Value Stream Supervisor

Crane Company•Montgomery, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Oversee vacuum jacketed pipe manufacturing in Montgomery, Texas, including welding, shop-floor scheduling, daily operational decisions, project coordination, and Engineering support. Lead and coach production teams to achieve safety, quality, delivery, customer, and profitability objectives while improving manufacturing processes and production cells. The role includes building and communicating shop-floor schedules and assignments; monitoring production activities, schedule attainment, output, quality, and work-in-process; coordinating equipment readiness and maintenance; translating monthly production requirements into weekly and daily schedules; and resolving shop-floor interruptions within delegated authority. The supervisor communicates progress and delivery risks, coordinates production readiness projects, and provides on-call production oversight on occasional weekends as required. The position also partners with cross-functional teams on manufacturing quality and process improvement. Responsibilities include process mapping, maintaining PFMEAs, addressing product and process risks, coordinating production schedules and distribution strategies, and developing and executing validation plans, test protocols, corrective actions, and compliance documentation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Production Management, or a related field.
Three to five years of prior experience in a similar or closely related job, along with proven leadership ability.
Advanced knowledge of Lean techniques and a track record of implementation.
Thorough knowledge of production scheduling and enterprise MRP systems.
Strong leadership, sound decision-making, and professional oral and written communication across organizational levels and with external contacts.
Organized and self-motivated; able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing situations.
Commitment to continuous improvement.
Thorough knowledge of manufacturing methods, techniques, equipment, product construction, and application; ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
Computer literacy, particularly in shop-floor control, production planning, and inventory control applications.
Unimpeachable ethics.

Responsibilities

Build and communicate daily shop-floor schedules, job sequences, and employee assignments after reviewing material, equipment, and labor availability.
Monitor welding, machining, processing, and assembly throughout each shift, ensuring work follows approved drawings, welding procedures, inspection requirements, and safety practices.
Review schedule attainment, output, quality, and work-in-process using visual management; address missed targets and assign recovery actions.
Compare actual production with daily and monthly schedules, identify delay causes, assign corrective actions, and follow up through completion.
Confirm daily equipment readiness; coordinate maintenance and downtime with the production schedule and verify safe equipment operation.
Translate monthly production requirements into weekly and daily schedules; review capacity, staffing, materials, and planned downtime with the Value Stream Manager, supply chain, and Engineering, and flag gaps affecting delivery.
Coach employees on assignments, standard work, and schedule expectations; coordinate cross-training to close skill gaps and support monthly workloads.
Reassign available labor, adjust job sequencing, and resolve shop-floor interruptions within delegated authority; escalate issues requiring Engineering, Quality, or Value Stream Manager approval.
Communicate daily progress, schedule changes, and delivery risks to production teams and supporting functions; review monthly schedule status and recovery priorities with the Value Stream Manager.
Coordinate shop-floor activities for equipment installations, capacity changes, technology transfers, and production readiness projects; incorporate disruptions into monthly schedules and daily work assignments.
Provide on-call oversight of production operations on occasional weekends, as required.
Partner with R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing Sciences, Engineering, and Manufacturing to deliver reproducible products and scalable, cost-effective processes.
Work with cross-functional teams to map processes, including inspection, outsourced processes, and incoming components for a product line.
Develop and maintain Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) throughout each product’s lifecycle, using it to address risks to product or process safety, function, fit, durability, or manufacturability.
Collaborate with supply chain and logistics teams to establish production schedules and distribution strategies.
Develop and execute performance and reliability validation plans; establish test protocols with Quality, analyze deviations, implement corrective actions, and document procedures and results for compliance and reporting.