Value Stream Manager

Ensign-Bickford Industries; Graham (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company in Graham, KY seeks a proven Value Stream Manager for Energetic Assemblies to lead the operations activities and ensure the value stream meets customer and business commitments.

You will mentor teams, drive Lean improvements through EBOS, coordinate capacity planning with functional leaders, and manage production scheduling and budgets to support development-to-production transitions.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in an Engineering Discipline, Operations Management or equivalent.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Effective employee management skills in mixed development and production workforce.
• Robust strategic thinking and planning skills.
• Proficient in ERP/MRP and MS Office (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• LEAN Manufacturing concept and supply chain strategy implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Energetic Assemblies Value Stream with full responsibility for operations activities.
• Drive KPI analysis, countermeasures, and root-cause analysis.
• Champion Lean improvements through EBOS.
• Develop and mentor team members for lean decision-making.
• Coordinate capacity planning with functional leads to ensure sufficient resources.
• Prioritize production, quality, test, and resources within the Value Stream.
• Support transitions from development to production and ensure leadership reviews preparation.
• Oversee production planning and scheduling and manage Value Stream budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Strategic thinking

Lean manufacturing

ERP/MRP

MS Office

Education

BS Degree in an Engineering Discipline, Operations Management or equivalent

Tools

ERP/MRP

MS Office Suite

Job description

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.

Job Description

EBAD seeks a proven leader for the position of Value Stream Manager - Energetic Assemblies. This position is located in Graham, KY and will report to the Operations Manager.

Responsibilities

The Energetic Assemblies Value Stream Manager (VSM) is a strategic role with full responsibility for leading the operations activities and ensuring the Value Stream meets the required customer and business commitments. The VSM manages the production and leads the quality and engineering resources in the Value Stream, has oversight of the Value Stream's procurement resources and is accountable for supporting energetic development programs.

Principal duties and responsibilities include:

• Adherence to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost Metrics for Programs within the Value Stream.
• Driving analysis of KPI variances, daily countermeasures and monthly systemic root cause and corrective action efforts.
• Relentless pursuit of continuous improvement through the Ensign-Bickford Operating System (EBOS).
• Developing and mentoring team members to operate in a lean environment and to be capable of making decisions.
• Working with functional leads to ensure they are performing comprehensive capacity planning and maintaining sufficient resources to support the Value Stream demand.
• Prioritizing Production, Quality, Test and resources within the Value Stream.
• Supporting product transitions from development to production.
• Overseeing production planning and scheduling activities and ensuring preparation for leadership operating reviews.
• Managing Value Stream's budgets and holds staff accountable for adherence to company policy.
• Championing a positive and motivating environment with a culture of teamwork and engagement.

Requirements

• BS Degree in an Engineering Discipline, Operations Management or equivalent and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, verbally and in writing, to individuals at all levels and to cross-functional groups.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Effective employee management skills including the ability to motivate people, particularly in a mixed development and production workforce environment.
• Robust strategic thinking and planning skills, with ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and challenges.
• Good working knowledge of computer applications such as ERP/MRP, proficient in MS Office Suite: Project, Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• LEAN Manufacturing concept and supply chain strategy implementation experience.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.