Value Stream Leader: Lean Manufacturing & CI

IDEX Corporation; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings

PTO

Job summary

IDEX Corporation in Farmington, CT is seeking a Value Stream Manager to own the day-to-day performance of the assigned value stream, driving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity while leading a team. You will translate goals into daily execution plans, set clear expectations, and coordinate with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Planning to remove barriers and meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes Lean continuous improvement, people development, and a culture of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading employees in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Experience applying Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Experience working within a cross-functional manufacturing organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day performance of the assigned value stream, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and people.
• Translate operational goals into clear priorities and daily execution plans for the team.
• Establish performance expectations and hold employees accountable for delivering results.
• Monitor value stream performance and take corrective action when performance falls below expectations.
• Coordinate across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, and other functions to remove barriers and meet customer requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop employees within the assigned value stream.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure employees are appropriately trained and qualified to perform their roles.
• Develop employee capabilities through coaching, cross-training, skill development, and regular performance feedback.
• Address performance, attendance, conduct, and other people-related issues consistently and promptly.
• Build bench strength and develop future team leads and manufacturing leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing principles and structured problem-solving.
• Improve manufacturing flow, capacity, productivity, labor utilization, and on-time delivery.
• Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, rework, and other sources of operational inefficiency.
• Use visual management and operating metrics to understand performance and drive daily accountability.
• Lead root-cause problem solving and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
• Support standard work, 5S, daily management, and other Lean operating practices.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with established safety requirements and procedures.
• Reinforce safe work practices and proactively address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Partner with Quality to ensure products meet customer and internal quality requirements.
• Drive accountability for quality at the source and reduction of scrap, rework, and manufacturing defects.
• Ensure the value stream maintains appropriate process discipline and adherence to established procedures.
• Maintain focus on meeting customer commitments for quality and delivery.
• Work with Planning and Supply Chain to understand demand, priorities, material requirements, and capacity constraints.
• Balance staffing, equipment, and resources to meet production requirements.
• Identify risks to customer delivery and establish recovery plans when needed.
• Support new product introductions, production transfers, equipment changes, and other operational initiatives affecting the value stream.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Data interpretation

Cross-functional teamwork

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

IDEX Corporation in Farmington, CT is seeking a Value Stream Manager to own the day-to-day performance of the assigned value stream, driving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity while leading a team. You will translate goals into daily execution plans, set clear expectations, and coordinate with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Planning to remove barriers and meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes Lean continuous improvement, people development, and a culture of