Continuous Improvement Technician

Company: Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: January 19, 2023

Job Description:

**THIS ROLE IS ELIGIBLE FOR A $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS**

Our Water Technologies Division is currently searching for a Continuous Improvement Technician at our Minnetonka, MN plant. The Minnetonka plant is easily accessible, clean and a climate-controlled facility!

The Continuous Improvement Technician will develop, implement, and sustain process improvement initiatives while promote Lean culture sitewide.

Key Accountabilities

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• Assist in the identification of Kaizen and continuous improvement opportunities
  
• Drive best practices in processes and implementation of continuous improvement
  
• Use troubleshooting skills to identify solutions to complex problems
  
• Organize, lead, and facilitate Kaizen events and strategic improvement projects; monitor and measure to ensure sustainment of results
  
• Perform hands-on execution of Lean transformation projects
  
• Coach employees on use of Lean tools
  
• Support building and implementation of visual management systems
  
• Support business leaders in process improvements initiatives
  
• Promote company safety standards, policies & procedures
  
• Promote Lean thinking through training, and coaching at all levels of the organization (operators, supervisors, ops managers, and support functions).
  
• Execute projects to lead process efficiencies that improve the product quality, employee safety, site compliance and reduce the cost of goods
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  
  
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  • Three years of experience with Continuous Improvement Methodology (Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma)
    
  • Strong written, oral, communication, networking, and presentation skills
    
  • Ability to use MS Office and other tools for data presentation and analysis
    
  • Ability to lead, motivate and influence others without authority
    
  • Project management experience
    
  • Hands on project implementation and ownership
    
  • Strong problem solving, synthesizing, and analytical skills
    
  • Strong interpersonal skills characterized by effective interactions with a diverse range of internal and external constituents, stakeholders, and audiences
    
    
    Desired:
    
    
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    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
      
    • Experience driving culture change using change management methodology
      
    • Work flexible hours to accommodate training and implementation needs of all departments and shifts.
      
      
      

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