Value Stream Manager - Aerospace Machine Shop

Machine Shop Value Stream Manager

To be considered for Machine Shop Value Stream Manager, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree in a Technical or Business discipline
• years’ experience in a machine shop position with exhibited leadership in a functional area, i.e. Business, Technical Operations.
• demonstrated experience with lean production, process improvement tools (example: Kaizen)
• experience facilitating meetings to meet Value Stream goals.
• experience providing feedback to other team members.
• experience developing employees’ abilities in communication while promoting a large-scale collaboration of resources and talents across departments and sites

The Machine Shop Value Stream Manager will:

• Develop and implement a future strategy for the machine shop, including the evaluation and purchase of new or used machining equipment, process control, productivity improvements, a staffing development plan and rapid prototyping. You will facilitate the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace by encouraging employee involvement in process improvement activities, and works to cultivate the teaming environment within the Machine Shop.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, team problem solving and a learning organization by meeting with the leadership team regularly, reflecting on the health of the people, processes, problems, solutions and challenges.
• Be visible to employees, provide coaching, information, ideas, feedback and encouragement to production coaches, associates and the site to promote development of the value stream team.
• Encourage change and eliminate waste through the entire value stream.
• Working with process owners, implement standard work and provide feedback to improve the internal processes to support the needs of the value stream.
• Working with resource managers, identify technical skills required of the work force and develop people to acquire and retain these skills.
• Provide regular performance feedback to direct staff. This information shall be used by Coaches as part of the employee’s performance management.
• Direct machining operations and be competent in practices, procedures, and equipment throughout the machine shop to coordinate machining operations.
• Capacity planning, assuring workflow, interface with production control, and distribution of resources (people and layout) to meet delivery schedules.
• Budget responsibility (headcount, expenses and capital) for all production machining, rapid prototyping and tooling support
• Support machining activities with external suppliers or subsidiaries.
• Select and develop machine shop employees, lead person(s), and production coaches. Assist, support and direct the lead person(s) within all three shifts to perform all technical aspects of their job.
• Understand the business strategies and develop execution action plans that support the strategy and needs of the business.
• Collaborate with advanced manufacturing team to transform the machine shop into a state-of-the art facility.
• Meet customer requirements at the best cost and best schedule.
• Collaborate with design teams to improve design for manufacturability and design for assembly of machined parts.