Value Stream Manager

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The Value Stream Manager reports to the Plant Manager and leads all employees assigned to the VS and is ultimately responsible for delivering the product to the customer. The VSM has all the necessary resources directly reporting into the VS or supported indirectly by central services that are required to achieve objectives. This includes not only the cell supervisors, team leaders and team members but the quality engineer, production planner/scheduler, maintenance employees and in larger plants a financial analyst and an HR representative.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to collaborate with staff members to make plant level decisions.
• Leads all the employees assigned to the VS.
• Develops strategies and budgets to achieve operational goals in the areas of safety, delivery, quality and cost.
• Implement and continually monitor safe work practices in VS. Conduct required safety audits and ensure all employees follow safe work practices. Achieve/improve the plant’s safety metrics.
• Meet or exceed the plant’s productivity goal (pieces/hour) and ensure that labor is flexed.
• Ensure delivery targets (OE/OES/AM) are met or exceeded with adherence to plant quality, scrap, inventory and shipping cost objectives.
• Ensure the implementation of policy deployment and the FM/lean manufacturing principles. Develop/apply a consistent system of KPIs and display those on VS white-board(s). Mentor/teach VS employees on the use/interpretation of KPIs. Implement 5S in the VS. Develop/implement improvement plans and assure that all employees understand and follow these plans. Regularly conduct employee communications meetings.
• Ensure that new product launches follow the required Rings & Liners launch process and are completed within the required timeline and budgeted resources.
• Ensure the implementation of employee training and development objectives.
• Ensure the consistent implementation and application of all company policies, procedures and requirements for all employees within the VS.
• Create an environment of safety, mutual trust, respect and motivation.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of manufacturing (or equivalent combination of formal education and experience) with firsthand experience in at least three (3) of the following areas: Hourly supervision, salaried supervision, quality management/engineering, manufacturing engineering, maintenance management, human relations management, financial management, labor contract negotiations, or operations management.

EXPERIENCE

• Financially savvy; understand the drivers of manufacturing costs; previous experience in efficiency improvements.
• Demonstrated understanding and hands-on experience with the implementation of lean manufacturing principles. Exhibits a passion for business process improvements.
• Experience required in OEM automotive or with a diesel power train manufacturing supplier.
• Previous experience in machining is required.
• Must have strong ability to use and tech problem solving techniques
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team. Excellent relationship building skills.
• Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrates ability in the areas of leadership, conflict resolution and problem solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with all levels of management and hourly employees.
• Good interpersonal skills, including tact and diplomacy, are necessary to supervise employees in a fair and consistent manner.
• Must be able to counsel, guide and evaluate the work of others in a manner that motivates the achievement of company goals.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must have working knowledge of SPC.
• Must be willing and able to travel.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Must be able to lift, push, and/or pull up to 60 pounds occasionally.
• On a continuous basis must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to make occasional trips to manufacturing sites and customers by air and by automobile.
• Able to be on call 24/7 for customer and manufacturing sites.
• Able and willing to work around chemicals, coolants, oils, moving equipment, and electrical power.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.