Value Stream Manager

Filtration Group Corp•Joliet, IL

11d•$54,420 - $90,700

About The Position

The Value Stream Manager provides broad leadership for the overall operation of a value stream. The role implements the Parker Lean system and Win Strategy to support workplace safety, profitable growth, quality improvement, premier customer service, workforce development, and reductions in operating costs, inventory, and lead times through continuous improvement. The manager oversees daily operations and works to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual expectations. The position manages the value stream’s people, quality, budget, and performance, and owns its P&L. It leads operational and Lean improvements, coordinates production and shipment priorities, develops manufacturing strategies, and helps create a culture of employee empowerment, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. The manager also works with division staff and team leaders on future-state value stream plans and visual management systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
3–5 years of major professional accomplishments, including increasing responsibility and leadership of projects and teams of considerable size, scope, and complexity.
Sufficient experience and background in accounting, PC skills, manufacturing, human resources management, inventory control, and strategic planning.
Demonstrated teamwork and team-building skills in achieving organizational objectives.
Ability to assess and develop individual and team skills and capabilities.
Ability to create and maintain enthusiasm for challenging goals and to promote new ideas and positive change as a role model.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous P&L ownership experience.
Experience participating in or leading a team in Lean process improvements or implementation.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage team leaders and associates, quality, budgets, employment decisions, and performance assessments for the value stream.
Manage all aspects of the value stream, including associate development, team consensus in decision-making, rapid implementation of decisions, and performance assessment of direct reports, team leaders, and associates.
Own value stream P&Ls, including cost analysis and opportunities, product line margins, PPV goals, and manufacturing productivity.
Implement POP and develop long-term manufacturing strategies.
Provide operational leadership and implement Lean practices to achieve productivity gains.
Meet regularly with Value Stream Leaders to reflect on problems, solutions, and challenges and foster continuous improvement and organizational learning.
Lead daily operations and continuous improvement, including supply chain production control, manufacturing priorities, coordination with off-shift management, and order shipments.
Promote continuous product flow, use pull systems where flow is not possible, and level the workload.
Establish a foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring standardized work and processes are followed, countermeasures are implemented, and safety requirements are met.
Maintain a positive team atmosphere through regular meetings, task assignments, and coordination of support services; use PDCA, Tracking Centers, and Team Improvement Boards to ensure results.
Ensure Value Stream Leaders provide effective cross-training for associates, including backups from other areas, to support smooth operations and a culture of stopping to fix problems and achieve quality the first time.
Work with division staff to develop the future-state value stream map and manage plans to achieve it, as documented in the Site Tracking Center.
Work with Value Stream Team Leaders to maintain Team Improvement Boards and use visual controls to ensure problems are visible.