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Business Excellence (Lean) Leader at Flex

Posted in Engineering 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: MANCHESTER, Connecticut





Job Description:

Flex is a leading sketch-to-scale™ solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. With more than 200,000 professionals across 30 countries and a promise to help make the world Live Smarter™, the company provides innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight and logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets. For more information please visit our careers page at www.flex.com

                      



  • Industry: Electrical / Electronic Manufacturing


  • Type: Public Company


  • NASDAQ: FLEX


  • Headquarters: 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, 486123


  • Company Size: 10,001+ employees


  • Website: www.flex.com

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Job Description

The Business Excellence Leader will be based in Manchester, CT and will be responsible for continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization, coaching and enabling waste removal activities using lean and six sigma approaches and tools and guiding actions to a sustainable conclusion.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:


  • Intense collaboration

  • Passionate customer focus

  • Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution

  • Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement

  • Relentless drive to win

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do…


  • Work as a change agent and drive lean and six sigma activities.

  • Applying and deploying Flextronics Lean Enterprise Principles across the entire organization.

  • Responsible to eliminate waste and create value by reducing variation in the processes to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.

  • Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.

  • Drive and yokoten the identified Best practices based on the agreed timelines.

  • Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work.

  • Conduct lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean culture thru out the organization by co-leading and co-facilitating Lean Deployment.

  • Perform assessment of LMT Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps.

  • Actively participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.

  • For assigned special project/segment/customer priorities to formulate and propose strategy of Lean Transformation (continuous workshop in 90 days).

  • Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities.



Here is some of what you’ll need (required)…


  • 3 – 5 years of experience as Business Excellence Leader o similar role

  • Lean Green Belt or Black Green Belt certification

  • Previous experience in a manufacturing environment

  • Experience training and/or leading small groups or sites

  • Familiarity leading Kaizen projects and 5´s initiatives

  • Previous background creating VSM

Here are a few of our preferred experiences…


  • Bachelor´s Degree in a related field

  • Prior injection molding experience

  • Experience in the medical or aerospace industry

Here are a few examples of what you’ll get for the great work you provide…


  • Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision

  • Life Insurance

  • Matching 401K

  • PTO

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category

Operational Excellence

Relocation

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

Flex does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Flex does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. Flex provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: accessibility@flex.com. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within Flex will be reviewed at the e-mail address. Flex will contact you if it is determined that your background is a match to the required skills required for this position. Thank you for considering a career with Flex.

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