Technician Cont Improv 3

Goodman Manufacturing; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Manufacturing seeks a Continuous Improvement Technician to study existing processes, drive Lean-Kaizen projects, and educate teams on tools to boost productivity while upholding safety and quality.

This role supports Assembly, Fabrication and Materials, leads workshops, coaches process owners, analyzes data, and helps standardize work methods with strong problem-solving and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent progressive experience.
• 3+ years in manufacturing-related environment/position.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean-Kaizen projects, applying lean tools to eliminate waste and analyze processes.
• Lead/participate in Kaizen workshops, training sessions and project teams to improve KPIs/KAIs.
• Educate and coach process owners in lean tools and problem-solving techniques to improve processes.
• Drive safety, quality and efficiency through standardization and proactive problem resolution.
• Analyze processes, workforce utilization, facility layout, and data to improve productivity.
• Support, define and implement work standards; contribute to data collection systems.
• Coordinate with supervisors for resource availability and project execution.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Lean principles

Manufacturing ops

Excel

PowerPoint

CAD

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CAD

Job description

The Continuous Improvement Technician studies existing processes and looks for ways to increase efficiency and productivity while ensuring quality and safety protocols are met. This role will educate employees on Continuous Improvement/Kaizen principles, practices, and tools in order to drive process improvements on the operations KPIs and KAIs; as well as to lead/execute and identify projects for the same purpose. This role will support various areas of production such as Assembly, Fabrication, and Materials.

May include:

• Implementation of Lean-Kaizen projects: including application of lean tools to eliminate waste, workstation design, trial runs execution and support, plant organizing, markings and labels, process analysis like time studies, documentation, presentations
• Lead and participate on Kaizen workshops, training sessions, committee projects, and other activities needed to improve KPIs and support the continuous improvement with a systemic approach
• Educate, coach, and challenge process owners in the use of lean and problem-solving tools, approaches, and techniques to create and improve processes in our operation
• Drive safety, quality, and efficiency measures through proactive problem resolution, follow-up, and standardization
• Analyzes processes, workforce utilization, facility layout, and operational data to improve productivity and efficiency
• Support, define, and implement work standards
• Data collection systems/process design and implementation as required
• Data analysis for metric tracking, improvement, and metric generation, including statistical approach
• If needed: Ability to operate heavy and light-duty material handling equipment (tugger, forklift, reach truck) or open to developing skills and competency to operate Material Handling Equipment
• Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs

Nature & Scope:

• Works within knowledge and teamwork with lead and team members
• Must have capability to plan and execute projects with minimal direction
• Provide guidance and training

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Manufacturing operations (assembly, fabrication, materials) and value stream knowledge
• Computer skills; be proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, CAD
• Knowledge of Lean principles and tools
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing systems and operations (assembly, fabrication, materials)
• Experience in manufacturing operations (assembly, fabrication, materials)
• Demonstrated use of good judgment and decision-making skills with appropriate sense of urgency
• Serve as team’s point of contact with other functions and upper management
• Be able to provide team with motivation and required resources if need it
• Lay the groundwork for gaining approval by upper management to implement any team recommendations
• Coordinate with required supervisors for availability of personnel
• Leadership and team player as needed
• Ability to apply good judgement, strong work ethics and integrity on the job

Experience:

• Progressive experience: 3+ years in manufacturing-related environment/position

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent progressive experience

Physical Requirements/ Work Environment:

• Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations

Reports To:

• Director/Sr. Manager/Manager/Engineer; Assembly, Materials, Fabrication or Continuous Improvement

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.

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