RBS (Continuous Improvement) Technician
Regal Rexnord · Arlington, TX
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist continuous improvement role at Regal Rexnord (industrial) in Arlington, TX. , you won't just analyze data from a desk; you will actively transform the workplace.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
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About the role
Job Summary
We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented RBS Technician (Continuous Improvement Technician) to join our operations team. Reporting directly to the RBS Manager , you will be the hands-on force driving the physical implementation of the Regal Business System (RBS) on our production floor.
In this role, you won't just analyze data from a desk; you will actively transform the workplace. You will physically build modular workstations, lay down 5S floor tape, install visual management aids, and clear out waste to ensure our operators can work safely and efficiently. If you love working with your hands, building shop fixtures, and organizing spaces to eliminate waste, this role offers an excellent path into the continuous improvement field.
Core
Responsibilities
- ◆Execute RBS 5S & Visual Standards: Physically clean, organize, and standardize shop floor cells. Apply 5S floor tape , lane lines, and color-coded labels to define walking paths, staging areas, and material storage points.
- ◆Build Workstations & Fixtures: Assemble, modify, and relocate modular physical structures—including workbenches, tables, shelving units, and gravity feed racks —using basic hand and power tools.
- ◆Install Visual Management Tools: Construct and mount visual aids such as tool shadow boards, Kanban boards, and safety signage to support daily tier management and walk cadences.
- ◆Support Material Flow & Kitting: Set up point-of-use storage and material racks so operators have the exact tools and components they need right at their fingertips, reducing motion waste.
- ◆Champion Floor Safety & Waste Elimination: Participate in Gemba walks to identify physical hazards and process waste. Physically clear out clutter, obsolete materials, and safety hazards to maintain a pristine manufacturing environment.
- ◆Kaizen Event Support: Provide hands-on assembly and teardown support during rapid improvement workshops and Kaizen events.
Qualifications
& Skills
- ✓Experience: 1+ years of experience in general labor, manufacturing assembly, warehouse operations, or basic carpentry/mechanical setup.
- ✓Tool Proficiency: Confident using basic hand and power tools (cordless drills, tape measures, wrenches, levels, and small saws).
- ✓Detail & Layout Skills: Ability to read simple design sketches, blueprints, or layout dimensions to tape floors and build tables accurately.
- ✓Physical
Requirements
Ability to stand, walk, bend, and kneel for extended periods on a concrete shop floor, and lift up to 50 lbs regularly.
- ✓Mindset: Strong organizational skills, a proactive attitude, and a "passion to win" when it comes to workplace efficiency and safety.
- ✓Preferred: Prior exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma concepts, or structured business operating systems
Shift: 5:45AM-4:15PM
Pay: $29-35/hr
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Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.
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Benefits
- •Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- •Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- •Paid Time Off and Holidays
- •401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- •Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- •Paid Leaves
- •Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.
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