Materials Technician
TAKEUCHI MFG U S LTD•Moore, SC
•Onsite
About The Position
The Materials Technician serves as a key leader in driving operational excellence by improving workflows, standardizing best practices, and mentoring teams. This role combines hands-on process improvement with leadership, training, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes across the organization.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- 3–5+ years of experience in process improvement, manufacturing, or operations
- Proven experience mentoring, training, or leading teams
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, quality, and safety
- Serve as a subject matter expert and coach for frontline employees and team leads
- Train, mentor, and guide team members on standard work, best practices, and problem-solving techniques
- Facilitate continuous improvement activities such as Kaizen events, 5S implementation, and root cause problem-solving
- Partner with supervisors and managers to support production goals and lead change initiatives
- Assist in P21 work when needed (input into the system the information on all materials received, containers, LTL, air shipments, supplier’s shipments, PO/invoices)
- Support the team on the floor when any team member is absent
- Influence and drive adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and lead action plans when performance gaps exist
- Support cross-functional collaboration between production, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
