Lean Certification

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Certification

Lean Certification validates your knowledge of and experience with lean principles. Lean Certification is a global, industry-recognized and respected professional credential.

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Credentials this program stacks toward

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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Lean Certification validates your knowledge of and experience with lean principles. Lean Certification is a global, industry-recognized and respected professional credential.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

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Scholarships

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Lean Certification

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Certification

Lean Certification validates your knowledge of and experience with lean principles. Lean Certification is a global, industry-recognized and respected professional credential.

Format

Hybrid

Eligibility Calculator

Which aid programs apply to this program?

Record Quality Eligibility Calculators

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Model lean principles to demonstrate desired behaviors and leadership expectations in cultural‑enablement contexts
Integrate learning and coaching systems to support daily workforce development and continuous improvement practices
Apply cultural‑enabler techniques such as daily accountability boards, RACI matrices, and kata practices to strengthen team engagement and problem‑solving capability
Stabilize processes and eliminate waste using lean principles such as flow, go‑and‑see, and identification of muda, mura, and muri
Use structured problem‑solving tools including flowcharts, value‑stream mapping, capacity analysis, spaghetti diagrams, Pareto charts, and cause‑and‑effect diagrams to improve process performance
Apply advanced lean methods such as standardized work, material‑transfer systems (FIFO, water spider, kitting, milk run), poka‑yoke, SMED, and pull‑system design to optimize operational flow

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populatedfrom NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

Statistical quality data from multiple production shifts — compile, analyze, and summarize trends using analytical software with minimal oversight in a mid-size facility.
Worker performance logs and processing sheets — review routinely and flag non-conformances to quality assurance specifications before product advances to the next stage.
Time-and-motion observations — conduct independently across familiar workstations and calculate standard production rates using established industrial engineering methods.
Equipment maintenance and operation records — verify compliance with quality standards by performing regular scheduled audits on the production floor.
Work assignment plans — support supervisors by analyzing machine capacity data and worker output metrics to recommend task distributions for upcoming production runs.
Materials requirements planning software — use to cross-reference inventory levels with production schedules and identify supply constraints in a manufacturing environment.
Product test results — evaluate against specification tolerances and prepare clear written reports for engineering review using standard departmental templates.
Efficiency improvement opportunities — identify by comparing observed cycle times with established benchmarks and propose corrective actions to the engineering team.
CAD and CAM software — use to retrieve and mark up process drawings that support layout changes or tooling updates on the shop floor.
Technical findings and quality metrics — present in team meetings using clear, organized verbal explanations tailored to production supervisors and peers.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Lean Certification validates your knowledge of and experience with lean principles. Lean Certification is a global, industry-recognized and respected professional credential.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

No funding information available.

Scholarships

No scholarships listed.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.