Facilities Process Improvement Manager

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community! **Meijer Rewards** - Weekly pay - Scheduling flexibility - Paid parental leave - Paid education assistance - Team member discount - Development programs for advancement and career growth **** Please review the job profile below and apply today! The Facilities Process Improvement Project Manager is responsible for driving operational excellence across facility maintenance and distribution operations. This role focuses on analyzing and standardizing processes, leading continuous improvement initiatives, integrating advanced technologies, and managing cross-functional projects. The ideal candidate will bring a strategic mindset, technical aptitude, and a passion for optimizing performance in a dynamic, multi-site environment. ## What You'll Be Doing: - Standardize SOPs across all facility maintenance operations. - Leverage and pull data, analyze monthly reporting, and create dashboards for leadership. - Project plans and timelines for facility expansion, layout changes or maintenance work. - Training materials and change management documentation for new processes. - Documented and executed Lean/Six Sigma projects with measurable cost savings or efficiency gains. - Successfully implement new technologies. - Cross-functional alignment plans for major initiatives. - Compliance Audit reporting ensuring adherence to safety and operational standards. ## What You Bring with You (Qualifications): - ​​Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following fields required: ​Industrial Engineering, ​Operations Management, ​Supply Chain Management, ​Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, ​Business Administration (with a focus on operations or logistics). - ​Preferred - Master’s Degree (MBA or MS) in Operations, Engineering Management, or Supply Chain Management. - ​Certifications such as: ​Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt), ​PMP (Project Management Professional), ​CMMS or WMS system training certifications, ​APICS CPIM or CSCP. - ​​Proven experience in warehouse/distribution and maintenance operations, preferably across multiple sites. ​ - ​Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, 5S or similar methodologies. ​ - Strong strategic thinking and data-driven decision-making skills. - ​Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities. - Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills. - ​Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, evolving environment. - ​​Expert in Lean and Six Sigma and other methodologies that focus on efficiency and waste reduction. - ​Experience with LMS and work order management systems - ​Technically proficient with WMS, automation systems, AS/RS, PLCs and related tools. - ​Advanced Excel knowledge and execution. - ​Power BI/Tableau - ​Other software etc. ​