Dwyer Instruments · 1 month ago
**Value Stream Manager
Dwyer Instruments is seeking a Value Stream Manager to enhance supply chain performance within the Omega Operations team. The role focuses on developing strategies, leading production activities, and ensuring effective employee relations while driving continuous improvement using lean methodologies.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
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
Bachelor's degree in operations, engineering or applicable discipline
7+ years progressive experience in a manufacturing environment, including 3+ years of managing others
Preferred
Lean/Six Sigma Certification – preferred
MBA strongly preferred
Company
Dwyer Instruments
Dwyer Instruments is an industrial automation company that offers gas sensing and air velocity instrumentations and controls.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-07-27Acquired
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