Engineering Manager, Continuous Improvement
Stanley Black & Decker · Elyria, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $78k–$125k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management continuous improvement role at Stanley Black & Decker (industrial) in Elyria, OH. As Engineering Manager, Continuous Improvement, you will join our STANLEY® Engineered Fastening (SEF) team as an onsite employee.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $78k–$125k
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Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Stanley Black & Decker
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- 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?
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About the role
Engineering Manager, Continuous Improvement – Onsite
Elyria, OH, USA
Come build something that matters.
It takes great people to achieve greatness - people with purpose, integrity, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Join approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally making their mark on beloved brands including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.
The Job
As Engineering Manager, Continuous Improvement, you will join our STANLEY® Engineered Fastening (SEF) team as an onsite employee. You will:
- •Direct, administer, and coordinate activities supporting organizational goals and objectives.
- •Partner with EHS to ensure compliance with OSHA and plant safety policies, and enforce site rules.
- •Maximize efficient use of direct labor, manufacturing equipment, and indirect operations personnel.
- •Monitor production and utilization against plant standards, explain negative variances, and drive improvement.
- •Develop budgets aligned with financial goals.
- •Provide performance planning, coaching, instruction, and feedback to direct reports.
- •Lead large projects and multiple smaller projects efficiently and cost-effectively to enhance profitability.
- •Participate in employee involvement activities.
- •Oversee manufacturing operations to support efficient and profitable facility performance, including building maintenance and related personnel.
- •Share responsibility with Engineering, EHS, Quality, and Manufacturing for safety, equipment purchases, tool/plant/product design, and associated processes.
- •Work with agility across multiple sites.
The Person
You are eager to learn, grow, and contribute in a meaningful way. You also bring:
- •Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, management, or engineering preferred.
- •5+ years of management experience in manufacturing; controls engineering experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- •Knowledge of manufacturing, safety, and quality practices.
- •Demonstrated success developing and leading teams.
- •Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- •Prior Lean experience preferred.
The Details
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We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid time off, Tuition reimbursement, Well-being programs and benefits, Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and partner programs.
And More
Being part of our team means you can
Grow: Develop your skills across a global company with 20+ brands.
Learn : Access extensive learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
Belong: Work in a respectful environment that values diverse perspectives and experiences.
Give Back: Support local and global communities through volunteerism and sustainable business practices.
You’ll also gain the pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes around the world. We are more than the #1 tools company, more than a leader in outdoor power equipment and industrial solutions—we are visionaries and innovators with even more ahead. Join us.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN, etc.).
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
- •This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
- •The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
- •The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
- •Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
- •Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.
We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
Who We Are
We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
What You’ll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company