Senior Manager, RBS (Continuous Improvement Leader)
Ralliant · Hollister, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management continuous improvement role at Ralliant (industrial) in Hollister, CA. Coach, lead and implement key RBS tools and processes across site to accelerate innovation, growth, and operational results.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Value stream mapping
- Day to day
- about 25% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in California: typical posted base $109k–$166k.
Median of the low and high ends of 13 live postings that list pay, out of 26 continuous improvement openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 25 other live lean / ci postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $109k–$166k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 81%
- ✓ Kaizen 62%
- Six Sigma 62%
- ✓ Value stream mapping 58%
- Root cause 42%
- Black Belt 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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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?
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This plant: Ralliant in Hollister
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Job Summary
The Senior Ralliant Business System Leader (RBSL), Hollister, leads the implementation of the Ralliant Business System across the organization to deliver short- and long-term results. The role creates and drives the Kaizen roadmap, event execution, and Champion progression throughout site, across the other RBSL’s and reports to the VP of RBS.
Primary
Responsibilities
- ◆Coach, lead and implement key RBS tools and processes across site to accelerate innovation, growth, and operational results
- ◆Train, coach, and mentor team members through Lean Kaizen events, structured problem solving, shop floor improvements, and RBS training – and challenge leaders in the organization to hold their teams accountable to growing in competency in the above
- ◆Drive the site to create and support SME funnel and monitor and provide feedback on SME development toward Champion level capability. Identify and drive focus on Fundamental SME needed for the site.
- ◆Promote and sustain an RBS culture across all departments (not just operations) through communications, coaching, training, and business support to improve employee awareness of opportunities to engage RBS to win as a team
- ◆Challenge site leaders to build and execute an RBS roadmap aligned to policy deployment, business objectives, and KPI targets and partner with them to execute
- ◆Help lead site’s Operations Reviews and Daily Management Reviews to identify gaps, and identify RBS tool and concepts that teams can use to drive improved results
- ◆Develop, deploy, and manage an effective Kaizen funnel to prioritize opportunities and sustain throughput with weekly reviews and 30, 60, 90-day report outs
- ◆Facilitate benchmarking and best-practice sharing with other PacSci Teams and Ralliant Operating Companies
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- ✓5+ years of experience in operations or a continuous improvement-focused business system
- ✓Proven results with Lean / Kaizen / continuous improvement
- ✓Demonstrated track record of delivering results
- ✓Skilled in leading change, and driving ongoing improvements across the value streams
- ✓Strong analytical skills and experience leveraging data to drive decisions and improvements
- ✓Proficiency in fundamental lean tools, structured problem solving, value stream mapping, and Kaizen facilitation
- ✓Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- ✓Ability to travel up to 25%
- ✓Export Control Requirement: Due to U.S. Government contract
requirements
applicable to this position, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment in this role.
Ralliant Corporation Overview
Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we’re building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.
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Characteristics
- •Hands-on, meticulous, and capable of seeing the big picture
- •Able to break down problems and complex situations into actions that drive progress
- •Strong bias for action and passion for getting things done correctly
- •Strong communication, training, and facilitation skills; capable of influencing others
- •Highly skilled at priority setting and followership
- •Capable of driving action and continuous improvement while operating in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
- •Deep passion for / mastery of lean methods and exemplary demonstration of RBS principles (i.e. Win as one team, Solve problems, Learn by doing, Unlock growth, and Own our future.)
