Continuous Improvement Manager - ISO
Job Number: 11696
External Description:
About this role:
The Continuous Improvement Manager / ISO owns the site's management system and continuous-improvement governance, ensuring certification readiness and driving systematic improvement. This role manages the ISO program end-to-end documentation, internal audits, corrective actions and management reviews.
Key Responsibilities:
- Owns the site management system (ISO 9001, and ISO 14001/45001 as applicable) and certification readiness.
- Manages the internal audit program, external audits and certification bodies.
- Governs documentation control, procedures, records and process maps.
- Leads corrective and preventive action (CAPA) programs and closure effectiveness.
- Prepares and facilitates management reviews with site leadership.
- Drives continuous-improvement governance, KPIs and the improvement pipeline.
- Trains and coaches teams on the management system and improvement methods.
- Ensures readiness for customer and regulatory audits.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of quality, management-system or continuous-improvement experience, including leading others.
- 2+ years of experience owning an ISO 9001 management system, including certification and audits.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Business or a related field.
- Strong command of internal audit programs, CAPA and document control.
- Experience facilitating management reviews and driving improvement governance.
- Ability to train, coach and influence teams across the organization.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills (8D, A3, root-cause analysis).
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (ISO 14001/45001 a plus).
- Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- Experience preparing a site for initial certification.
Job Number: 30218429
Community / Marketing Title: Continuous Improvement Manager - ISO
Location_formattedLocationLong: Texas, US