What are the responsibilities and job description for the Value Stream Manager position at ESPO Corporation?
Job Title: Value Stream Manager
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Job Type and Duration: Full-time / Permanent
· Leadership that supports the workplace culture improvement process throughout the workforce and coordinate changes in methods and procedures to improve profitability and operational performance.
· Work on the process, as well as in the process to drive continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
· Manage budgetary spending. Track and control spending for operating supplies and department labor spend. Use effective leadership to develop entrepreneurial culture across the entire organization.
· Proven leadership with ability to motivate, train, and delegate responsibilities to lead and support the Forming Team to ensure high performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
· Strategic participation in maximization of equipment throughput, preventative maintenance, and process improvement.
· Promote and support training and certification of all employees to enhance career goals, retention and performance improvement.
· Advance Manufacturing Excellence activities/initiatives which will involve lean, changeover reduction, process optimization, and manages priorities/change to drive vision and customer focus.
· Experience in successfully leading in a manufacturing environment
· Experience in thermoforming preferred
· Computer literate in operational systems
· Strong communication skills - verbal and written
Job Duties:
· Reporting directly to and support the facility plant manager in development and execution of strategy to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost
· Responsible for all aspects of the value stream on a 24x7 basis
· Actively build a work environment that fosters operational, team and individual excellence by demonstrating effective leadership, communication and people support behaviors.
· Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, plant staff and senior management.
· Management of annual operating plan inside the value stream and deployment of resources to deliver production commitments in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
· Provide leadership to develop safety culture required to achieve and sustain world-class safety performance, including development and execution of effective safety processes.
· Competent in Lean Manufacturing execution, and process based continuous improvement. Provide Leadership to establish a culture of continuous improvement leveraging Lean Manufacturing principles.
· Comply with all local, state and federal regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· BA/BS degree preferred in engineering or business.
· 5 years’ experience in manufacturing operations.
· Management/supervisory experience required.
· Must have financial aptitude, analytical skills, proven leadership effectiveness.
ESPO Corporation
Leaders in Technical Recruiting & Staffing since 1965
ESPO has a comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO, Group Health and Dental Insurance, 401k etc after you have satisfied the necessary waiting periods.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law.
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Job Type and Duration: Full-time / Permanent
· Leadership that supports the workplace culture improvement process throughout the workforce and coordinate changes in methods and procedures to improve profitability and operational performance.
· Work on the process, as well as in the process to drive continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
· Manage budgetary spending. Track and control spending for operating supplies and department labor spend. Use effective leadership to develop entrepreneurial culture across the entire organization.
· Proven leadership with ability to motivate, train, and delegate responsibilities to lead and support the Forming Team to ensure high performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
· Strategic participation in maximization of equipment throughput, preventative maintenance, and process improvement.
· Promote and support training and certification of all employees to enhance career goals, retention and performance improvement.
· Advance Manufacturing Excellence activities/initiatives which will involve lean, changeover reduction, process optimization, and manages priorities/change to drive vision and customer focus.
· Experience in successfully leading in a manufacturing environment
· Experience in thermoforming preferred
· Computer literate in operational systems
· Strong communication skills - verbal and written
Job Duties:
· Reporting directly to and support the facility plant manager in development and execution of strategy to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost
· Responsible for all aspects of the value stream on a 24x7 basis
· Actively build a work environment that fosters operational, team and individual excellence by demonstrating effective leadership, communication and people support behaviors.
· Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, plant staff and senior management.
· Management of annual operating plan inside the value stream and deployment of resources to deliver production commitments in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
· Provide leadership to develop safety culture required to achieve and sustain world-class safety performance, including development and execution of effective safety processes.
· Competent in Lean Manufacturing execution, and process based continuous improvement. Provide Leadership to establish a culture of continuous improvement leveraging Lean Manufacturing principles.
· Comply with all local, state and federal regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· BA/BS degree preferred in engineering or business.
· 5 years’ experience in manufacturing operations.
· Management/supervisory experience required.
· Must have financial aptitude, analytical skills, proven leadership effectiveness.
ESPO Corporation
Leaders in Technical Recruiting & Staffing since 1965
ESPO has a comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO, Group Health and Dental Insurance, 401k etc after you have satisfied the necessary waiting periods.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law.
