Value Stream Leader - Manufacturing Operations

Tenneco Inc.; Van Wert (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco Inc. in Ohio seeks a plant value stream supervisor to lead one or more plant value streams, ensuring safety, driving quality improvements, and reducing costs through continuous improvements. You will oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly and annual expectations.

The role includes aligning shifts, coaching employees, promoting standardized work, cross-training, and capacity planning to ensure schedule attainment and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of management or supervisory experience.
• Background in accounting, PC skills, manufacturing, human resource management and inventory control.
• Demonstrated teamwork and teambuilding skills with ability to promote safety and positive change.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring and encouraging a safe working environment by promoting safety and environmental compliance with all safety rules and procedures
• Aligning shift schedules to include work station assignments/rotations, employee vacations, employee breaks, training/coaching production line employees, and overtime assignments
• Create the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work and processes are followed, needed adjustments are implemented and the area is compliant
• Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere in the Value Stream(s); hold regular team meetings and assign team member tasks and coordinate support activities from departments outside of the team
• Provide effective cross training for Value Stream employees and backups from other value streams to assure the continuous smooth running of the value stream
• Responsible for: a. supervision and professional development of a group of up to 50 associates; b. continual improvement of productivity of the value stream; c. recognizing where and when improvements are necessary, and initiating the appropriate corrective action; d. capacity planning for the Value Stream to ensure schedule attainment and customer satisfaction

Skills

Management experience

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Job description

Tenneco Inc. in Ohio seeks a plant value stream supervisor to lead one or more plant value streams, ensuring safety, driving quality improvements, and reducing costs through continuous improvements. You will oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly and annual expectations.

The role includes aligning shifts, coaching employees, promoting standardized work, cross-training, and capacity planning to ensure schedule attainment and customer satisfaction.