Lean Technician - MO - Kansas City

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Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

Position Summary
CVS is seeking a lean technician for our Kansas City location.  This role is a key member of the team to lead and drive projects and culture to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity of the operations.  The role will and be support the continuous improvement at the facility.

• Safety – Responsible for improving safety at the site through use 5S, standard work, improved ergonomics, and process changes.
• Quality/Delivery - Responsible for helping to deliver world class quality and delivery by supporting sites with problem solving techniques to get to root cause and problems are made visible to solve.
• Lean – This role will often be the primary hands behind the site expert in lean manufacturing and will support the team in implementation of lean process improvements to meet business objectives.  Supporting kaizens, supporting data / problem solving / root casuing for tier meetings, establishing/improving standard work (both associate and leader), and implementing improved visual management with 5S principles. 
• Change Management – This individual will work alongside many teams and must work collaboratively with stakeholders and have robust follow through on changes to ensure success.  Often work alongside Operational Excellence, Inventory Control, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Standards Maintenance – support timestudy validation of new or existing standards to ensure proper and fair accountability for associates to standard.  Work to audit processes and associates with process observations.  Assist in LMS training to new associates.
• Data Engineering – Depending on the capabilities of the individual, work to translate data to information via reports and strive toward the creation of PowerBI dashboards to aid in decision making and problem solving.

Required Qualifications

• Technical associates level or higher degree or actively pursuing certifications and education relevant to the position
• Familiarization with Lean Manufacturing Concepts
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills, self-motivated, accountable, and successful at managing multiple priorities and tasks
• Knowledge of MS Office applications
• Good verbal and written communications skills in English
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills and working with data/reports.
• Ability to perform physical work of equivilant to a light duty / non-technical maintenance position
• Attention to detail and a mindset of organization
• Past experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree in technical field
• Past demonstrated lean experiences
• Manhattan or INFOR WMS system experience
• PowerBI or Tableau dashboard creation experience
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Below certification or higher
• Experience with lift equipment / material handling equipment / powered industrial trucks

Education

• Technical associates level or higher degree or actively pursuing certifications and education relevant to the position

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$18.50 - $35.29

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities.  The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits.  Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees.  The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners.  As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.  
 
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit jobs.CVSHealth.com/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/26/2024