About this role Supervisor, Continuous Improvement Remote (travel required)/Columbus, Ohio Status: Full Time Job Category: Operations: Continuous Improvement Relevant Work Experience: 5-10 years JOB SUMMARY At OTC Industrial Technologies, we believe that our employees are our greatest strength. Through investment in our people and growth from within, we believe in providing you with a wide variety of opportunities to accelerate your career potential as you help us drive change to move our business forward. For over 60 years, employing and developing the best-in-class talent has been at the forefront of our success. By coupling our teams' hands-on experience with a wide range of products from top vendors, we provide customers with the best quality products and technical application expertise and services at the lowest possible costs. The Continuous Improvement Supervisor is an ultimate team player, dedicated to creating value at every opportunity. This individual is resilient, adaptable, and committed to pushing the organization forward in its mission to provide customers with unparalleled service through operational excellence This position plays a critical role in driving operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. Additionally, this role is focused on elevating efficiency, productivity, and quality by leading and supporting initiatives that directly impact key business areas, including safety, customer value, quality, productivity, cycle time, growth, margin expansion, delivery, and inventory management. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES This position will provide leadership and oversight of the Continuous Improvement team to accomplish the following essential functions: Push innovative boundaries to enhance the customer experience, fostering a service model that is grounded in operational simplicity and efficiency. Lead and support multiple improvement projects from concept through execution, ensuring projects are on time, within scope, and aligned with the company's goals for quality and productivity. Drive progress, eliminate waste and focus on short & long term strategies. Support the OTC teams in implementing lean transformation and daily management across the organization in a standardized way. Actively identify, design, and implement process improvements that reduce waste, streamline workflows, and elevate operational performance. Works with senior leadership to set strategic initiatives to drive growth, performance, profitability, strategy, staff development, and opportunity development. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of continuous improvement efforts. This includes setting targets and continuously reviewing metrics to ensure initiatives are driving positive, measurable impact. Ensure OTC's Operations Methodology is applied in a way that supports business performance and true alignment of business goals and objectives across all segments. Participates in Gemba walks Provides necessary training specific to Lean Transformation tools and methodology. Execute key activities as part of Lean Transformation and daily management Support the launch of all activities needed to incorporate Lean Transformation and daily management into the OTC culture, including: Assisting in identifying on-going training needs Supporting communication of the direction of Lean Transformation and daily management initiatives to employees Utilizing a change management model to drive the lean culture transformation for the segments Ensure high levels of engagement for Rapid Improvement Events Drive OpEx culture change through coaching of employees and leaders to drive lean behaviors, and follow the principles and practices of OTC Track all changes/improvements made to provide Segment Leader