Lean Technician

Munters•Daleville, VA

1d•$20 - $25

About The Position

The Lean Technician builds and repairs jigs, carts, workstations, fixtures, tool boards, and shipping crates that help manufacturing work proceed efficiently. The role works alongside operators and Manufacturing Engineering to identify delays at workstations, develop practical solutions, and verify that those solutions help crews complete work within takt time. The technician observes station work, measures parts and work areas, reads drawings and sketches, prepares cut lists, selects materials and hardware, and fabricates equipment to approved designs. Builds are trialed with operators, evaluated for fit, safety, repeatability, and handling or setup time, then adjusted based on feedback. The technician records final dimensions and materials so solutions can be reproduced on other lines, and documents setup, use, and reset procedures with operators.

Requirements

Strong hands-on carpentry skills, including accurate layout, cutting, joinery, fastening, and assembly.
Ability to build a square, repeatable fixture from a dimensioned sketch.
Broad practical repair and fabrication skills, including diagnosing poor fit, worn hardware, or damaged joints and making durable repairs.
Ability to work independently, coordinate priorities with production leads, and explain safe setup and use to operators.
Ability to set up and maintain labeled tool and material locations in accordance with 5S practices.
Ability to follow standard work and document setup, use, and reset procedures.
Ability to stage correct parts and quantities at the point of use in build order and within safe reach.

Nice To Haves

Production shop, cabinetmaking, skilled trade, or industrial maintenance experience.
Forklift operation.
Overhead crane operation.
Welding frames and brackets to approved drawings.
Using AutoCAD to produce dimensioned shop drawings.

Responsibilities

Observe work at stations and ask operators where time is lost to walking for parts, repeated measuring, repositioning components, or waiting for tools.
Measure parts and work areas, read drawings and sketches, prepare cut lists, and select suitable materials, fasteners, and hardware.
Build and repair assembly jigs, drill templates, fixtures, benches, and tool boards; check fit, alignment, and repeatability against drawings using a representative part.
Build line-side kit carts, mobile racks, and component cradles that present parts in build order.
Fabricate crates, skids, blocking, and bracing to approved packing specifications.
Use saws, drills, routers, clamps, and measuring tools safely; fit and adjust casters, hinges, latches, and other hardware.
Follow approved designs and obtain engineering review for load-bearing equipment before use.
Trial each build with operators, compare setup or handling time before and after, and adjust designs based on crew observations.
Record final dimensions and materials so equipment can be reproduced on other lines.
Coordinate priorities with production leads, work independently, and explain safe setup and use to operators.
Set up and maintain labeled locations for tools and materials so operators can identify what belongs at each station and what is missing.
Follow agreed work sequences and document how to set up, use, and reset each jig or cart with the operators who use it.
Stage the correct parts and quantities at the point of use, in build order and within safe reach, and make shortages visible before the next build.