Posted 6 months ago
Director, Continuous Improvement
@ Davie
Lévis, Quebec
Overview
Davie, Canada's largest shipyard, is hiring a Director of Continuous Improvement to lead its CI department and build a Lean culture across the organization. The role sets strategic CI priorities with senior management, owns CI governance, and tracks cost of poor quality and ROI with Finance. It is a full-time position with no pay or schedule stated.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Continuous Improvement department and build a Lean culture
- Set strategic CI initiatives with senior management
- Develop and monitor COPQ and ROI for CI projects with Finance
- Support process mapping with the QA department
- Work with Production Engineering on specifications and standards
Requirements summary:
- Engineering bachelor's or master's degree, or quality certification
- Minimum ten years leading CI projects and people
- Lean or Six Sigma training or certification
- Shipyard experience in ship repair or shipbuilding (asset)
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · oraclecloud
- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Director |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Management experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Lean Six Sigma certification |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Engineering |
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Davie
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 91 |
As Director, Continuous Improvement, you will be responsible for providing leadership to the Continuous Improvement (CI) Department at Davie to develop a strong culture of continuous improvement across the organization which includes a culture of ensuring the profitability of CI projects. More specifically, you will:
Implement and promote a Lean culture and continuous improvement mindset through effective training, mentoring, and coaching delivered by Davie’s CI team.
Collaborate with senior management to identify and prioritize strategic initiatives that drive significant and measurable improvements across the business and oversee their implementation.
Establish and maintain the CI organizational structure and governance framework, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in identifying and prioritizing strategic initiatives, as well as supporting their execution.
Working closely with the Finance Department, develop and monitor COPQ and ROI for all CI related projects.
Support organizational process mapping in coordination with the QA department,
Work closely with the Production Engineering Department to ensure product specifications can be achieved efficiently and recommend changes to specifications or standards based on identified quality issues or improvement opportunities.
Align the organization’s CI culture and activities with strategic objectives, including supporting software selection processes and leading major corporate change initiatives.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in an engineering discipline, or a quality certification (or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience).
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience leading CI projects and people.
Experience in shipyards, including both ship repair and shipbuilding (an asset).
Lean/Six Sigma training or certification.
Founded in 1825, Davie is Canada’s largest shipyard. We build and repair specialized, essential vessels for government and commercial clients.
Working at Davie means embracing vast possibilities every day and taking part in an adventure where every project leads to something monumental. It’s about tackling big challenges with creativity, determination, and passion.
There’s a real sense of pride in being part of the Davie team. It’s not just about delivering major projects—it’s about innovation and pushing boundaries to accomplish something truly remarkable.
At Davie, we forge the monumental!
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