Lean Operations Specialist for Process Excellence
7 days ago
About Valmont Industries, Inc.
Valmont is a Fortune 1000 company that values diversity and invests in its employees to drive business growth and innovation. Our mission is to advance agricultural productivity and reimagine vital infrastructure to make life better.
A Competitive Salary: $88,500 per year
The Lean Engineer at Valmont plays a critical role in driving operational excellence by applying Lean principles to improve processes and mentor teams across departments. This position involves leading efforts in process optimization, change management, and performance tracking, while also supporting production, quality, and reliability initiatives. The successful candidate will use value stream mapping to identify areas for improvement, develop action plans, and implement solutions, ensuring best practices are shared across the organization to enhance agility, simplicity, and customer focus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate and coordinate Lean events such as value stream mapping, Kaizen events, 5S, JIT, root cause analysis
- Use strong analytical skills, including statistical analysis, to identify waste and opportunities for improvement. Familiarity with tools like Minitab
- Lead teams in the development and improvement of business processes, architecture, requirements, change management, and metrics
- Promote and facilitate diagnosis of work flow impediments and other waste throughout the Division and provide counsel on appropriate tools to eliminate them
- Develop and maintain standard processes for measuring and reporting the status of, and improvements in, Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) metrics
- Represent Irrigation's lean team on cross-divisional committees
- Define and facilitate improvement activities based on the 'Plan-Do-Check-Act/Adjust' (PDCA) methodology with adherence to all global and local lean standards
- Drive improvement in, and quality of, relevant discipline standards and practices to continually increase the value to the customer
- Proven track record of leading large-scale Lean initiatives and managing significant process improvement projects
- Champion Lean learning and use of effective tools to improve the business, measure success, and deliver Lean process improvement results
- Guide and coach both direct and cross-functional teams in Lean principles, while training and developing Lean competencies in junior engineers and other staff
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
- One year of engineering experience with a focus on Lean or continuous improvement, which may include internships
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and program management, including best practices in strategy deployment and project execution
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time domestically
- Flexibility in working hours to train and coach off-shifts
- Broad knowledge of materials, costs, techniques, and processes in manufacturing
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Competent in performing mathematical calculations relevant to Lean methodology, including basic algebra and statistical analysis
Benefits:
- Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off
- Employer paid life insurance
- Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
- Work Life Support
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
- Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more
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