Value Stream Manager

Value Stream Manager (Onsite)
Our Value Stream Manager will need to utilize their strong leadership, product management and a lean-focused mindset to implement, develop and drive continuous improvement initiative and projects across the company product lines within the WM Americas manufacturing organization.
Responsibilities:

• Lead the relocating the operation from its current Milpitas, California location to the new, state of the art Devens, Massachusetts manufacturing site. Leveraging Lean principles and best practices is critical while driving successful product realization and sustained production operations to support the ongoing business.
• Be a member of the site senior leadership team to solidify the WM culture; including our safety-first culture and show the ability to engage and empower employees.
• Lead the customer technical support operations including applications engineering, product customization, product validation, product roadmap and development activities.
• Assess and evolve the standard work documentation in support of administrative and operational best practices for the site and the team.
• Responsible for the operations P&L of the business including the management of all direct and indirect aspects of the operation. This includes production planning, material sourcing, quality control and product test in addition to the customer technical support operations noted above. All work to be done in collaboration with the other site and functional leadership teams.
• Ownership of the P&L for the value stream including analysis and cost improvement activities.
• Create the vision for the value streams best in class safe and lean operation and lead the team to execute the improvements on the journey to that goal
• Engage in project management activities and provide leadership for the customer technical support operation including: new product proposals and projects, as well as ensuring continuous product optimization and validation
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships, establishing a deep understanding of their environment, and generating a clear understanding of the challenges they face.
• Work with the value stream and site leadership team to provide world class customer support
• Engage and empower the value stream team members to identify and drive the value creating activities
• Accountable for developing and managing the value stream s operations strategy
• Identify, implement, and improve key process metrics to understand the health of operations while providing a baseline for continuous improvement.
• Support with forecasting and planning manufacturing growth including floorspace, equipment capacity, tooling, and labour required to meet quantities and schedules.
• Support and mentor the team on a broad range of analysis including Value Stream Mapping, queueing analysis, production planning and control, SMED, process flow diagrams, FMEA, best practice problem solving and quality function deployment, etc.
• Engage and report to senior operational and engineering leaders, team members, and stakeholders to gain alignment on implementation plans and success metrics.
• Be accountable, drive accountability within the organization, and put problems first with a sense of urgency.
• Engage with subject matter experts to leverage expertise toward product realization
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, training, and the development of people

Qualifications:

• Background in machining, molding, or assembly industry helpful
• Bachelor s degree in business, engineering/science discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience in life science, medical device, biopharma, or other related industries preferred
• Experience in product management preferred.
• Prior manufacturing or engineering leadership experience helpful
• Project management experience
• Experience of optimization and validation of products and processes
• Knowledge of requirements for operational excellence including but not limited to Lean and 6 Sigma experience.
• Highly skilled at building and maintaining a dedicated team and maintaining effective, productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Commercially and financially skilled with strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.