Global Lean Transformation Leader

Job Title: Global Leader, Lean Transformation
Location: Flexible / Global (Remote with significant travel to manufacturing sites)
Employment Type: Full-Time

About Us
Ingersoll Rand is a Fortune 500 company with a passion for making lives better. We do this by living our values and maintaining a relentless focus on helping our customers succeed while empowering our employees to think and act like owners. Through a portfolio of more than 40 trusted global brands, we deliver mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions that perform in some of the world’s most demanding environments. Our commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability drives long-term success for our customers, employees, and communities. For more information, visit www.irco.com.

Job Overview:
Are you a transformational operations leader who thrives on creating lasting business impact? Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Global Leader of Lean Transformation to lead and accelerate Operational Excellence initiatives across our global manufacturing network. Reporting directly to the Global Director of Operations, this highly visible leadership role will define and execute the organization's Lean transformation strategy, partnering with business leaders, plant managers, supply chain teams, and functional stakeholders worldwide. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement, and operational discipline while building the systems, capabilities, and leadership behaviors required to drive sustainable performance improvements. This is a unique opportunity to shape enterprise-wide strategy, influence senior leadership, and deliver measurable business results through Lean principles, cultural transformation, and Operational Excellence deployment across multiple manufacturing facilities globally.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the global Lean Transformation roadmap aligned with business objectives, strategic priorities, and long-term growth initiatives.
• Establish and standardize Operational Excellence systems across manufacturing facilities, including Daily Management, Tier Accountability, Leader Standard Work, Visual Management, Problem Solving, and Continuous Improvement processes.
• Lead Value Stream Mapping initiatives and Kaizen events to improve flow, eliminate waste, enhance customer service, and increase profitability.
• Drive business-wide adoption of Lean methodologies including 6S, SMED, Standard Work, Centerlining, Kanban, TPM, Visual Factory, Root Cause Analysis, and Kaizen.
• Create governance frameworks, performance metrics, maturity assessments, and sustainability mechanisms to ensure long-term success of transformation initiatives.
• Partner with site leadership to improve key operational metrics including Safety, TRIR, First Pass Yield, On-Time Delivery, Inventory Turns, Productivity, Scrap Reduction, Capacity Utilization, and Cost Performance.
• Facilitate strategic improvement workshops focused on lead-time reduction, inventory optimization, capacity enhancement, productivity gains, and operational efficiency.
• Design and deploy Lean training programs, certification pathways, and capability-building initiatives to develop future Operational Excellence leaders.
• Coach and mentor plant managers, operations leaders, and continuous improvement professionals on Lean leadership principles and behaviors.
• Lead turnaround and recovery efforts at underperforming sites by implementing structured improvement plans and sustainable operational practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Customer Service, EHS, and Operations teams to drive enterprise improvements.
• Benchmark industry best practices and identify opportunities to continuously elevate Operational Excellence standards.
• Leverage data analytics and operational metrics to identify opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and measure business impact.
• Support strategic planning activities by identifying transformational opportunities that improve profitability, scalability, customer satisfaction, and competitive advantage.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification required; Master Black Belt strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, continuous improvement, or Operational Excellence leadership.
• Demonstrated success implementing Lean Operating Systems across complex, multi-site manufacturing environments.
• Deep expertise in Value Stream Mapping, Flow Manufacturing, Daily Management Systems, TPM, Kaizen Leadership, and Lean Culture Development.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change and influence stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Experience developing and deploying enterprise-wide Operational Excellence strategies and transformation roadmaps.
• Strong project management, facilitation, coaching, and executive communication skills.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems such as SAP and manufacturing analytics tools.
• Ability to travel globally up to 25%.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into execution and measurable business results.
• Exceptional change leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong coaching and talent development skills with a passion for building high-performing teams.
• Data-driven decision maker with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, and presentation skills across all organizational levels.
• Results-oriented leader with a hands-on approach to driving sustainable operational improvements.
• Ability to influence without authority and foster collaboration across diverse global teams.

Preferences:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Master Black Belt certification.
• Experience leading global Lean transformation initiatives within industrial manufacturing environments.
• Track record of successfully driving large-scale cultural and operational transformations.
• Experience working across multiple regions and global manufacturing networks.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:

• Flexible work arrangement with frequent engagement across global manufacturing locations.
• Approximately 25% global travel required to support transformation initiatives, leadership coaching, and operational improvement events.
• Travel includes manufacturing facilities, leadership meetings, strategic workshops, and Operational Excellence assessments.

What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership, encouraging employees to take responsibility for our company’s success, the communities we serve, and their own personal growth and well-being. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you professionally and personally while creating opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

Our benefits include:

• Empowering Culture: A values-driven organization where employees are encouraged to think and act like owners.
• Career Growth: Opportunities to influence enterprise strategy and lead high-impact global initiatives.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and wellness resources.
• Retirement Savings: Competitive retirement programs to support your long-term financial goals.
• Employee Stock Programs: Opportunities to share in the company's success and future growth.
• Paid Time Off: Generous time away from work to recharge and maintain balance.
• Global Exposure: Collaborate with leaders and teams across a worldwide manufacturing network.

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE: IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers, and communities. Customers rely on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across more than 40 respected brands. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity, and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.