Value Stream Leader: Lean Manufacturing & CI

Silgan Dispensing; Watertown (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Silgan Dispensing is seeking a Value Stream Manager to lead a production value stream, drive safety, quality and continuous improvement, and align with Silgan quality systems. You will act as a change agent, developing short and long-term goals and creating an environment focused on safety, employee development and engagement.

You will implement programs to improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery and cost control, manage schedules with the supply chain, and develop an annual operating plan

Qualifications

• BS Degree preferred.
• 5-8 years’ experience improving team’s results in a semi-automated assembly or injection molding operation.
• Experience in managing multiple functional groups (operators, mechanics, front line supervisors) in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Lean and/or A3 methodologies with demonstrated success in leading continuous improvement efforts.
• Ability to work within multiple levels of the organization.
• Working knowledge of high-level ERP systems.
• Ability to use programs like Microsoft Excel to track trends and measure improvement.
• Ability to lead people development.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Implements strategic programs that improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery, continuous quality improvement, work place safety and exceed customer requirements.
• Drives a corporate culture that focuses on facts, tangible results and behaviors.
• Manages the VSM activity: participates in the development of production schedules with the supply chain, adapts production capacities to the load on a daily basis, and determines machine priorities with team.
• Maintains value stream staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting training and developing employees.
• Accomplishes staff results by communicating job goals and expectations, planning, monitoring and appraising job results; coaching and counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating and enforcing systems, policies and procedures
• Achieves financial objectives by establishing team objectives, developing budgets, controlling costs and maximizing use of available assets
• Leads a trained and motivated team capable of implementing and executing the business strategy
• Develops an industrial performance improvement plan (quality, costs, deadlines, safety) and reports results
• Works with all functional departments to actively pursue manufacturing excellence programs along with fostering a “one plant” partnership with peers to achieve aligned goals
• Develops and implements with Senior Operations Manager an annual operating plan including capitol plan, cost reduction projects, production department budget, eliminating non-value, and defining Six Sigma & Kaizen profit improvement programs
• Ability to create business cases for future investment/improvement opportunities
• Communicates and facilitates meetings effectively
• Managing problem solving – root cause analysis – corrective actions leading the PDCA thinking so that problems are dealt with rapidly and skillfully
• Ensures deployment of and compliance with production standards, environmental workplace health and safety guidelines.
• Provide management with detailed reporting as required – daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Lean / A3

Communication

People development

ERP systems

Excel

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

BS Degree

Tools

Six Sigma

Job description

Silgan Dispensing is seeking a Value Stream Manager to lead a production value stream, drive safety, quality and continuous improvement, and align with Silgan quality systems. You will act as a change agent, developing short and long-term goals and creating an environment focused on safety, employee development and engagement.

You will implement programs to improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery and cost control, manage schedules with the supply chain, and develop an annual operating plan