fixed facilities.
- Must be physically able to climb on equipment within a maintenance facility, stand on feet for extended periods in a plant environment.
This is a hybrid position that will require the employee to work in the office at least 3 days a week throughout the year.
Posting DurationThis posting will remain open until the role is filled.
As of the post date, the salary range for this position is:
Min
USD $109,100.00/Yr.
Max
USD $131,300.00/Yr.
This role may be eligible to participate in the Company's short-term incentive plan, the details of which will be provided to the applicant upon hire.
This range is a reasonable estimate and takes into account several factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to, geographic location, skill set, experience, education, training, internal equity, and other business needs.
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