Continuous Improvement Manager

Commercial Metals Company · Morrow, GA

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Level: Manager
Team: Lean / CI
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 8+ years
Certification: Black Belt required
Industry: Metals
Posted: Recently

The role in 30 seconds

A management continuous improvement role at Commercial Metals Company (metals) in Morrow, GA.

They ask for: 8+ years · degree required · Black Belt required
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Green Belt, Kaizen, MES

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in Georgia: typical posted base $101k–$148k.

Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 10 continuous improvement openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Georgia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 9 other live lean / ci postings in Georgia.

Experience asked: Typical (8+ years)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Lean 50%
✓ Kaizen 40%
✓ Six Sigma 40%
Team leadership 30%
Root cause 30%
✓ Power BI / Tableau 30%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 8+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

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Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Commercial Metals Company
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
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Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Commercial Metals Company in Morrow

1 other open role at this site.

Controls & Automation Engineer · Controls

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What You'll Do

◆Lead site-wide continuous improvement strategy aligned to safety, KPIs, and business goals
◆Partner across functions to identify, prioritize, and execute high-impact improvements
◆Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement tools to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and cost
◆Lead cross-functional projects from problem identification through sustained implementation
◆Oversee the portfolio of projects across the organization to ensure alignment with business goals and priorities.
◆Analyze process performance using data-driven methods to identify waste, variability, and improvement opportunities
◆Standardize best practices across departments and shifts to sustain operational improvements
◆Present business cases, project results, and recommendations to site leadership
◆Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement
◆Perform additional duties as assigned

What You'll Need

✓8+ years in continuous improvement, operations, engineering, or manufacturing leadership
✓Lean Six Sigma Black Belt strongly preferred; Green Belt or ability to obtain within an established timeframe required
✓Experience with ERP/MES, CMMS, Power BI, Microsoft Project, and advanced Excel
✓Proven success delivering results through Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives
✓Ability to analyze data, solve complex problems, and drive practical, sustainable improvements
✓Ability to influence, motivate and direct large, cross-functional teams that do not report directly in to this position
✓Hands-on leader who is comfortable spending time on the shop floor to observe work processes and validate data
✓Willingness to travel for benchmarking, cross-site support, and continuous improvement initiatives

Your Education

✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related technical field required
✓Master's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field preferred

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

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it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

•Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
•Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
•4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
•$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
•Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
•Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
•Employee Stock Purchase Plan
•Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.