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Company Overview:

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone!

Role Summary:

The Lean Lead will develop, set, and implement a transformational and continuous improvement strategy for our Cookeville facility, which manufactures flow‑control products. This role ensures consistent deployment of Lean methodology across the entire site, including approximately 15 assembly lines, in alignment with senior management KPIs, best practices, and HSE requirements. The Lean Lead will manage key improvement projects, strengthen team engagement, and build strong working relationships across all functions to advance operational performance.

Responsibilities:

• Create and implement best‑practice Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to improve operational performance.

• Deploy core Lean tools with emphasis on value stream mapping, standard work, visual management, and continuous/material flow.

• Support and implement new business initiatives and evaluate their operational impact.

• Develop and execute a robust continuous improvement strategy in partnership with cross‑functional teams.

• Support the mission, targets, and long‑term objectives of the company.

• Track and report on production, projects, risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, issues, milestones, and required investments.

• Define and implement actions needed to ensure successful project execution and conformity to standards.

• Plan and conduct continuous Lean training and development for employees.

• Identify business improvement opportunities across the plant.

• Ensure all CI activities meet local and company HSE policies and regulatory requirements.

• Build and strengthen a culture of engagement, problem‑solving, and accountability.

• Contribute to annual development plans, organizational capability planning, and succession planning.

• Motivate, coach, and support teams toward operational success and sustained improvements.

• Manage and influence budgets, forecasts, and cost‑follow‑up activities.

• Anticipate and address obstacles that could impact targets or timelines.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support optimal performance.

• Maintain an effective interface with all departmental staff across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, EHS, and other functions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Strong hands‑on experience with value stream mapping, standard work, visual management, and continuous/material flow in a manufacturing environment.

• Excellent leadership and team‑management skills, with the ability to lead and influence cross‑functional groups.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Strong organizational, planning, and follow‑up abilities.

• Competence in problem solving, team building, and decision making.

• Commercial and financial awareness, including experience managing budgets and forecasting.

• Background in manufacturing or engineering environments, including people management and project management.

• Knowledge of ERP systems; SAP production modules preferred.

• BS or BA degree in a relevant field and 8–10 years of related experience.

Preferred:

• Proven success applying value stream mapping, standard work, visual management, and continuous/material flow in a plant environment.

• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives or Lean transformations.

• Strong ability to coach, motivate, and engage teams at all levels.

• Ability to influence without authority and build strong cross‑functional relationships.

• Experience identifying and sustaining improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

• Familiarity with high‑mix assembly environments or flow‑control product manufacturing.

Benefits** **Starting from Day 1:

Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.

**Req ID** : R-17141

**Job Family Group** : Operations

**Job Family** : OP Production Process Management

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