Value Stream Manager

SunSource • Odessa, TX

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About The Position

The Value Stream Manager provides daily leadership and oversees the performance of the hydraulic and industrial hose department. The role covers hose fabrication and testing, inventory, order staging, and local logistics, ensuring work is completed safely, accurately, efficiently, and on time. This is a hands-on leadership position that sets daily priorities, keeps projects on schedule, develops employees, maintains inventory accuracy, coordinates pickups and deliveries, and ensures testing work is documented and billed promptly.

Requirements

• Mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn hose products, applications, fabrication, and testing.
• Strong organization, scheduling, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple customer orders and deadlines while adjusting to changing priorities.
• Strong attention to inventory accuracy, order details, job documentation, and billing.
• Ability to set expectations, coach employees, and respectfully hold the team accountable.
• Comfort using operating data and KPIs to make decisions and improve performance.
• Clear communication skills and ability to coordinate across branch functions.
• Hands-on leadership style and willingness to assist in operations when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience leading, supervising, or coordinating a small team.
• Experience in hydraulic hose, industrial hose, fabrication, manufacturing, distribution, oilfield supply, or a related industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a hose fabrication team of approximately 3–5 employees.
• Oversee daily hydraulic and industrial hose fabrication activities.
• Supervise hose testing activities and coordinate a logistics team of approximately 1–2 employees.
• Track open, in-process, and completed testing jobs.
• Prioritize testing work according to customer requirements, promised dates, and available resources.
• Ensure testing jobs are completed safely, accurately, and with required documentation.
• Confirm completed testing work is billed accurately and promptly.
• Manage production schedules, customer projects, priorities, and on-time completion.
• Create and maintain production schedules based on customer requirements, promised dates, available labor, material availability, and order priority.
• Build team knowledge of hydraulic and industrial hose construction, applications, fabrication, and testing.
• Assign work according to workload, operator capability, job complexity, and customer deadlines.
• Oversee order staging, customer pickups, local deliveries, job documentation, and testing billing.
• Maintain department inventory accuracy and accountability for material handling and system transactions.
• Plan, complete, and review cycle counts and inventory reconciliation activities.
• Oversee incoming stock and ensure materials are received, identified, stored, and available for production.
• Investigate inventory variances, correct errors, and address underlying causes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and ongoing development opportunities.
• A supportive, team-focused environment.
• Stability in a well-established company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed