Value Stream Manager

Value Stream Manager – Wadsworth, OH Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance - starting day of hire
• 401K Match - 100% on the first 5% of your contributions
• Life insurance - 1x your annual salary at no additional cost
• Retirement Income Account
• Paid Vacation / Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement (when applicable)
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Bonus Program

Broad responsibility and leadership for overall operation of a value stream. Implements the Parker Lean system and Win Strategy to ensure a safe work environment, maximize profitable growth, drive quality improvements, provide premier customer service, develop a technically qualified workforce and reduce operating costs, inventories & lead times through continuous improvements. Oversee day‑to‑day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly & yearly expectations.

Responsible for developing and managing team members, Process Engineering, Quality, budgets, employment decisions and performance assessments of the Value Stream.

Responsible for all aspects of managing the Value Stream to include: developing associates, ensuring that team consensus is used to thoroughly evaluate decisions, ensuring that decisions are rapidly implemented, budget planning, employment decisions related to associates and performance assessment of all direct reports.

• Ownership of Value Stream P&L’s including cost analysis & opportunities, product line margin, PPV goals & manufacturing productivity.
• Responsible for POP implementation & long‑term manufacturing strategies.
• Operational leadership including successful Lean implementation resulting in productivity gains.
• Meets with the Value Stream Leader regularly, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges, thereby creating a culture of continuous improvement & 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 & order shipments. Emphasizes the creation of continuous product flow, utilizes pull systems where flow is not currently possible, & works to level the workload.
• Creates the basis for continuous improvement & employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work/processes are followed, countermeasures implemented & the area is compliant with safety requirements.
• Instills/maintains a positive can‑do team atmosphere within the Value Stream; holding regular team meetings & assigning team members tasks & coordinating support services needed outside the team. Utilizes PDCA in conjunction with the Tracking Centers & Team Improvement Boards to ensure results.
• Ensures Value Stream Leader provides effective cross‑training for the Value Stream Associates, including backups from other areas, to assure a continuous smooth running Value Stream. This training is the foundation of a culture that stops to fix problems in order to get quality right the first time.
• Works with the other members of Division Staff to develop the future state value stream map & manages the plans to achieve it, as documented in the Site Tracking Center. In addition, the VS Manager works with the VS Team Leader to maintain the Team Improvement Boards (TIB). Both of these centers – the TIB & Site Tracking Center – are the minimum requirements in a visually controlled environment that ensures no problems remain hidden.

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent;
  Masters preferred.
• 3-5 years of major professional accomplishments, including increasing responsibility and leadership of projects and teams of considerable size, scope and complexity. Previous P&L ownership experience preferred.
• 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. Able to create and maintain enthusiasm for new and challenging goals. Serve…