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Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.\nJoin a Fortune1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today.We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.\nA Brief Summary of This Position:\nThis position is developmental with a potential future as a site leader within Valmont. Indirect leadership position is responsible for assisting in the Lean transformation for Operations through influence and relationship, as directed by the Sr. Plant Manager. The incumbent will coach and train managers, supervisors and office & shop floor team members in the applications of Lean tools and processes including Kaizen events and key metrics associated with ongoing Lean improvement. This position will also be responsible for assisting the Lean journey by implementing and utilizing Lean Principles and Methodologies. The role of the site Lean Excellence Manager is to champion the use of effective tools to improve operations, measure success and deliver ever-improving results. This position will build strong relationships throughout the organization to establish trust and credibility in the methodologies of Lean.\nEssential Functions:\nIdentify, prioritize, and facilitate the execution of a Site Transformation Plan through: Value Stream Mapping, Critical KPI’s, our Lean Assessment Tool, and Strategy Deployment.\nDrive the strategic vision within the business\nIdentify improvement opportunity participants\nProvide relevant training and execution leadership\nLead, facilitate, and identify ownership of action plans for improvement opportunity events\nEnsure sustainment of improvement opportunity events\nProvide specified communication (including visual management) throughout the improvement opportunity events\nAssist and facilitate the utilization of solid problem solving methodology to assist in action item generation for strategy deployment targets\nSQDC to Valmont Standards\nAssist in the execution and evaluation of the Lean assessment\nSchedule, support, and summarize/report the Lean Steering Committee meetings\nIdentify barriers to achieving results and provide direct communicate to leadership\nImplement an operations wide 5S program\nFacilitate the celebration and communication of successful improvement opportunities\nRequired Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):\nPreferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience\nPreferred facilitation/coaching experience at TPM events, Standard Work Events, SMED events, RCA’s manufacturing and administrative value stream improvement projects\nA solid understanding of Lean principles and methodology\nDemonstrated experience effectively managing others while facilitating and delivering results to a business\nProficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Share Point, Internet Explorer\nEffective facilitation skill set for interaction with all levels of the organization\nData Driven decision making\nRespectfully challenges the status quo\nOther professional job duties as required\n· The ability to travel domestically up to 10-15% of the year\nundefined\nHighly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications\nPMP (Project Management Professional) Certification\nAdvanced Degree\n· A professional Lean Certification and commitment to continuous Lean learning\nWorking Environment and Physical Efforts:\nWork is performed in a factory setting, with most of the time being spent moving around different areas of manufacturing and shipping areas. The incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings. This position will be exposed to all hazards located at manufacturing sites including noise, fumes, excessive heat/cold, dust, welding arc, all chemicals associated with the manufacturing areas, fire, smoke, unstable debris and confined spaces. Environment is fast-paced and demanding most of the time. This position will require long days to support the Lean initiative for a multi-site, four shift, seven day a week operation.\nThe employee is frequently required to use hands to fingers, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms while working in the office with various files and forms and while working on the computer. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height and proper wrist rests. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds in working with large files, binders, computer equipment and shop equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.\nBenefits\nValmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:\nHealthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)\n\n401k retirement plan with company match\n\nPaid time off\n\nEmployer paid life insurance\n\nEmployer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave\n\nWork Life Support\n\nTuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year\n\nVoluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more\n\nValmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. 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