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Continuous Improvement Manager
@ Marquis Book Printing
Louiseville, Quebec
Overview
Marquis Book Printing is hiring a Continuous Improvement Manager for its Louiseville plant, a permanent 39-hour-per-week role reporting to the Plant Manager. The manager leads Lean and Kaizen improvement projects, coaches operational teams and supervises the Quality Assurance Coordinator. The posting states a salary from $90,000 per year.
Pay:
From $90,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Develop the continuous improvement master plan
- Lead high-impact improvement projects
- Deploy Lean tools and facilitate Kaizen events
- Coach managers and operational teams
- Monitor deliverables and measure financial benefits
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or operations management
- Significant continuous improvement experience in manufacturing
- Experience managing improvement projects
- Lean Six Sigma certification preferred (Green or Black Belt)
- Strong leadership, facilitation and change management skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 39 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt |
| Encouraged to apply | Women, Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, People with disabilities |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Industrial Engineering, Operations Management |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Relocation assistance, Wellness, Home office allowance |
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Marquis Book Printing
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Full company description
Established in 1937, Marquis, now a division of Lakeside Book Company , is offering integrated book printing and logistics solutions to thousands of content owners in Canada, the United States and Europe. The company operates three production plants in Montmagny, Louiseville and Toronto as well as a logistics centre in Ontario. It also includes a division specializing in the production of yearbooks and school agendas, Le Laurentien, and a division dedicated to graphic production. Marquis is a story of affinity and simplicity; due to the company's mastery of new technologies, its sense of innovation and its privileged relationships with our customers.
- LinkedIn followers
- 3,014
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 233
- Reported office locations
- 350 rue des Entrepreneurs, Montmagny, Québec G5V 4T1, CA
- 750 avenue Deveault, Louiseville, Québec J5V 3C2, CA
- 4137 boulevard de Portland, Sherbrooke, Québec J1L 2Z1, CA
- 230 3e Rue, Québec, Quebec G1L 2S8, CA
- 3480 Pharmacy Avenue, Toronto, ON M1W 2S7, CA
- Other recorded names
- Marquis Book Printing
- Specialties
- Graphic Production
- Prepress
- Printing
- Multi-platform Digital Conversion
- Printing on demand
- Warehousing and Distribution
- Binding
- Production Graphique
- Impression sur demand
- Entreposage
- Conversion numérique multi-plateforme
- Prépresse
- Impression
- and La Reliure
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Established in 1937, Marquis, now a division of Lakeside Book Company , is offering integrated book printing and logistics solutions to thousands of content owners in Canada, the United States and Europe. The company operates three production plants in Montmagny, Louiseville and Toronto as well as a logistics centre in Ontario. It also includes a division specializing in the production of yearbooks and school…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Printing Services |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Montmagny, Québec |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1937 |
| Specialties | Graphic ProductionPrepressPrintingMulti-platform Digital ConversionPrinting on demandWarehousing and DistributionBindingProduction GraphiqueImpression sur demandEntreposage |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 11 |
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Established in 1937, Marquis, a division of Lakeside Book Company, offers integrated print and logistics solutions to thousands of content owners in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Today, our team includes more than 600 employees in six business locations across Canada: Montmagny, Quebec City, Louiseville, Sherbrooke, Georgetown, and Toronto. Marquis is at the heart of our industry's action due to the company's mastery of new technologies, sense of innovation, and privileged relationships with our customers.
Marquis is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager for its Louiseville plant.
- Work Schedule: 39 hours/week
- Location: Louiseville
- Employment Type: Permanent Position
- What Marquis Offers
- Work-life balance, flexible scheduling, and floating holidays;
- Fitness activity allowance;
- Group insurance, retirement savings plan, and employee assistance program;
- Relocation assistance, and more.
General Responsibilities
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for deploying and advancing the continuous improvement culture throughout the organization. The incumbent leads initiatives aimed at improving performance, reducing waste, increasing productivity, and optimizing processes.
The Continuous Improvement Manager acts as a partner to managers by facilitating the identification, prioritization, and execution of strategic plant transformation projects.
Specific Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the continuous improvement master plan.
- Identify improvement opportunities aligned with business objectives.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement at all levels of the organization.
- Ensure projects are aligned with the plant’s strategic priorities.
- Lead high-impact improvement projects.
- Define objectives, timelines, resources, and success indicators.
- Monitor deliverables and achieved gains.
- Present project progress to the leadership team.
- Deploy Lean Manufacturing tools.
- Facilitate Kaizen events.
- Implement practices aimed at reducing waste.
- Improve production flows and administrative processes.
- Train and support managers in the use of continuous improvement tools.
- Act as a coach for operational teams.
- Encourage the development of continuous improvement champions across departments.
- Develop operational performance indicators.
- Analyze performance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Measure the financial and operational benefits of improvement projects.
- Ensure the sustainability of implemented improvements.
- Supervise the Quality Assurance Coordinator.
- Ensure quality-related considerations are integrated into improvement projects.
- Promote collaboration among the various departments within the plant.
Desired Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Significant experience in continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in managing improvement projects.
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt preferred).
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
- Strong leadership and team mobilization abilities.
- Strong systems-thinking and analytical capabilities.
- Proven change management skills.
- Ability to influence without direct authority.
- Results-oriented mindset.
- Excellent project management skills.
Marquis subscribes to an employment equity program and values diversity and inclusion within its teams. Therefore, we are committed to providing a respectful selection process and work environment that is sensitive to differences and free from any form of discrimination. We will fairly consider all qualified applications for this position. We encourage women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodation measures may be offered to persons with disabilities, upon request, at any stage of the preselection or selection process. #miimp
Pay: From $90,000.00 per year
Marquis is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for interview consideration will be contacted. Marquis encourages applications from all qualified candidates and is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment and selection process, please notify Human Resources.
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