Business Excellence Manager

Flex•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a/an Business Excellence Manager located in US Texas Austin Research Blvd. Reporting to the Business Excellence Manager the Business Excellence Manager , will provide direct contribution to teams according to established policies and goals. Demonstrates skills in guiding and/or facilitating continuous Improvement projects.

Requirements

Typically requires 5 years of related experience.
Engineering Degree – Industrial Engineering preferred.
Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools
Demonstrated analytical skills, including data analysis, cost-savings calculation, and ROI modeling.
Proven ability to facilitate Kaizen events and continuous improvement workshops.
Experience leading change management and building a CI culture.
Proficient Excel (Microsoft Office)
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Manufacturing industry previous experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in medical devices manufacturing
Proficiency with Minitab
Experience with Power BI
Familiarity with Agile document management software
ERP/MES familiarity (SAP, BaaN, Oracle, etc.)

Responsibilities

Serve as a change agent to promote Lean and Six Sigma practices across the organization.
Deploy Flex standard Lean principles, tools, and values throughout all departments.
Lead and facilitate Kaizen events to help the organization achieve key business objectives.
Apply Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve process performance.
Drive Yokoten and best-practice sharing from Flex corporate and other Flex sites according to project timelines.
Create, validate, and improve processes and standards based on Standard Work.
Deliver Industrial Engineering, Lean, and Six Sigma training to foster a strong continuous improvement culture.
Assess continuous improvement maturity across Operations, Supply Chain, and Office areas and lead initiatives to close identified gaps.
Lead and sustain the 5S program across the site.
Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure the Kaizen project pipeline aligns with business needs and priorities.