Continuous Improvement Technician

Do you want to help solve the world's most pressing challenges? Feeding the world's growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world's greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.

As a Continuous Improvement Technician, you will be responsible for identifying and implementing changes within the organization to improve efficiency and productivity. You will utilize methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma to analyze processes and identify areas for improvement. You will work across all levels of the organization, collaborating with teams and departments to implement changes that drive business results. You will also play a key role in facilitating a culture of continuous improvement within the organization, fostering a mindset of constant learning and adaptation.

Your Impact

• Partner with individual hourly team members in various operational, product, and warehouse areas throughout the Batavia site to promote, initiate, and implement APS tools and processes, including but not limited to: 5S+1, Visual Management, Work Area Design and Layout, and Standard Work.
• Maintain continuous improvement responsibilities for multiple operational, product, and warehouse areas and continuous improvement initiatives, serving as a recognized tactical expert and resource leader for focus areas, process standardization, and delivering significant simplification results.
• Partner with individual hourly team members in various operational, product, and warehouse areas throughout the Batavia site to identify and eliminate waste.
• Follow instructions from the APS Team, operations management, and continuous improvement management.
• Ability to drive cross-functional results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity/cost, and delivery.
• Initiate sustainable process improvements to exceed operations and customer expectations while using continuous improvement strategies to drive continuous process improvement.
• Serve as tactical leader for the deployment of existing methodologies while initiating and applying continuous improvement principles.
• Facilitate analysis of process flow and operational processes, systems, and improvement activities to achieve continuous improvement results.
• Make recommendations to operations management and continuous improvement management for proposed process flow and operational processes, systems, and improvement activities.
• Assist other employees as needed and train employees on job procedures, including but not limited to: 5S+1, Visual Management, Work Area Design and Layout, and Standard Work.
• Use tools, equipment, and technology, including hand or power tools, material handling equipment, and computerized or automated systems.
• Maintain work area(s) in a safe, clean, and orderly fashion.
• Follow all Company rules, policies, procedures, and requirements, especially for: safety, quality, delivery, and productivity/cost.
• Perform other duties, activities, and responsibilities as instructed .

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Technical Lean or Continuous Improvement (or similar) Certification or Degree. Applicable lean or continuous improvement focus work experience in-place of certification or degree is acceptable.
• Demonstrated performance, leadership, and experience in Six Sigma: Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus.
• Proven experience in influencing, leading teams, and driving change results.
• Some previous project management experience.
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated facilitation experience.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills.
• MS Project and Access skills preferred.
• Able to work flexible hours and shifts as needed.

Your Compensation

This position will pay within the range $28.00-$32.50 per hour. This position is eligible for gainsharing.

Your Benefits

Benefits include health care and wellness plans, flexible and virtual work options (where available), 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, paid holidays, and paid time off, flexible spending accounts, reimbursement for continuing education, company philanthropic programs, company perks programs, and much more…

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!