Full-Time

Continuous Improvement Manager

Updated on 9/3/2026

Deadline 7/31/27
Saft

Saft

1,001-5,000 employees

Designs and manufactures high-tech industrial batteries

No salary listed

Valdosta, GA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Six Sigma

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or a related field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
  • Proven experience in a role focused on continuous improvement or operational excellence is required.
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in an industrial setting is required.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
  • The ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve challenging goals is required.
  • Familiarity with quality management systems and methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean, TPS, and the Toyota Way is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively is required.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement comprehensive excellence programs to enhance organizational performance.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in identifying areas for improvement and developing actionable plans.
  • Monitor and analyze performance metrics to drive effective decision-making.
  • Facilitate training workshops and seminars to promote excellence and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Collaborate with departmental leaders to align strategies with overall business objectives.
  • Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with excellence standards.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and benchmarks to ensure best practices are implemented.
Desired Qualifications
  • An advanced degree is preferred.

Saft designs and manufactures high-tech industrial batteries for applications like transportation, telecommunications, and energy storage. It develops advanced battery chemistries and systems backed by research and manufacturing to deliver reliable power in demanding environments. The company differentiates itself with a long history (founded 1913), early public listing (1924), and the backing of TotalEnergies since 2016, giving it global reach and integration with a broader energy portfolio. Its goal is to provide sustainable, efficient energy storage that supports essential services and the transition to renewable energy.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Levallois-Perret, France

Founded

1913

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What believers are saying

  • March 2026 AllianzGI deal locked 789MW and 1,628MWh of German storage using Saft.
  • August 2026 Mana Battery partnership opens defense, aerospace, rail, datacenter, and UPS demand.
  • October 2025 Taiwan wins lifted Saft to 630MWh installed capacity there by 2026.

What critics are saying

  • TotalEnergies' 2028 battery portfolio depends on Saft meeting delivery, cost, and reliability targets.
  • Saft's March 2026 headcount slipped to 2,889, signaling limited internal scaling.
  • CATL, BYD, and Fluence can compress margins; a failed 5MWh ramp cedes grid BESS.

What makes Saft unique

  • Saft powers TotalEnergies' 2026 German and Taiwanese storage pipelines with proven industrial cells.
  • August 2026 Mana JDA gives Saft defense-grade sodium-ion qualification advantages.
  • Saft combines century-old battery know-how with mission-critical manufacturing and validation expertise.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Parental Leave

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Adoption Assistance

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

10%

2 year growth

10%
Yahoo Finance
Aug 3rd, 2026
Mana Battery and Saft partner to develop anode-free sodium-ion batteries for defense and aerospace

Mana Battery and Saft have signed a joint development agreement to commercialise anode-free sodium-ion battery technology. The partnership combines Mana Battery's electrolyte platform with Saft's manufacturing expertise to target defence, aerospace, rail, datacentre and industrial uninterruptible power supply markets. Anode-free sodium-ion cells assemble without anode active material, with the sodium anode forming during initial operation. This delivers higher energy density than conventional sodium-ion designs whilst using abundant, low-cost materials free from lithium, cobalt and nickel supply constraints. The technology offers wide temperature performance, strong safety characteristics and extended charge retention. Saft, a TotalEnergies subsidiary, brings decades of experience qualifying cells for demanding industrial and mission-critical applications.

Newswire
Apr 30th, 2024
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International Mining
Sep 15th, 2021
Saft launches ARROK as a new breed of lithium-ion battery tailored

Saft has launched ARROK® as a new breed of lithium-ion battery tailored, it says, for off-road industrial vehicles.