Value Stream Leader, Manufacturing Excellence

SOUTHERN CHAMPION TRAY LLC; Pineville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Champion Tray LLC seeks a Value Stream Leader to oversee the Printing, Cutting, and Gluing operations. You will lead safety, quality, delivery, and cost, while developing people and processes on the shop floor.

You will work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Scheduling, Supply Chain, Engineering, and HR to road-map improvements and ensure customer requirements are met with sustainable financial results.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Eight years of manufacturing/production ops experience, with supervisory responsibility.
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt a plus; strong coaching and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety, quality, throughput, cost, and people performance across the value stream.
• Spend roughly 30% on the floor coaching leaders and driving continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, visual management, and standard work to improve visibility and decision speed.
• Drive 5S and Lean practices; collaborate with CI, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance.
• Ensure succession planning and readiness for growth within the team.
• Collaborate across departments to meet customer requirements and financial targets.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt a plus

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Southern Champion Tray LLC seeks a Value Stream Leader to oversee the Printing, Cutting, and Gluing operations. You will lead safety, quality, delivery, and cost, while developing people and processes on the shop floor.

You will work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Scheduling, Supply Chain, Engineering, and HR to road-map improvements and ensure customer requirements are met with sustainable financial results.