Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification – State College
Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification
Become the Lean Leader Your Team Deserves
(7 session, in-person, State College, PA)
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Ready to stop talking about Lean and start leading it?
The Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification is IMC’s powerhouse; hands-on training program built for doers! Across seven high-impact sessions from February 17 through May 12, you’ll learn to eliminate waste, boost performance, and deliver real results where it matters most: on the floor.
This isn’t just training. It’s transformation – with a credential to prove it.
Seats are Limited – Secure Yours Now for Only $1,995!
Why This Program Works
- Real Tools, Real Results – Go beyond buzzwords with A3 Thinking, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, 5S, and more; then use them immediately back at your plant.
- Coached to Succeed – Certified Lean experts work with you one-on-one to guide your improvement project and make sure it delivers measurable gains.
- Respected Certification – Earn your Lean Manufacturing Practitioner Certificate and show leadership you’re ready to drive continuous improvement.
- Collaborate & Compete – Learn alongside peers from across the region, swap ideas, and push each other to raise the bar.
Who Should Register
- Front-line supervisors, team leaders, and shift coordinators
- Quality, engineering, and continuous improvement professionals
- Anyone serious about unlocking Lean results on the shop floor
Get Ready to
- Lead change and guide teams through high-impact, high-energy projects that produce exceptional results – impressing managers and increasing your contribution value to the business.
- Streamline your operations by identifying bottlenecks, eliminating waste, and transforming chaos into clarity – fast-tracking improvements leadership can see and measure.
- Communicate like a Lean expert by confidently using data, visuals, and proven methods that get people aligned, engaged, and taking action.
- Elevate your professional reputation by becoming the person who doesn’t just understand Lean – but delivers it, owns it, and drives it forward.
Lean Manufacturing Level One Practitioner Certification Flyer
Your Certification Journey
This seven-session program has the following topical sessions:
- A3 Thinking & Team Communication – February 17
- Value Stream Mapping & Gemba Walks – March 3
- Root Cause Analysis & 5S – March 17
- SMED (Quick Changeover) & Visual Controls – March 31
- Onsite Gemba & Project Coaching – April 14
- Standard Work, Project Updates & Capstone Simulation – April 28
- Final Project Report-out & Celebration – May 13
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Where
All sessions will be held at the Technology Center in University Park, PA (Centre County), with the exception of April 14, which will be held at an IMC manufacturing client facility.
Instructor
Alan Shell, Lean/Continuous Improvement Expert
Alan Shell is the Director of Lean/Continuous Improvement Services at IMC’s sister-center DVIRC, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA where he is responsible for facilitating organizations in their Continuous Improvement journey utilizing his Master Black Belt skills in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. This involves onsite training and collaboration, as well as leading public training and education courses and certifications held at DVIRC.
He has subject matter expertise in process improvement with a solid technical base in engineering. He has worked extensively with the printing, automotive, injection molding, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and defense industries. Prior to joining DVIRC, Alan served as Quality Manager at Essentra Packaging and Continuous Improvement Engineer at L-3 Communications. He spent the majority of his career at Lockheed Martin, where for 17 years he served in several engineering and quality management capacities. One of his key accomplishments was bringing Six Sigma methodology to the Lockheed Martin facility in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Alan holds Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Delaware and a MBA in Quality Science from Drexel University. He holds a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and is a AS9100/ISO Certified Auditor. He is currently a Senior Adjunct Professor at Rowan University at Burlington County.
This training qualifies for WEDnetPA funding for qualified participants. Not familiar with WEDnetPA funding, contact IMC at info@imcpa.com.
