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Directeur Amélioration continue / CI Manager

@ GATX

Montréal, Quebec

Full-time5+ years experienceBilingual
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Responsibilities:

  • Champion le management visuel quotidien (DVM) dans le cadre SQDC
  • Diriger des projets Kaizen et Blitz aux résultats durables
  • Implanter et pérenniser le 5S par la formation et les audits
  • Soutenir les initiatives stratégiques et les projets d'investissement
  • Former les équipes à la résolution de problèmes et au Déploiement Stratégique

Requirements summary:

  • Diplôme universitaire en gestion des opérations ou génie industriel requis
  • 5 ans d'expérience analytique ou de gestion d'installation, idéalement en MRO
  • Certification Lean Six Sigma Green Belt ou supérieure préférée
  • Capacité d'influence sans autorité hiérarchique directe
  • Maîtrise du français et de l'anglais à l'oral et à l'écrit

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Employer posting date
2024-11-04
First seen by our source
2026-10-14
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SeniorityManager
DepartmentBusiness operations
Experience5+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: moderate · ground: minimal
Work settingPlant or factory, Office
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer moderate
LanguagesEnglish, French
Licences & certificationsLean Six Sigma Green Belt
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyOperations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration

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Job description

Overview / Aperçu

Le/la Responsable Amélioration Continue (CI Manager) dirigera les initiatives d’amélioration continue au sein de l’installation de maintenance et de réparation de wagons de GATX. Il sera le champion CI sur le site, garantissant l’adoption complète des composantes Sécurité, Qualité, Livraison et Coût (SQDC), animera des événements Kaizen et Blitz générant des améliorations mesurables et durables, intégrera les pratiques 5S et pilotera le processus de Déploiement Stratégique (x-matrix) au sein des opérations du site. La personne doit être passionnée par la transformation des processus, la gestion des opérations, la stratégie et la résolution de problèmes basée sur les données.

The CI Manager will lead Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts at GATX’s railcar repair maintenance facility. This role will serve as a site CI champion ensuring full adoption of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) components, lead Kaizen and Blitz events that deliver measurable, sustainable improvements, embed 5S practices, and lead/manage the Strategy Deployment process (x-matrix) within site operations. The individual must be passionate about process transformation, operations management, strategy and data driven problem solving.

Responsibilities / Responsabilités

Principales activités

% Dédié

1) ) Être le champion du Management Visuel Quotidien (DVM) dans le cadre SQDC. Assurer l’utilisation cohérente des outils visuels dans tous les centres de travail via formation/coaching et gestion du processus. Garantir transparence, responsabilisation et amélioration continue de la performance.

30%

2) Diriger des projets Kaizen/Blitz pour générer des changements durables :

a) Analyser les données, identifier et définir les opportunités d’amélioration

b) Obtenir l’implication interfonctionnelle

c) Développer l’appropriation des résultats

d) Établir les données de référence, suivre et rapporter les améliorations réalisées pour garantir leur pérennité

e) Créer ou mettre à jour les instructions de travail spécifiques au site (SWI)

25%

3) Mettre en œuvre et pérenniser le 5S via formation/coaching, création et maintien des standards visuels et audits structurés.

4) Soutenir les initiatives stratégiques et les projets d’investissement du site visant l’excellence opérationnelle.

25%

5) Former afin de développer une culture de résolution de problèmes :

a) Renforcer les compétences en enseignant aux équipes comment mener leurs propres événements Kaizen et autres méthodologies Lean

b) Former/accompagner l’équipe sur le processus de Déploiement Stratégique

20%

Key Activities

% Time Spent

1) Champion Daily Visual Management (DVM) within the SQDC framework. Drive consistent use of visual tools across all work centers through training/coaching and managing the process. Ensure transparency, accountability, and continuous performance improvement.

30%

2) Lead Kaizen/Blitz projects to drive change with sustainable results

a) Analyze data, identify and scope improvement opportunities

b) Acquire cross functional involvement

c) Develop ownership for results

d) Responsible for establishing baseline and tracking/reporting realized improvement to ensure improvements are sustained.

e) And, either create or update site-specific SWIs as a result

25%

3) Implement and sustain 5S through training/coaching, creation and maintenance of visual standards and structured audits.

4) Support strategic initiatives and facility capital projects that reinforce operational excellence.

25%

5) Educate in the pursuit of creating a problem-solving culture:

a) Build capability by teaching teams to lead their own Kaizen events and other core lean methodologies

b) Train/coach the team on Strategy Deployment process

20%

Qualifications / Qualification

Formation et expérience requises/Education and/or Experience required (including certifications):

  • Diplôme universitaire en gestion des opérations, génie industriel, administration ou discipline pertinente requis
  • 5 ans d’expérience dans un rôle analytique ou de gestion d’installation, idéalement en environnement MRO ou industriel lourd
  • Certification Lean Six Sigma Green Belt ou supérieure préférée
  • Expérience avérée en influence et persuasion sans autorité hiérarchique directe
  • Certification en gestion de projet : un atout
  • Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, business or other relevant discipline is required
  • 5 years’ experience in an analytical role or facility management, preferably in Maintenance, Repair, Operations (MRO) or heavy industrial environment
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification is preferred
  • Proven experience influencing and persuading without having direct authority
  • Project Management certification and experience is a plus.

Compétences clés (comportementales) / Key Competencies (non-technical behavioral skills, i.e. presentation, negotiation, customer service skills), in priority order. Select from “key competencies for job descriptions” list:

  • Favoriser un environnement de travail respectueux et inclusif
  • Aisance interpersonnelle en gestion du changement et résolution de conflits
  • Compétences analytiques
  • Coaching
  • Influence et persuasion sans autorité directe
  • Excellente communication orale et écrite en français et en anglais
  • Foster a respectful and inclusive work environment
  • Interpersonal savvy in change management and conflict resolution
  • Analytical skills
  • Coaching
  • Influencing and persuading without having direct authority
  • Excellent verbal and written communication in both French and English

Autre informations / Other (i.e., physical requirements, travel, etc. that is not covered above):

  • Déplacements : 5 à 10 % du temps en Amérique du Nord, selon les missions
  • Travel requirements vary with assignments, 5-10% of the time across N. America

Canadian Indigenous People Verbiage

GATX Montreal acknowledges the Indigenous nations that encountered one another on the territory of the Island of Montreal prior to and even after the establishment of the French. It also honours the memory of the Great Peace of 1701, a treaty that fostered peaceful relationships between France, its Indigenous allies, and the Haudenosaunee federation.

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