Business Excellence Technician

Flex•Columbia, SC

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 General Purpose: Be a part of the Business Excellence continuous improvement team contributing to transformational site-wide projects, lead time reduction Kaizen events, and day to day incremental improvements. The BE Team is responsible for coaching and facilitating waste removal activities using lean concepts and demonstrating the value of lean tools.

Requirements

Interest in manufacturing, assembly, process flow
Strong desire to learn (Manufacturing principles, Lean concepts, 3D printing, etc)
Ability to keep work area orderly per Flex standard 5S+1 standards, maintain an example of what good 5S looks like
Communication
Office Skills: Functional Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word
Typically some previous experience with manufacturing and lean

Responsibilities

1st Level of support in projects as a representative of the BE Team for advice and keeping lean concepts as a focus
5S+1, standard work, and lean design audits using defined Flex guidelines
Maintain 5S+1 score tracking sheet
Assist engineering teams with cycle time validation and Yamazumi principles
Identify areas of production with opportunities to reduce lead time or increase output
Assist starting and collecting prints from fleet of 3D Printers (after exposure and training)
Collect and upload completed Kaizen projects in Flex standard online tracking system
Execute tasks delegated safely, with high quality, and on time