Continuous Improvement Specialist

Boeing

Continuous Improvement Specialist enhancing manufacturing operations at Boeing through Lean and process improvement techniques. Collaborating with teams to eliminate waste and sustain improvements on the shop floor.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeEverett • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $108,900 - $133,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Read the conditions on the floor – the work, the people, the process – and apply the right tool for the problem, including the judgment to keep it simple when a full event isn’t warranted.
Embed with manufacturing teams on the floor, building the working relationships that get improvements adopted and sustained after the engagement ends.
Support the site’s Oobeya — the cross-functional command center, or war room, where the team surfaces problems and works them to resolution.
Lead and facilitate Kaizen / rapid improvement events and smaller focused improvement projects.
Map current- and future-state processes (value-stream mapping, process flowcharts) to identify waste and opportunities.
Collect and analyze process performance data; develop simple visual metrics and dashboards to track improvements.
Perform root-cause analysis (5 Whys, fishbone, DMAIC) and design / prioritize countermeasures.
Implement pilot solutions on the shop floor; create standard work, checklists, and visual controls.
Support handoff and scaling of successful pilots; train and coach operators and supervisors.
Monitor sustainment activities (audits, Gemba walks, control plans) to ensure improvements stick.
Document lessons learned, update CI backlog, and report outcomes (time / cost / quality / safety).
Support small tooling, fixturing, or automation improvements with engineering where applicable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of hands-on continuous-improvement, process-improvement, or manufacturing / operations experience.
3+ years of experience in Aerospace and/or Manufacturing Support
Demonstrated hands-on application of improvement tools on a manufacturing or operations floor (not solely workshop facilitation).
Strong team-collaboration & interpersonal skills; comfortable leading cross-functional improvement events.
2+ years of experience with Lean tools (Kaizen, 5S, standard work, VSM, etc.) and/or basic Six Sigma problem-solving.
Ability to collect / analyze data and create simple charts or dashboards to measure impact.
Hands-on, shop-floor presence with the ability to test and iterate solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and change-management aptitude.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

Continuous ImprovementProcess ImprovementValue-Stream MappingRoot-Cause AnalysisDMAIC5 WhysFishbone DiagramStandard Work CreationVisual ControlsPerformance Metrics Development

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsChange Management Aptitude