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About this role
Job Summary
General Purpose:
- Be a part of the Business Excellence continuous improvement team contributing to transformational site-wide projects, lead time reduction Kaizen events, and day to day incremental improvements. The BE Team is responsible for coaching and facilitating waste removal activities using lean concepts and demonstrating the value of lean tools.
Responsibilities:
- 1st Level of support in projects as a representative of the BE Team for advice and keeping lean concepts as a focus
- 5S+1, standard work, and lean design audits using defined Flex guidelines
- Maintain 5S+1 score tracking sheet
- Assist engineering teams with cycle time validation and Yamazumi principles
- Identify areas of production with opportunities to reduce lead time or increase output
- Assist starting and collecting prints from fleet of 3D Printers (after exposure and training)
- Collect and upload completed Kaizen projects in Flex standard online tracking system
- Execute tasks delegated safely, with high quality, and on time
Requirements
- Interest in manufacturing, assembly, process flow
- Strong desire to learn (Manufacturing principles, Lean concepts, 3D printing, etc)
- Ability to keep work area orderly per Flex standard 5S+1 standards, maintain an example of what good 5S looks like
- Communication
- Office Skills: Functional Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word
- Typically some previous experience with manufacturing and lean
What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
Job Category
Operational ExcellenceIs Sponsorship Available?
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About Flex
Flex enables businesses to accept HSA/FSA payments, unlocking the $120B sitting in these accounts. We're on a mission to make health more accessible.
Flex enables businesses to accept HSA/FSA payments, unlocking the $120B sitting in these accounts. We’re an early stage startup backed by Y-Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid2, and Precursor Ventures, with angels from Stripe, Shippo, Unit21, and OpenAI. We ascribe to Netflix’s “Dream Team” culture and strive for every team member to be exceptional in their role and as teammates. Our team is remote across US time zones with quarterly in person meetups. Given this, the ability to operate autonomously is an absolute must.
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What you'll do
- The Business Excellence Technician will support site-wide projects and lead time reduction initiatives while coaching teams on lean concepts. Responsibilities include maintaining 5S+1 standards, assisting engineering teams, and executing tasks safely and on time.
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