Continuous Improvement Technician

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Technician. At our Youngsville, NC location they engineer, manufacturer, and ship products related to electrical power distribution to 6 different segments. Some of those include Utilities, Institutions, Aerospace, and Residential. The Continuous Improvement Technician role offers a 40-hour paid work week with hours being 6:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday. With full time employment you are offered Benefits (Medical, Dental, & Vision), 401K percent match plan, and vacation.​

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

This position assists plant level Continuous Improvement programs, policies, procedures and systems are developed, implemented and sustained. This includes assisting in the scheduling of Kaizen and rapid improvement

(RIE) events to drive improvements in the front-office and shop processes that will impact employee safety, productivity, product delivery performance, and cost and factory margins.

In this function:

• Lead and support implementation of Continuous Improvement Framework

• Own and lead site 5S program, consistent of

Tracking

5S checklists

Open Items

• Co- Lead and support Eaton Continuous Improvement System (ECIS) and Operational Assessment (OpA)

action items

• Assist with RIE/Kaizen events comprised of multi-functional team members

• Own Ideas Program tracking for the facility

• Assist in meeting all plant Continuous Improvement objectives

Productivity improvements, cost out savings targets

• Provides a wide variety of administrative and staff support services. Will assist in the preparation of the

current/future Value Stream Map creation

• Assist in Continuous Improvement (CI) training for existing employees and new hires during onboarding

• Help sustain CI culture in the plant

• Assisting with plant layouts as needed

• Assisting in lean material flow projects

• The implementation of visual controls throughout the facility such as but not limited to

Floor marking

Labeling

Color coding

Shadow boards

Continuous Improvement boards

Tier boards/ productivity metrics

• Establish and Update workstation risk assessment

• Own the Layer Process Audit and Gemba audit completion and action item tracking

• Conduct time studies and line balancing analysis

• Assist with standard work creation and deployment

Qualifications

Basic (Required):

• Must have High School diploma or GED from accredited institution

• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing experience is required

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the

future

Preferred:

• Interpersonal skills

• Leadership skills

• Presentation skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Experience using SAP

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.