Lean Kaizen Technician: Process Improvement & Training

Hayward Industries, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayward Holdings Inc. seeks a Kaizen Technician to drive continuous improvement in manufacturing. You will document processes, develop standard work, and support Kaizen events across Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Continuous Improvement.

You will maintain the Kaizen calendar, coordinate activities, provide facilitation, and help sustain lean deployment with 5S culture. Training, data reporting, and cross-functional collaboration are core parts of the role; occasional coverage

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Courses in Operations Management, 6-Sigma, and project management are plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains Kaizen event calendar for the department.
• Coordinates all department Kaizen activities, team member selection, preparation, etc.
• Provides facilitation & coaching throughout each Kaizen activity.
• Maintains lean tracking metrics for the department such as standard work completion.
• Creates and maintains production reports, data and documentation.
• Assist in developing a strategy to create, implement & sustain a department with TPM Program.

Skills

Communication

5S

Time studies

Documentation

Problem solving

PC Skills

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Hayward Holdings Inc. seeks a Kaizen Technician to drive continuous improvement in manufacturing. You will document processes, develop standard work, and support Kaizen events across Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering and Continuous Improvement.

You will maintain the Kaizen calendar, coordinate activities, provide facilitation, and help sustain lean deployment with 5S culture. Training, data reporting, and cross-functional collaboration are core parts of the role; occasional coverage