Value Stream Leader: Lean Ops, Delivery & Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

Paid time off

Job summary

IDEX Corporation is seeking a Value Stream Leader in Farmington, CT to own day-to-day performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. You will translate goals into daily execution plans and coordinate with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes Lean manufacturing, coaching, and continuous improvement, building bench strength and leadership, and ensuring teams are trained and performing at a high level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading employees in a production/manufacturing environment.
• Experience applying Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.

Responsibilities

• Own 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 needed.
• Coordinate across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain and other functions to remove barriers and meet customer requirements.
• Lead, coach and develop employees within the value stream.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Ensure employees are trained and qualified to perform their roles.
• Develop capabilities through coaching, cross-training and regular feedback.
• Address performance, attendance and other people-related issues consistently.
• Build bench strength and develop future team leads and manufacturing leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing principles and structured problem-solving.
• Improve flow, capacity, productivity, labor utilization and on-time delivery.
• Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, rework and inefficiency.
• Use visual management and metrics to drive daily accountability.
• Lead root-cause problem solving and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support standard work, 5S and daily management practices.

Skills

Lean principles

Data interpretation

Problem solving

Daily management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Business

Job description

IDEX Corporation is seeking a Value Stream Leader in Farmington, CT to own day-to-day performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. You will translate goals into daily execution plans and coordinate with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes Lean manufacturing, coaching, and continuous improvement, building bench strength and leadership, and ensuring teams are trained and performing at a high level.