Jr. Lean Technician, Distribution Center (Kansas City, MO) - Part Time

Location: 10711 North Congress Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri,United States

Job Type: Part time • Work Arrangement: On-Site

Category: Warehouse, Fulfillment, Transportation > Distribution Centers

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Overview

Join our team as a Junior Lean Technician and play a key role in driving safety, quality, and productivity improvements in our Kansas City distribution center. If you have a passion for lean manufacturing and continuous improvement, we want to hear from you!

Full Description

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

CVS Health is seeking a Jr. Lean Technician for our Kansas City, MO location.  This role is a key member of the team to lead and drive projects and culture to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity of the operations.  The role will and be support the continuous improvement at the facility.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Safety – Responsible for improving safety at the site through use 5S, standard work, improved ergonomics, and process changes.
• Quality/Delivery - Responsible for helping to deliver world class quality and delivery by supporting sites with problem solving techniques to get to root cause and problems are made visible to solve.
• Lean – This role will often be the primary hands behind the site expert in lean manufacturing and will support the team in implementation of lean process improvements to meet business objectives.  Supporting kaizens, supporting data / problem solving / root causing for tier meetings, establishing/improving standard work (both associate and leader), and implementing improved visual management with 5S principles. 
• Change Management – This individual will work alongside many teams and must work collaboratively with stakeholders and have robust follow through on changes to ensure success.  Often work alongside Operational Excellence, Inventory Control, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Standards Maintenance – support time study validation of new or existing standards to ensure proper and fair accountability for associates to standard.  Work to audit processes and associates with process observations.  Assist in LMS training to new associates.
• Data Engineering – Depending on the capabilities of the individual, work to translate data to information via reports and strive toward the creation of PowerBI dashboards to aid in decision making and problem solving.

Shift timing can be flexible to candidate, part time (no more than 30 hours), 5 hour shifts, 5 days a week

Required Qualifications

• 1+ years of previous warehouse experience
• Basic computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six experience
• Lean Certification
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and work independently with minimal supervision
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally (courteous and cordial)
• Basic awareness of problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to be a collaborator who is comfortable working in a team-based environment
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Attention to detail for accuracy
• Ability to work safely with and around operating mechanical systems
• Ability to work a flexible schedule or overtime as required

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent experience

Anticipated Weekly Hours

25

Time Type

Part time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$18.50 - $35.29

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/24/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Key Skills & Requirements

• lean manufacturing
• 5s
• problem solving
• data analysis
• communication skills
• standard work
• collaboration
• time management
• lean six sigma
• visual management

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Source: CVS Health Careers • Apply directly at official site.