Continuous Improvement Manager

Welcome to Cascades!

Cascades is seeking a collaborative results-drivenContinuous Improvement Managerto lead and embed a culture of operational excellence at our Winnepeg Manitoba packaging manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with Operations Maintenance Engineering Safety and Supply Chain to identify prioritize and execute continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety quality service and cost performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is a full-time salaried leadership role.

Whats in it for you

Taking care of our people is in our natureso youll enjoy:

• A competitive annual base salary between $100000 and $124000
• 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
• Salary is based on experience and qualifications that alignment with requirement

Your Role

As Continuous Improvement Manager youll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential.
Your scope includes

• Continuous Improvement Leadership
• Lead the development and execution of site-level continuous improvement strategy aligned with Cascades operational excellence framework.
• Champion Lean manufacturing principles including problem-solving methodologies (A3 root cause analysis Kaizen Value Stream Mapping).
• Facilitate Kaizen events and improvement workshops to drive measurable gains in safety productivity quality service and cost.
• Partner with site leadership to prioritize CI initiatives based on business impact and operational needs.

Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement

• Analyze operational performance data toidentifytrends losses constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Drive standardoperating proceduredevelopment process stability and waste elimination across manufacturing warehousing and support functions.
• Support capacity optimization assetutilizationimprovements and cost reduction initiatives.
• Establish track and report KPIs to measure CI progress and sustain results.

Change Management & Capability Building

• Coach and mentor leaders and frontline teams on continuous improvement tools behaviors and mindset.
• Build internal CI capability through training effective facilitation and hands-on project support.
• Encourage employee engagement by creating opportunities for team members to contribute ideas and lead improvements.
• Support change management efforts to ensure improvements are adopted sustained and standardized.

Safety Quality & Compliance

• Integrate safety-first thinking into all continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Safety and Quality teams toeliminaterisks reduce defects and improve process reliability.
• Ensure CI activities align withH&S regulatoryrequirements environmental standards and Cascades policies.

What you bring

Youre a natural fit for Continuous Improvement Manager if you have:

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in engineering operations management Industrial Systems Business or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 5 years of continuous improvement or operational excellence experience in a manufacturing environment (packaging paper or converting preferred)
• LEAN Certification highly desirable - Proven experience leading Lean initiatives and cross-functional improvement projects.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing and CI methodologies (Kaizen A3 5 Why DMAIC Value Stream Mapping).

• Ability to analyze and interpret operational data to support fact-based decision-making.

• Experience working within ERP and manufacturing systems (SAP preferred).

• Proficiencywith Microsoft 365 including strong Excel and data presentation skills.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Influential leader with the ability to engage and partner across all levels of the organization.

• Strong facilitation coaching and change management skills.

• Results-oriented mindset with a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

• Clear confident communicator with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical actions.

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do wed love to meet you!

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

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably. This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization.