Weekend Value Stream Leader: Operations & People Growth

The Marzetti Company

Horse Cave (KY)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Kentucky is seeking a Value Stream Manager to lead weekend manufacturing, ensuring safety, quality, throughput, and people development across processing and packaging. You will own the Monday-Friday first shift (5:00 AM–5:00 PM) and supervise weekday operations, with weekends/nights as needed.

Partner with Senior Value Stream Manager and drive continuous improvement across the value stream.

Qualifications

Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, with food manufacturing strongly preferred.
Experience leading supervisors and front line teams in production operations.
Strong working knowledge of Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead change and improve operational performance.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, off-shift manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and front line leaders across processing and packaging.
Own the weekday operations for the Monday–Friday first shift and support weekend/ night contingencies.
Drive safety, quality, and food safety standards across the value stream.
Deliver operational performance by meeting KPIs such as safety, quality, throughput, OEE, and waste.
Lead continuous improvement efforts using Lean and TPM tools including Kaizen events.
Make performance visible through dashboards, scoreboards, and visual management.