Value Stream Manager at Omega Engineering, Inc in Swedesboro, New Jersey

Job Description:

Description:

Position Summary: The Value Stream Manager plays a key role in the Omega Operations team. Value Stream Manager engages with their team to improve supply chain performance using lean methodologies and problem-solving skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develops and Drives Value Stream operations strategy in alignment with business strategic objectives and improvement priorities.
• Lead development of current and future state value stream maps and continuous improvement plans.
• Drives success of day-to-day production activities within value stream using lean daily management approach.
• Champion, Lead and participate in self-directed Kaizen events.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Responsible for developing/managing departmental budgets for expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
• Engage in SIOP process to align supply/demand and identify resource gaps.
• Ensures effective employee relations. Provides employee coaching and development. Confers with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Change agent to promote employee engagement in hands-on problem solving.
• Responsible for employee training plan for process operations and safety procedures.
• Develop and deliver complete, fair, accurate and meaningful employee performance reviews.
• Develops and/or implements metrics and analytics for; safety, quality, delivery, cost to drive improvement.
• Development of capital plan for Value Stream
• Consults with engineering on opportunities for product improvement and rationalization.
• Support design engineering staff on NPI and Custom Engineered products.
• Sets and monitors product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

Experience/Skills Required:

• Experience leading a production team in a Lean manufacturing environment
• Ability to build, develop and retain a high-performing team through assessment, recruiting, coaching, and developing others
• Strong background working with ERP systems and tools
• Demonstrate a process-oriented, data-driven mindset for decision making
• Ability to leverage metrics and other tools to drive performance
• Ability to communicate at all levels and translate technical language for clarity

Requirements:

Minimum Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in operations, engineering or applicable discipline, MBA strongly preferred
• 7+ years progressive experience in a manufacturing environment, including 3+ years of managing others
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification – preferred

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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