Value Stream Manager

WireCo WorldGroup • Dresden, MO

75d

About The Position

The Value Stream Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end value creation of Sedalia’s value stream model towards overall business growth. The Value Stream Manager is the key leader in driving waste out of the value stream, in an effort to generate a consistent product flow, while maintaining a consistently high quality of work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or 6-10 years of applicable work experience leading people in a Lean environment.
• Responsible for leadership of projects/kaizens 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 producing results by meeting organizational objectives.
• Capable of assessing and developing individual and team skills and capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree

Responsibilities

• Ownership of Value Stream P&L’s including cost analysis and opportunities, absorption goals, and manufacturing productivity.
• Responsible for leading the Design for Operational Excellence implementation and long-term manufacturing strategies for flow and growth.
• Meets with the Leaders regularly, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges, thereby creating a culture of continuous improvement and contributing towards becoming a learning organization.
• Leads the Value Stream in daily operations and continuous improvements which include but are not limited to: supply chain production control, establishing manufacturing priorities, coordination of activities with off-shift management and order shipments.
• Emphasizes the creation of continuous product flow, utilize pull systems where flow is not currently possible, and works to level the workload.
• Creates the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work/processes are followed, countermeasures implemented and the area is compliant with safety requirements.
• Instills and maintains a positive can-do team atmosphere within the Value Stream; holding regular team meetings and assigning team members tasks and coordinate support services needed outside the team.
• Utilizes leader daily standard work, in conjunction with the tracking and visual KPI boards, to ensure results are achieved through gemba walks, root cause countermeasure follow-up, and process confirmation.
• Ensures Value Stream Leaders provide effective cross-training for the Value Stream Associates, including backups from other areas, to ensure a continuous smooth running Value Stream.
• Works with the other members of the team to develop the future state value stream map and manages the plans to achieve it, as documented in the Site Tracking Center.
• Ensure there is a direct connection with the Quality department to ensure critical to quality process controls are captured end-to-end, throughout the Value Stream.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match
• 100% company-paid life insurance
• 100% company-paid disability insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree