Business Excellence Leader

About the role

The “Business Excellence Leader” will be based in Austin, TX (Flex Worldwide Headquarters), reporting to the Director of Business Excellence. In charge of continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization and enabling waste removal activities using lean and six sigma approaches and tools and guiding actions to a sustainable conclusion.

Responsibilities

• Work as a change agent and drive lean and six sigma activities as defined in the GBE A3.
• Applying and deploying Flex Lean Enterprise Values across the entire organization.
• In charge of eliminating waste and create value by reducing variation in the processes to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.
• Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.
• Identify, Drive and Yokoten Best practices-based Kaizen projects on the accord timelines.
• Conduct Industrial Engineering lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean culture thru out the organization by guiding and facilitating Continues Improvement Lean Deployment.
• Perform assessment of Continuous Improvement Maturity Tracker (CIMT) Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps.
• Agile participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.
• Transformation (continuous workshop in 90 days). Facilitate Continues Improvement Transformation activities through Kaizen, workshops, and Small Group Activities.
• Comprehend and use Center point portal as depository to enable data research and cost saving effectiveness.
• Achieve Industrial, Lean & 6 sigma training & Certification in order to become subject matter expert in the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Industrial Engineering (or similar).
• Typically requires 3 - 5 years of both Continuous Improvement and Industrial Engineering work experience, from manufacturing companies (ideally electronics or similar).
• Demonstrates functional, technical skills as well as customer service attitude (external and internal).
• Teamwork participation to enable project improvement.
• Demonstrates detailed expertise in complex functional/technical areas or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas.
• Comprehends the strategic & tactical impact of the function across sites.
• Must be able to guide direct projects and business initiatives.
• Financial, research and statistical skills to resolve complex and conflicting goals.
• Demonstrate Green Certification of at least one discipline (Lean, Six Sigma or Industrial Engineering).