Value Stream Manager

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense in Graham, KY seeks a Value Stream Manager for Energetic Assemblies. You will lead the operations activities, drive Lean initiatives, and ensure delivery against customer commitments in a high-precision environment.

The role requires a BS in Engineering or Operations Management, 5+ years of leadership experience, strong communication and analytical skills, and proficiency with ERP/MRP and MS Office.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or Operations Management or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant leadership experience.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• LEAN manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Energetic Assemblies Value Stream to meet customer and business commitments.
• Drive KPI analysis, countermeasures, and root-cause analysis.
• Oversee production planning, scheduling, and budgeting for the Value Stream.
• Mentor team members to operate in a lean environment and make decisions.
• Collaborate with functional leads on capacity planning and resource adequacy.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Capacity planning

Lean manufacturing

ERP/MRP

MS Office

Education

BS in Engineering / Operations Management

Tools

ERP/MRP

MS Office

Job description

Value Stream Manager# Careers at Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.## Value Stream ManagerApply: Graham, KY: Full time: Posted 3 Days Ago: REQ107638This 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.Click here to learn more.**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.*