John Herold
Driving operational excellence through problem solving and manufacturing operations.
- Role
- Continuous Improvement Manager at Cleaver-Brooks
- Location
- Valdosta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Herold
Manufacturing and operations executive focused on building scalable operating systems, developing leaders, and driving sustainable performance improvement. Experienced leading Lean transformations, operational excellence initiatives, and cultural change across automotive, food, industrial services, and advanced manufacturing environments.Known for partnering with leadership teams to translate strategy into execution through disciplined problem solving, standard work, and empowered engagement. Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with experience at plant, regional, and enterprise levels, including P&L leadership and multi-site operations.Motivated by building organizations that are safer, more reliable, and better positioned for long-term growth.
Experience
Continuous Improvement Manager
Feb 2026 — Present
Education
Kettering University
M.S., Operations Management and Supervision
1998 — 2001
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Metallurgical Engineering
GCHS
HS Diploma, College Prep
1977 — 1981
Kettering University
M.S., Manufacturing Management
1998 — 2000
Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Kaizen
- Spc
- Value Stream Mapping
- 5s
- Operational Excellence
- Green Belt
- Manufacturing
- Process Improvement
- Operations Management
- Process Engineering
- Toyota Production System
- Six Sigma
- Change Management
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Employee Engagement
- Fmea
- Metallurgy
- Root Cause Analysis
- Tpm
- Smed
- Product Development
- Design of Experiments
- Dmaic
- Leadership
- Automotive
- Poka Yoke
- Kanban
- Haccp
- Oee
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Iso
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Iso Standards
- Total Productive Maintenance (Tpm)
- Statistical Process Control (Spc)
- Project Management
- Management
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