Value Stream Manager

About the role

Leads assigned value stream operations, including manufacturing, receiving, and shipping. Drives safety, quality, delivery, productivity, inventory performance, employee engagement, and continuous improvement through Lean practices and effective team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and accountability for manufacturing, receiving, inventory, and shipping activities to ensure safe, high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective execution of organizational objectives.
• Conducts lean daily management value stream walks to identify flow disruptions, review issue boards, and verify adherence to standard work instructions.
• Coaches employees, reviews defect data, formulates problem statements, and engages operators to identify disruptions and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Improves key performance metrics, including safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Coordinates cross-functional activities between Production, Inventory, Supply Chain, Receiving, Shipping, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and customer-facing teams to resolve constraints and maintain operational flow.
• Works with suppliers and customers to implement material pull processes.
• Establishes and drives improvement to kanban, outside processing, and point-of-use material processes.
• Ensures receiving and shipping processes support accurate inventory transactions, timely material availability, and reliable customer shipments.
• Improves build-to-order finished goods strategy.
• Formulates effective problem statements and develops current, future, and next-state value stream maps to establish key metrics and solve problems.
• Delivers transformational impact to customers and business while leveraging Lean Daily Management metrics within the value stream.
• Builds teams and develops employee skills in assigned value stream areas.
• Manages the value stream organization to develop and administer consistent departmental and corporate policies.
• Owns safety and 5S in the operational value stream area.

Requirements

• Demonstrated commitment to continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment.
• Thinks independently, shows initiative, and anticipates and prevents problems.
• Possesses technical aptitude and mental/physical/visual acuity.
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communications.
• Ability to learn, understand, and apply basic cost accounting concepts.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated computer literacy, especially working with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering with at least three (3) years demonstrated success in supervision or manufacturing technical support.
• Associate’s Degree in Business or Engineering with at least five (5) years demonstrated success in supervision or manufacturing technical support.
• At least five (5) years demonstrated success in manufacturing supervision.
• At least five (5) years of demonstrated success being a lean thinker and lean process implementation, with measurable evidence of process improvement and flow velocity throughout the value stream.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing duties of the job, employee is required to move around and be still; use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Noise level is minimal with intervals of spikes.
• Office working environment with occasional visits to the factory floor.
• Required to wear safety glasses and utilize other safety equipment as required while present on the shop floor.

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $109,800.00 - $164,600.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for a performance-based bonus plan.

Benefits

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include:

• Health benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings program with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page.