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• Overview

  Illinois Tool Works is hiring a Lean Six Sigma Manager in Owensboro, KY.

• Role description

  Step into a Lean Six Sigma Manager role where your ideas are heard, your growth is supported, and your contributions count. Bring zero-bureaucracy Continuous Learning and 6 years to Owensboro, and the return is $85,000 - $126,000, a freelance schedule, and influence that grows.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep Illinois Tool Works's freelance commitments visible and on track
  • Step in on additional duties that support the wider Illinois Tool Works mission
  • Hold Owensboro vendors to the standard we promised our users
  • Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning
  • Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations for review by leadership
  • Stitch together Flexibility and Time Management into one coherent workflow
  • Refuse to let Work-Life Balance debt quietly accumulate on your watch
  • Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week

  What You'll Bring

  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • Solid Teamwork grounding, plus Work-Life Balance you can pick up on the fly
  • Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
  • Judgment seasoned by at least 6 years of real consequences
  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time

  You won't find Illinois Tool Works on every billboard, but inside general circles across KY, this no-ego team is well known. Every voice in the KY office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

  The bottom line: $85,000 - $126,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexibility, wrapped into a Lean Six Sigma Manager role that grows as fast as you do.

  We refreshed the dates so you know this freelance role is current.

  This manager role won't stay open long, so apply while you can.

• Required skills

  • Teamwork
  • Continuous Learning
  • Flexibility
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Time Management
  • Professionalism
  • Strategic Planning
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Ethic
  • Goal Setting

• Benefits & perks

  • Onsite Childcare
  • Childcare Assistance
  • Direct access to leadership
  • Hybrid Work
  • Product Discounts
  • Lifestyle spending account
  • Accessible workplace design

• Apply before 2026-08-06

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.