Business Excellence Leader - Industrial Engineering/Electronics Manufacturing

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Business Excellence Leader to join our Flex team located in Austin. TX (Flex Worldwide Headquarters).

Reporting to the Business Excellence Manager, the Business Excellence Leader will be 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.

What a typical day looks like:

• 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 creating 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 and drive Yokoten Best practices-based Kaizen projects in accordance with timelines.
• Conduct Industrial Engineering Lean and Six Sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean culture throughout the organization by guiding and facilitating Continuous Improvement Lean Deployment.
• Design and optimize production systems by developing capacity models, conducting time and work studies, and identifying bottlenecks that limit throughput. Analyze process flow and data to balance lines, improve labor and equipment utilization, reduce cycle time, and support data‑driven decisions for ramp‑ups and layout changes.
• Perform assessment of Continuous Improvement Maturity Tracker (CIMT) Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps.
• Agile participation in the selection and executions of Lean and Six Sigma projects.
• Transformation (Continuous workshop in 90 days). Facilitate Continuous 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 and Six Sigma training & Certification in order to become Subject Matter Expert in the organization.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team,

• 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).

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