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Value Stream Manager

Join Our Team as a Value Stream Manager Drive Operational Excellence in Manufacturing!

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for manufacturing, lean manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and continuous improvement? We're looking for a results-driven Value Stream Manager to oversee our production and manufacturing engineering departments. This role drives daily execution and long-term improvement by applying lean manufacturing principles, managing cross-functional collaboration, championing safety and efficiency, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. With strong leadership and analytical skills, the Value Stream Manager aligns teams, streamlines processes, and supports strategic initiatives such as capacity planning and cost reduction to meet business goals. If you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and are ready to make a measurable impact, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations in production, assembly, test and manufacturing engineering to meet or exceed performance targets in safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead meetings with the team related to customer complaints, driving to root cause and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Drives strong focus on quality to the customer by building quality into products and processes and maintaining clean and organized workspaces.
• Analyzes operating results, developing corrective actions as necessary.
• 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.
• Works with planning to prioritize work and adhere to production schedules striving to meet or exceed on-time delivery goals. Finds methods for improving output while reducing cycle times.
• Manages department performance measures, including KPI boards, and provides regular reports to management.
• Articulates facility constraint issues and works to overcome manufacturing obstacles.
• Drive cross-functional coordination by working closely with engineering, scheduling, quality, supply chain, finance, and customer support to resolve issues and deliver customer value and meet production goals.
• Develops departmental operating budgets and manages expenditures to accomplish goals.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement and cost reduction projects.
• Implement and sustain lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and promote a culture of safety.
• Maintain accuracy of routings and bills of materials.
• Participate in daily production meetings, biweekly control room meetings, and weekly operations staff meetings.
• Prioritize and ensure adherence to production schedules.

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Preferred Qualifications

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Why Join Us?

Ready to lead with purpose and precision? Apply today and help us shape the future of manufacturing excellence!

Equal Employment Opportunity : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.