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Manufacturing Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement Leader, North America

Veralto · Elk Grove Village, IL

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Level
Manager
Team
Lean / CI
Base pay
$90k–$100k
Experience asked
8+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
14 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management continuous improvement role at Veralto (industrial) in Elk Grove Village, IL. Plan, facilitate, and sustain kaizen activity through effective pre-work, chartering, execution, follow-up, sustainment reviews, countermeasure tracking, practitioner development, and leadership coaching.

They ask for
8+ years
Tools it names
Lean, Kaizen, 5S, Root cause
Base pay
$90k–$100k

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in Illinois: typical posted base $120k–$171k. This one lists $90k–$100k.

Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 15 continuous improvement openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 14 other live lean / ci postings in Illinois.

Base pay
About 32% below similar roles

Typical $113k–$165k, from 7 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (8+ vs 10+)

Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Lean 93%
  • Six Sigma 73%
  • ✓ Kaizen 73%
  • ✓ Root cause 60%
  • Black Belt 53%
  • Value stream mapping 40%

✓ = 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.

At a glance

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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 Veralto

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  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.

  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: Veralto in Elk Grove Village

1 other open role at this site.

Full description from VeraltoAs posted on their careers site.Show

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Director of Veralto Enterprise System (VES) for The Americas , the Manufacturing Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement Leader, North America will own, deploy, and sustain VES fundamentals across Videojet in North America. The role is primarily focused on Operations and Manufacturing lean processes, while partnering across Supply Chain, Quality, Customer Care, Finance, Sales, Service, Engineering, Product Management, HR, and other functions to strengthen performance and build VES capability.

You will work closely with site, functional, and regional leaders to improve Policy Deployment and KPI results through practical application of VES tools, daily management, standard work, structured problem solving, kaizen, and Gemba-based leadership. You will coach leaders and associates, connect improvement priorities across functions, and help sustain measurable results.

In this role, a typical day will look like

  • ◆Drive measurable and sustainable improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, customer experience, and other VES and business KPIs.
  • ◆Partner with Operations and Manufacturing leaders to identify performance gaps, prioritize opportunities, and implement countermeasures that improve flow, productivity, quality, delivery, cost, and standard work adherence.
  • ◆Coach teams in VES fundamentals, including structured problem solving, daily and visual management, leadership standard work, kaizen, 5S, process mapping, KPI reviews, and Gemba observation.
  • ◆Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives that strengthen end-to-end processes, clarify ownership, improve handoffs, eliminate waste, and connect operational improvements to customer and business outcomes.
  • ◆Plan, facilitate, and sustain kaizen activity through effective pre-work, chartering, execution, follow-up, sustainment reviews, countermeasure tracking, practitioner development, and leadership coaching.
  • ◆Use KPI trends, data analysis, and Gemba observations to identify root causes, measure impact, prepare concise executive updates, and support Policy Deployment and business priorities.

The essential

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Imagine yourself…

  • •Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
  • •Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every improvement initiative.
  • •Collaborating with an inclusive, cross-functional team to deliver sustainable business results.

It’s all possible with a role at Videojet , a Veralto company. You have likely purchased or used a product touched by Videojet Technologies this week. Videojet is a world leader in the product identification market, providing in-line printing, coding and marking products, consumables, and software solutions. Our technologies help ensure the safety and authenticity of products sold across food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets worldwide.

As part of the Videojet team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll work on improvements that have an everyday impact on customers, associates, and business performance. Along the way, you’ll have opportunities to deepen your expertise, strengthen your leadership capabilities, and make your mark on our business and your career.

of the job include

  • •Minimum of 8 years of experience deploying continuous improvement, lean, or VES fundamentals in Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, or another process-intensive environment.
  • •Demonstrated experience applying structured problem solving, daily management, visual management, standard work, kaizen, process mapping, 5S, and Gemba-based improvement methods.
  • •Demonstrated record of improving operational KPIs such as safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, throughput, lead time, or standard work adherence.
  • •Experience facilitating kaizen events, Gemba walks, daily management reviews, root cause analysis, sustainment audits, and cross-functional problem-solving sessions.
  • •Experience building lean or VES capability through coaching, training, practitioner development, certification support, leadership standard work, and sustainment governance.
  • •Proficiency with data analysis, spreadsheets, presentations, and statistical or analytical tools used to assess performance and communicate results.

It would be a plus if you also possess

  • +Experience in a multi-site manufacturing, operations, supply chain, industrial technology, or lean deployment environment.
  • +Experience leading cross-functional improvements involving manufacturing, supply chain, quality, engineering, service, customer care, or commercial teams.
  • +Familiarity with the Danaher Business System, Veralto Enterprise System, Toyota Production System, or a comparable lean operating system.
  • +Experience improving both manufacturing and transactional processes.

Videojet is proud to part of the Product Quality & Innovation segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility : where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

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