Lean Business Improvement Project Manager

Lean Business Improvement Project Manager

Location: Mobile, AL

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Lean Business Improvement Projects (LBIPs) from initiation through deployment and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain project identification documents, business cases, project charters, and macro-level project plans.
• Establish project objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Organize and facilitate major milestone reviews and governance meetings.
• Prepare and present milestone review reports to leadership and stakeholders.

Business & Technical Analysis

• Perform detailed assessments of current-state ("As-Is") processes, systems, tools, and operational practices.
• Conduct technical analyses to identify improvement opportunities and define future-state ("To-Be") solutions.
• Evaluate process impacts across people, tools, systems, and operational workflows.
• Gather and analyze Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback to ensure business needs are incorporated into solutions.
• Identify and validate quick-win opportunities that deliver measurable value.

Change Management & Communication

• Develop and execute comprehensive change management strategies.
• Identify impacted stakeholder populations and assess organizational readiness.
• Create communication plans and communication toolkits to support project adoption.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout project execution.
• Support training and deployment activities to ensure successful implementation.

Risk & Opportunity Management

• Identify project risks, opportunities, constraints, and blockers.
• Develop mitigation plans and corrective actions to address identified risks.
• Monitor project performance and proactively escalate issues as needed.
• Ensure action plans are effectively executed and tracked to completion.

Deployment & Continuous Improvement

• Develop technical deployment and implementation plans.
• Coordinate project execution with Quality, Production, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operational Support teams.
• Track project benefits against established targets and KPIs.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and sustainment activities following deployment.
• Promote Lean methodologies and best practices across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, continuous improvement, manufacturing operations, quality, or industrial engineering.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Change Management principles.
• Experience performing process mapping, impact assessments, and root cause analysis.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace, automotive, or advanced manufacturing industry experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with production, quality, and engineering processes in a Final Assembly Line (FAL) environment.
• Knowledge of risk management methodologies and organizational change management frameworks