Lean Six Sigma Leader — Operational Excellence

Flowserve; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Medical benefits on day 1

Paid vacation time

Paid holidays

401(k)

Job summary

Flowserve is seeking an NAM Operational Excellence Leader to drive rapid Lean deployment and CI initiatives. You will assess performance, identify gaps, and implement improvement plans while ensuring customer satisfaction and quality of results.

The role requires 8–10+ years of manufacturing experience, Six Sigma/LEAN certification, and strong facilitation and change-management skills to lead cross-functional teams across Flowserve facilities.

Qualifications

• BS or BA degree in a relevant field.
• 6 Sigma/Lean certification (Black Belt, Green Belt or LEAN).
• Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong facilitation and change-management experience.
• Proficiency with problem-solving tools (Fishbone, 5 Why's, Pareto).
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead CI culture and Lean deployment across Flowserve sites.
• Coach and develop CI teams and process improvements.
• Implement train-the-trainer and rapid implementation methods.
• Lead CI events, improvement projects and Lean workshops.
• Provide leadership and training in Lean thinking and production processes.
• Collaborate on the Business Area CI Plan and track progress.
• Identify cross-site best practices and benchmark against industry data.
• Ensure benefits from CI initiatives are measured and realized.

Skills

Six Sigma

LEAN / Operational Excellence

Change management

Facilitation

Problem solving

Statistics tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

BS/BA degree in relevant field

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Flowserve is seeking an NAM Operational Excellence Leader to drive rapid Lean deployment and CI initiatives. You will assess performance, identify gaps, and implement improvement plans while ensuring customer satisfaction and quality of results.

The role requires 8–10+ years of manufacturing experience, Six Sigma/LEAN certification, and strong facilitation and change-management skills to lead cross-functional teams across Flowserve facilities.