Value Stream Director - IT Enclosures
About The Position
The Manufacturing Value Stream Director provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for a multi-shift value stream, aligning cross-functional teams to deliver business results. In partnership with Work Preparation leadership, the director plans, manages, and balances operations to support value stream goals and owns safety, quality, delivery, customer engagement, and people results. The role drives lean manufacturing, operational excellence, capacity expansion, and workforce engagement, working closely with the VP – Operations, sales leadership, directors, managers, supervisors, quality, and internal and external vendors and customers. Rittal LLC is a global manufacturer of industrial and IT enclosures, racks, accessories, cooling solutions, and power management systems. Its products serve industrial, data center, outdoor, and hybrid applications and are tested and certified to applicable standards, including UL, CSA, ATEX, and NEMA.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 10 years of manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and production experience.
- Proven record of achieving manufacturing, operational, and financial results, with effective and timely decision-making.
- Experience leading multi-shift operations.
- Strong Lean/Six Sigma and change leadership skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Experience in sheet metal fabrication/manufacturing and working with engineering professionals preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily operations across the value stream to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
- Drive continuous improvement by improving product flow, implementing pull systems, and leveling workload across operations.
- Build a culture of problem-solving, quality at the source, and employee empowerment.
- Deploy standardized work, implement countermeasures, and maintain process discipline.
- Foster a positive, high-performing team environment based on accountability and engagement.
- Develop and execute tactical and strategic improvement plans aligned with long-term business objectives.
- Develop and instill quality philosophies, strategies, policies, and procedures that support company-wide quality culture and customer and employee satisfaction.
- Maintain line-of-balance and critical-path schedule reports.
- Ensure effective hand-offs across functional and process-center areas.
- Execute and continually improve daily management processes, escalating key issues to leadership and across the organization.
- Partner with functional value streams and leaders—including manufacturing engineering, quality, production planning, customer service, sales, sourcing and procurement—and support functions such as finance and HR to share resources, tools, equipment, and processes in support of product and site goals.
- Support customer demand, capacity planning, and ramp initiatives.
- Identify staffing needs with value stream management.
- Own value stream resource management, escalation, prioritization, and conflict-resolution decisions.
- Identify and support continuous improvement and Kaizen activities.
- Manage customer and operational KPIs.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus.
- Above-average benefits available on the first of the month after starting.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid volunteer time.
- Fitness reimbursement.
- Pet insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
