We are hiring a Value Stream Manager at TWB in Monroe, MI. The role of the Value Stream Manager is to provide leadership and a safe work environment for all activities in a value stream, including operations, buying, planning, quality and process engineering, guided by the principles of the Worthington Philosophy. The Value Stream Manager increases the ratio of value-added to non-value added work and eliminates waste in the overall value stream for a defined product family, and ensures that the value stream meets customer requirements.

*TWB Offers: *

• Generous benefits package starting on Day 1 including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, and holiday pay
• Lucrative Quarterly Profit Sharing
• 401k retirement plan with company contribution and employee match
• Education assistance
• Employee development and training with opportunities for growth

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the value stream organization, (staffing, tooling, and machinery) is able to meet customer demand.

• Works as a change agent to drive out waste in the manufacturing and supply chain organizations through the deployment of Lean methodology.

• Creates a culture of continuous improvement by involving employees in waste identification and problem solving, as well as recognizing them for exceptional work.

• Develops operational and financial plan and forecasts for the value stream.

• Ensures that inventory levels are right-sized to meet customer demand.

• Leads the day-to-day production activities within the value stream(s) to ensure that current commitments and goals are achieved while improvements are being made.

• Tracks daily performance. Verifies lead counter measures and recovery plans are in place for missed targets. Ensures process center communication boards and visual management techniques are being used on a daily basis.

• Ensures the highest quality standards are maintained. Provides coaching, information, ideas, feedback and encouragement to leads, QE and ME, welders, assembly to promote the growth and development of the value stream team.

• Assures a clean and safe working environment for all employees, maintaining 5S standards and emphasizing prevention of potential hazardous conditions. Addresses unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. Conducts safety training for employees. Reports accidents in a timely manner and participates in accident investigations as required.

• Performance evaluations, A-3s, interactions and disciplinary process, staffing and scheduling.

Desired Experience

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technical knowledge with the ability to communicate with operators, engineers and maintenance, while driving lean efficiencies.
• Lean experience/certification preferred.
• Must be able to travel as needed via most expeditious means.
• 3-5 years of experience in an operations environment (supply chain management, production, distribution management, production/distribution flow design and optimization, Lean projects)