Value Stream Manager

SunSource; Odessa (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Ongoing development opportunities

Supportive, team-focused environment

Job stability

Job summary

McCarty Equipment, a SunSource company, seeks a Value Stream Manager to lead the hydraulic and industrial hose department. You will manage fabrication, testing, inventory, order staging, and local logistics while ensuring safety, accuracy, and on-time delivery.

This hands-on leadership role requires building a capable team, prioritizing work, maintaining inventory accuracy, and coordinating with cross-functional branches.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small team in hydraulic/industrial hose fabrication.
• Knowledge of hydraulic hose fabrication, testing, and related processes.
• Strong organizational, scheduling, and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple customer orders and meet deadlines.
• Attention to inventory accuracy, documentation, and billing.
• Clear communication and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a hose fabrication team of 3–5 employees.
• Oversee hydraulic and industrial hose fabrication activities.
• Supervise hose testing and coordinate a logistics team.
• Maintain open, in-process, and completed testing job visibility.
• Create and maintain production schedules based on customer requirements and resources.
• Ensure testing work is billed promptly and accurately.
• Oversee order staging, local deliveries, and testing documentation.
• Own inventory accuracy and material handling processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Scheduling

Inventory control

Problem solving

Communication

Hands-on leadership

Job description

McCarty Equipment, a SunSource company, is a highly recognized value-added distributer and fabricator of hose. With 17 locations across North America, we provide a wide range of hose, valves, gaskets, fittings and tools. We have the capability to provide support for all your industrial and MRO needs with a vast array of tools, hand tools, fasteners, consumables, and a factory authorized tool repair facility. Check us out! www.mccartyequipment.com

The
Value Stream Manager is responsible for the daily leadership and performance of the hydraulic and industrial hose department. The role oversees hose fabrication, hose testing, inventory, order staging, and local logistics while ensuring work is completed safely, accurately, efficiently, and on time.

This is a hands‑on leadership position. The manager establishes daily priorities, keeps projects on schedule, develops employees, maintains inventory accuracy, coordinates pickups and deliveries, and ensures completed testing work is documented and billed promptly.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Lead and develop a hose fabrication team of approximately 3–5 employees.
  • Oversee daily hydraulic and industrial hose fabrication activities.
  • Supervise hose testing activities and coordinate a logistics team of approximately 1–2 employees.
    • Maintain visibility of open, in-process, and completed testing jobs.
    • Prioritize testing work based on customer requirements, promised dates, and available resources.
    • Ensure testing jobs are completed safely, accurately, and with the required documentation.
    • Confirm completed testing work is billed to the customer accurately and promptly.
    • Manage production schedules, customer projects, priorities, and on‑time completion.
      • Create and maintain a production schedule based on customer requirements, promised dates, available labor, material availability, and order priority
      • Build team knowledge of hydraulic and industrial hose construction, applications, fabrication, and testing.
        • Assign work according to workload, operator capability, job complexity, and customer deadlines.
        • Oversee order staging, customer pickups, local deliveries, job documentation, and testing billing.
        • Own inventory accuracy for the department and establish accountability for proper material handling and system transactions.
          • Plan, complete, and review cycle counts and inventory reconciliation activities.
          • Oversee incoming stock and ensure materials are received, identified, stored, and made available for production.
          • Investigate inventory variances, correct errors, and address the underlying causes.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Previous experience leading, supervising, or coordinating a small team preferred.
• Experience in hydraulic hose, industrial hose, fabrication, manufacturing, distribution, oilfield supply, or a related industrial environment preferred.
• Mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn hose products, applications, fabrication, and testing.
• Strong organization, scheduling, project‑management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple customer orders and deadlines while adjusting to changing priorities.
• Strong attention to inventory accuracy, order details, job documentation, and billing.
• Ability to set expectations, coach employees, and respectfully hold the team accountable.
• Comfort using operating data and KPIs to make decisions and improve performance.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to coordinate across branch functions.
• Hands‑on leadership style with a willingness to assist in the operation when needed.

We offer:

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ 401k
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and ongoing development opportunities
• A supportive, team‑focused environment
• Stability in a well‑established company

Physical Requirements:

• Stand for an extended period.
• Occasional heavy lifting (up to 50 pounds) may be required.

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