Continuous Improvement Manager

Welcome to Cascades!Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do. Join FRANCOIS ROUSSE's team as a Continuous Improvement Manager in Pryor and help build a more sustainable future.

What’s in it for youTaking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy:

• Annual salary between $90k - $100k
• Profit sharing and an employee share purchase plan
• A full range of benefits: group insurance, telemedicine, and an employer-supported retirement plan
• An annual allowance to spend on goods and services of your choice
• A yearly wellness program and employee assistance program
• A collaborative, respectful, and people-centered workplace

Your RoleAs Continuous Improvement Manager, you’ll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential.

Your scope includes:

• Be responsible for coaching the rigorous usage and ongoing improvement of lean manufacturing tools in the Pryor Paper Mill and Converting Plant.
• Conduct quarterly loss analyses to identify top opportunities, lead cost savings initiatives, and ensure site action plans are well aligned with the most impactful opportunities.
• Provide guidance, support, and coaching on rigorous usage of foundational lean tools – PerformEx as a way of working every day.
• Execute regular loss analysis data drilldowns to identify key opportunities for improvements.
• Serve as the problem-solving lead for helping teams solve complex issues following a DMAIC process.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma tools.

What you bringYou're a natural fit for Continuous Improvement Manager if you have:

• Engineering background with strong understanding of operations and lean principles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; a true people person and problem solver.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (mandatory); Power BI or SAP experience is a plus.
• Ability to coach teams, build systems, and collaborate within a strong leadership team.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification is an asset.

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we’d love to meet you!

Apply now and join our team as Continuous Improvement Manager in Pryor.

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably. This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization. / This posting is intended to build a pool of qualified candidates for future opportunities.