Business Excellence Engineer (Architecture)

Job Posting Start Date 03-12-2025 Job Posting End Date 05-12-2025

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Business Excellence Engineer located in Orangeburg, SC.

Reporting to the Business Excellence manager the Business Excellence Engineer primary focus is identifying and implementing process improvements and cost reductions using accepted Lean and six Sigma methodologies.

What a typical day looks like:

• The Continuous Improvement Engineering role will own the processes for a department.  This requires the ability to visualize complex processes and implement process designs capable of meeting our safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
• Facilitates and implements the continuous improvement process (e.g., behaviors, attitude, and culture), working with staff and operations to implement and sustain a continuous improvement program based upon Lean principles that supports meeting plant goals and targets.
• Develop and improve new manufacturing processes using Lean tools such as Value Stream Mapping, Time Observations, Line Balancing, Standard Work, Total Productive Maintenance or other tools as necessary to meet the targets and goals.
• Facilitates, Leads or participates on cross functional Kaizen teams to resolution of problems or achievement of desired goals.
• Recommend methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchase of equipment.
• Prepare charts, graphs, and diagrams to illustrate workflow, routing, floor layouts, material handling and machine utilization
• Troubleshoot daily manufacturing issues.
• Occasional travel to domestic sites.
• Regularly exposed to the manufacturing plant environment. Potential exposure may include, but is not limited to solvents, dusts, noise, heat, cold, outside weather conditions, cramped spaces, and building construction areas. Potential physical demands include but are not limited to frequent walking and standing, occasional climbing, twisting, stooping, kneeling, lifting, carrying, handling, pushing, and pulling.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field from a four-year college or university; with greater than 6 years of dedicated Lean Six Sigma role.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification required, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Preferred
• Have strong bias for action, while proving the ability to inspire others.
• Convey a high level of optimism in finding ways to achieve aggressive targets.
• Demonstrated passion for safety. Able to develop and maintain a respectful and safe work environment.
• Communicates a sense of purpose. Talks about the possibilities and is optimistic. Creates strong morale and spirit within teams.
• Establish clear directions, lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner.
• Able to build strong and diverse relationships across the business groups they partner with. Supports and fosters change.
• Ability to read and interpret drawing requirements and specifications is required.
• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, and oral/written communication skills are required.
• Personal computer skills include, but are not limited to: MS Office software applications (Word, Excel

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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 Excellence

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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