Value Stream Manager

Silgan Dispensing; Watertown (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Silgan Dispensing is seeking a Value Stream Manager to lead a production value stream, drive safety, quality and continuous improvement, and align with Silgan quality systems. You will act as a change agent, developing short and long-term goals and creating an environment focused on safety, employee development and engagement.

You will implement programs to improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery and cost control, manage schedules with the supply chain, and develop an annual operating plan

Qualifications

• BS Degree preferred.
• 5-8 years’ experience improving team’s results in a semi-automated assembly or injection molding operation.
• Experience in managing multiple functional groups (operators, mechanics, front line supervisors) in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Lean and/or A3 methodologies with demonstrated success in leading continuous improvement efforts.
• Ability to work within multiple levels of the organization.
• Working knowledge of high-level ERP systems.
• Ability to use programs like Microsoft Excel to track trends and measure improvement.
• Ability to lead people development.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Implements strategic programs that improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery, continuous quality improvement, work place safety and exceed customer requirements.
• Drives a corporate culture that focuses on facts, tangible results and behaviors.
• Manages the VSM activity: participates in the development of production schedules with the supply chain, adapts production capacities to the load on a daily basis, and determines machine priorities with team.
• Maintains value stream staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting training and developing employees.
• Accomplishes staff results by communicating job goals and expectations, planning, monitoring and appraising job results; coaching and counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating and enforcing systems, policies and procedures
• Achieves financial objectives by establishing team objectives, developing budgets, controlling costs and maximizing use of available assets
• Leads a trained and motivated team capable of implementing and executing the business strategy
• Develops an industrial performance improvement plan (quality, costs, deadlines, safety) and reports results
• Works with all functional departments to actively pursue manufacturing excellence programs along with fostering a “one plant” partnership with peers to achieve aligned goals
• Develops and implements with Senior Operations Manager an annual operating plan including capitol plan, cost reduction projects, production department budget, eliminating non-value, and defining Six Sigma & Kaizen profit improvement programs
• Ability to create business cases for future investment/improvement opportunities
• Communicates and facilitates meetings effectively
• Managing problem solving – root cause analysis – corrective actions leading the PDCA thinking so that problems are dealt with rapidly and skillfully
• Ensures deployment of and compliance with production standards, environmental workplace health and safety guidelines.
• Provide management with detailed reporting as required – daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Lean / A3

Communication

People development

ERP systems

Excel

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

BS Degree

Tools

Six Sigma

Job description

The Value Stream Manager is responsible for the overall management of a Value Stream production area, in order to ensure safety, quality, performance and continuous improvement. As part of the primary mission, he/she ensures the achievement of the VSM results in compliance with work standards and the Silgan quality system, achieving total customer satisfaction. This leader is a change agent developing short and long-term goals and creating a continuous improvement environment with unconditional commitment to safety, employee development and engagement.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implements strategic programs that improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery, continuous quality improvement, work place safety and exceed customer requirements
• Drives a corporate culture that focuses on facts, tangible results and behaviors
• Manages the VSM aactivity: participates in the development of production schedules with the supply chain, adapts production capacities to the load on a daily basis, and determines machine priorities with team.
• Maintains value stream staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting training and developing employees
• Accomplishes staff results by communicating job goals and expectations, planning, monitoring and appraising job results; coaching and counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating and enforcing systems, policies and procedures
• Achieves financial objectives by establishing team objectives, developing budgets, controlling costs and maximizing use of available assets
• Leads a trained and motivated team capable of implementing and executing the business strategy
• Develops an industrial performance improvement plan (quality, costs, deadlines, safety) and reports results
• Works with all functional departments to actively pursue manufacturing excellence programs along with fostering a “one plant” partnership with peers to achieve aligned goals
• Develops and implements with Senior Operations Manager an annual operating plan including capitol plan, cost reduction projects, production department budget, eliminating non-value, and defining Six Sigma & Kaizen profit improvement programs
• Ability to create business cases for future investment/improvement opportunities
• Communicates and facilitates meetings effectively
• Managing problem solving – root cause analysis – corrective actions leading the PDCA thinking so that problems are dealt with rapidly and skillfully
• Ensures deployment of and compliance with production standards, environmental workplace health and safety guidelines.
• Provide management with detailed reporting as required – daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements:

• BS Degree preferred.
• 5-8 years’ experience improving team’s results in a semi-automated assembly or injection molding operation.
• Experience in managing multiple functional groups (operators, mechanics, front line supervisors) in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Lean and/or A3 methodologies with demonstrated success in leading continuous improvement efforts.
• Ability to work within multiple levels of the organization.
• Working knowledge of high-level ERP systems.
• Ability to use programs like Microsoft Excel to track trends and measure improvement.
• Ability to lead people development.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills