Director of Continuous Improvement
Location: Clarksville, TN
Are you an experienced Director of Continuous Improvement looking for a challenging and rewarding role in Manufacturing? Our Director of Continuous Improvement is responsible for defining and governing Continuous Improvement strategy, performance standards, and capability development to drive measurable operational results across seasonal manufacturing environments.
This role supports our Print Division, ensuring seasonal readiness, post-season performance evaluation, and continuous improvement of operational execution from one season to the next.
Education: Bachelor's degree Engineer, Operations, Business, or related field.
Experience: 7+ years of experience leading manufacturing or operations improvement initiatives in a manufacturing, supply chain, E-comm or distribution environment.
Leadership & Innovation: Proven experience deploying Continuous Improvement initiatives across one or more plants or divisions.
Communication & Collaboration: Great interpersonal skills, strong communication and problem-solving skills. Well developed influencing, presentation and negotiating skills.
Analytical & Organizational Strength: Excellent analytical thinking, detail-oriented, and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Methodologies or Lean Principles: Lean Six-Sigma, Kaizen, and/or Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement training or experience.
Preferred skills: Experience supporting automation or technology-enabled process improvements.
We care about your health. We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage) in addition to voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more. We invest in your future. Our 401K plan has immediate vesting, so you can start saving for retirement right away. We want you to unplug when needed. We believe in taking your time off without guilt and offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays. We care about your development. We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.
Jostens leads the student commemoration market and has been serving local communities for over 125 years. We work with thousands of K-12 schools, colleges and universities each year, and have the honor of partnering with beloved sports teams and esteemed organizations across the country. Our iconic products like yearbooks, letter jackets, class jewelry and championship rings keep meaningful traditions alive and inspire millions of people to celebrate their unique stories, milestone moments and biggest accomplishments every year. We have 13 first-class facilities across the globe, from North America to the Caribbean.
Jostens is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please reach out to our HR team at recruiter@jostens.com. Jostens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.