Kaizen Fab Shop Technician – Operational Excellence

Dover Corporation; Virginia; On-site; USD 38,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is seeking an Operational Excellence Technician for the KAIZEN Fab shop to support Manufacturing Engineering on multiple improvement projects. You will fabricate Creform flow racks and carts, calculate materials, and procure items while researching new purchases.

You will gather data, perform time studies, and participate in KAIZEN activities, training production associates on Creform builds and assisting engineers on various tasks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Mechanically inclined, innovative, and KAIZEN minded.
• 2+ years of experience using construction tools and ability to read measuring tape.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate Creform Flow rack, Carts.
• Calculate material and accessories requirement.
• Manage Creform Fab shop.
• Online research on different purchased items.
• Contact Vendor, Get quotation & Procure materials for Fab shop.
• Data Collection for logical design solutions.
• Video tape regular & irregular operations.
• Perform Time study & identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in KAIZEN activities.
• Train Productions associates on Creform build.
• Assist Engineers in various projects.
• Oversee hourly associates in building Creform products.
• Identify opportunities to improve work areas and design/build solutions from Creform materials.

Skills

Mechanically inclined

KAIZEN minded

Reading measuring tape

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Construction tools

Measuring tape

Job description

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is seeking an Operational Excellence Technician for the KAIZEN Fab shop to support Manufacturing Engineering on multiple improvement projects. You will fabricate Creform flow racks and carts, calculate materials, and procure items while researching new purchases.

You will gather data, perform time studies, and participate in KAIZEN activities, training production associates on Creform builds and assisting engineers on various tasks.