Lean Champion (Vortex Companies)
Are you ready to lead meaningful change in a company that values your ideas, your drive, and your attention to detail?
Join a growing, family-oriented team where continuous improvement isn't just a concept-it's how we operate. Vortex Companies, a global leader in manufacturing solutions, is looking for a Lean Champion to be at the forefront of optimizing our processes. In this role, you'll be driving operational excellence in products that touch lives across the globe every single day.
Key Responsibilities:
• Promote a Culture of Continuous Improvement Across the Organization: Act as a visible and vocal advocate for continuous improvement in both manufacturing and office settings, inspiring employees at all levels to identify and address challenges within their processes
• Facilitate Training and Education: Deliver training and coaching on continuous improvement tools—such as Lean principles, problem-solving techniques, and waste identification—tailored to the needs of both production and office teams. Equip individuals to independently apply these tools within their respective areas
• Identify and Highlight Opportunities: Support all departments in identifying potential areas for improvement by asking questions, facilitating discussions, and encouraging data-driven analysis, whether on the shop floor or in the office
• Coach, Support, and Mentor: Guide leaders and team members across the company in thinking critically about their processes, empowering them to own and lead improvement initiatives within their functions
• Champion Communication and Sharing: Promote the sharing of continuous improvement wins across departments to encourage broader adoption of effective practices and foster a sense of accomplishment throughout the company
• Support Measurement and Reflection: Assist teams in establishing simple, meaningful metrics to track the impact of their improvements—whether operational efficiency on the shop floor or administrative process improvements in the office—and encourage regular reflection on progress
• Be a Resource, Not the Owner: Avoid owning or executing specific improvement projects. Serve instead as a catalyst, sounding board, and resource for all employees
This position requires working fixed days Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Requirements
What We're Looking for:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• A bachelor's degree in a related field, such as business administration, engineering, or information technology is preferred
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, or administrative environment with exposure to continuous improvement practices.
• Strong knowledge of Lean principles, problem-solving tools, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to inspire, influence and coach across diverse teams.
• Ability to facilitate discussions and ask thought-provoking questions that will spark critical thinking.
• Self motivated with a passion for helping others grow and develop.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
What we Prefer (Non-Requirements):
• Prior experience leading or supporting continuous improvement efforts in Manufacturing (both office & production settings)
• Experience delivering trainings or developed workshops.
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or a similar methodology
Benefits
• Competitive benefit packages and excellent work culture
• Contemporary office space and clean manufacturing environment
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching contributions
• Health Insurance (Traditional and High Deductible Health Plan)
• Voluntary plans: Dental, Vision, Cancer, Disability and Voluntary Life
• Quarterly Company Events (Spring BBQ, Summer Pool Party, Fall event, Holiday Party)
• On-site workout facilities including showers and locker rooms
• Profit Sharing Plan with year-end bonus program
• Corporate Wellness Program - lab work and bio-metric screening, wellness presentations, and healthy challenges
APPLICATION FORM WAIVER
In exchange for the consideration of my job application by Salina Vortex Corporation, I agree that:
Neither the acceptance of this application nor the subsequent entry into any type of employment relationship, either in the position applied for or any other position, and regardless of the contents of employee handbooks, personnel manuals, benefit plans, policy statements, and the like as they may exist from time to time, or other Salina Vortex practices, shall serve to create an actual or implied contract of employment, or to confer any right to remain an employee of Salina Vortex, or otherwise to change in any respect the employment-at-will relationship between it and the undersigned, and that relationship cannot be altered except by a written instrument signed by the President /or CFO of the Company. Both the undersigned and Salina Vortex may end the employment relationship at any time, without specified notice or reason. If employed, I understand that the Vortex may unilaterally change or revise their benefits, policies and procedures and such changes may include reduction in benefits.
I authorize investigation of all statements contained in this application. I understand that the misrepresentation or omission of facts called for is cause for dismissal at any time without any previous notice. I hereby give the Company permission to contact schools, previous employers (unless otherwise indicated), references, and others, and hereby release the Company from any liability as a result of such contract.
I also understand that (1) Salina Vortex has a drug and alcohol policy that provides for pre-employment testing as well as testing after employment ; (2) consent to and compliance with such policy is a condition of my employment; and (3) continued employment is based on the successful passing of testing under such policy. I further understand that continued employment may be based on the successful passing of job-related physical examinations.
I understand that, in connection with the routine processing of your employment application, Salina Vortex may request from a consumer reporting agency an investigative consumer report including information as to my credit records, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. Upon written request from me, Vortex, will provide me with additional information concerning the nature and scope of any such report requested by it, as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
I further understand that my employment with Salina Vortex will have a sixty (60) days benefit waiting period, and further that at any time during the waiting period or thereafter, my employment relation with Salina Vortex is terminable at will for any reason by either party.
This Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age or disability. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with this Company depends solely on your qualifications.
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