Value Stream Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the Value Stream in daily operations and continuous improvement activities.
• Create the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work/processes are followed, countermeasures implemented and the area drives safety improvements.
• Create the foundation of a culture that stops to fix problems in order to get quality right the first time.
• Install and maintain a positive can-do team atmosphere within the Value Stream.
• Designs and directs the work of the functional area. Selects, coaches and develops the team, setting objectives that align with company strategy to inspire and motivate the team.
• Manages organizational talent through performance management, succession planning and development.
• Designs and directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered and performance is systematically improved.
• Utilize PDCA process in conjunction with the MDI process to deliver metric results in people, safety, quality, delivery & cost.
• Develop a visual value stream that ensures problems do not remain hidden.
• Perform Leader Standard Work to deliver consistent execution of processes and procedures.
• Ensure leaders provide effective training & cross-training for the employees, including backups from other areas, to assure a continuous smooth running Value Stream.
• Develop and execute short and long range continuous improvement plans to deliver improvements in people, safety, quality, delivery & cost metrics.
• Facilitate the flow of information sharing of best practices and external benchmarks.

Minimal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field OR equivalent experience
• 5 years progressive operations or lean management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of demonstrated implementation experience in Lean principles
• Lever, Operations or Supply Chain Certifications
• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP system
• Demonstrated experience in flow principles, Kanban, and plan for every part (PFEP)
• Demonstrated experience in leadership with a diversity of team skills

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experiment and Push Boundaries - Designs/implements facility solutions that challenge the norm
• Ideate & Breakthrough - Analyzes and implements successful facility change
• Connect & Coach - Creates cross functional dialog, drives action through coaching
• Continuous Improvement - Uses KPI’s to create reliable/sustainable improvements, drives standard work, focuses on process
• Drive to Win - Sets high performance standards, Monitors/redirects ensuring project results, Coaches balance, problem solving, improved customer/employee experience

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls.
• The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.
• On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders.
• The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds.
• Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.