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Continuous Improvement Lead

Philips · Murrysville, PA

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Level
Manager
Team
Lean / CI
Base pay
$70k–$111k
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
4+ years
Industry
Medical devices
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

A management continuous improvement role at Philips (medical devices) in Murrysville, PA. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

They ask for
4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen
Base pay
$70k–$111k

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $144k–$217k. This one lists $70k–$111k.

Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 8 continuous improvement openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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

How this role compares

Against 7 other live lean / ci postings in Pennsylvania.

Experience asked
Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Lean 75%
  • ✓ Six Sigma 50%
  • Root cause 50%
  • Team leadership 38%
  • ✓ Kaizen 25%
  • Black Belt 25%

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

It asks for 4+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.

How to get in at this plant

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

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Philips

    We found 6 people at this company and state: 3 in this kind of role, 3 leaders. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

    Write to Chet → (free)
  3. 3

    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?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    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.

  5. 5

    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: Philips in Murrysville

1 other open role at this site · 6 people we found in lean / ci roles at Philips.

Full description from PhilipsAs posted on their careers site.Show

Your role

  • ◆Plan and execute productivity improvements that increase efficiency and effectiveness across the end-to-end value chain with primary focus around ISC functions.
  • ◆Identify cost-saving opportunities by optimizing processes, streamlining workflows, and supporting sustainable improvements.
  • ◆Partner with site leadership to implement improvement plans, new capabilities, and standardized procedures with effective change management support using lean methodologies and tools.
  • ◆Apply Operational Excellence methods and tools to improve performance within assigned operational areas.
  • ◆Assess Operational Excellence maturity, support Kaizen events and Six Sigma projects, and maintain clear process and system documentation.

requirements

  • ✓You’re certified in Lean Six Sigma preferred

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is onsite role!

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

  • ✓Learn more about our business .
  • ✓Discover our rich and exciting history.
  • ✓Learn more about our purpose.
  • ✓Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in PA is $70,000 to $111,000 annually.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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Job Title

Continuous Improvement Lead

Job Description

You're the right fit if

  • •You’ve acquired 4+ years of technical experience in Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent with Vocational Education.
  • •You have a Bachelor's Degree / Vocational Education in Engineering, Business Administration, Lean Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent.
  • •You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job

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