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Smiths Group - Cookeville, TN, United States

Posted Jun 10, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$61,842 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+1.9% - Slower

Matched to SOC 11-1021 - Operations aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Operations From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Black Belt Cookeville, TN, United States Company Description: Flex-Tek is a global manufacturing company for products in Aerospace, Construction and Heating markets. Job Description: The Smiths Excellence (SE) team delivers results and drives a culture of continuous improvement by analyzing existing processes, identifying areas of improvement, and building business cases with a clear focus on delivering significant results for the organization. Our focus is on delivering sustainable change from the top down which is aligned to strategic business priorities, and maximum business and commercial value. How we empower and upskill internal teams to maximize our organizational capability and promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement is key. SPECIFIC DUTIES, ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Work with leaders to understand priorities linked to the Y-Tree, creates Hoppers and assist prioritization on an ongoing basis Apply statistical tools to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control change in our processes Lead project teams that deliver hard hitting results that are connected to the strategic business priorities for the organization Demonstrate leadership skills by challenging projects with more uncertain outcomes Synthesize large amounts of data into clear management communication Maintain strong communication with sponsors and process owners to ensure effective project management Effectively deploy Lean tools to reduce waste and improve standard work Actively coach Green Belts (GBs) to ensure strong project attainment in a timely fashion Select high potential employees to train and develop further in process improvement methodologies Process Improvement Culture Act as SE ambassadors in their

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