Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Value Stream Manager to work for one of our large manufacturing clients in Holly Springs, MS. This candidate's main responsibilities include developing and managing team leaders and associates and overseeing process engineering, quality, budgets, and performance assessments of the Value Stream. They will meet with the Value Stream leaders regularly, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges, creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor Degree, or Masters preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing, showing an increasing responsibility and leadership of projects and teams of considerable size, scope, and complexity.
• Sufficient experience and background in accounting, PC skills, manufacturing, human resources management, inventory control and strategic planning
• Demonstrated teamwork and team-building skills in producing results by meeting organizational objectives.
• Capable of assessing and developing individual and team skills and capabilities.
• Able to create and maintain enthusiasm for new and challenging goals and serve as a role model by promoting new ideas and positive change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Involved with or lead a team in LEAN, Kaizen, or Six Sigma process improvements/implementation (LEAN preferred)
• Desire to promote and exude a safety-first mindset

Plusses:

• Previous P&L ownership experience
• Experience with LEAN teams
• Masters Degree

Responsibilities:

• Performance assessment of all direct reports, team leaders, and associates.
• Ownership of Value Stream P&L including cost analysis and opportunities, product line margin, PPV goals, and manufacturing productivity.
• Responsible for POP implementation and long-term manufacturing strategies.
• Operational leadership including successful Lean implementation resulting in productivity gains.
• Lead the Value Stream in daily operations and continuous improvements which include but are not limited to: supply chain production control, establishing manufacturing priorities, coordination of activities with off-shift management, and order shipments.
• Emphasize the creation of continuous product flow, utilize pull systems where flow is not currently possible, and work to level the workload.
• Instill and maintain a positive can-do team atmosphere within the Value Stream
• Hold regular team meetings to assign team members tasks and coordinate support services needed outside the team. Utilizes PDCA in conjunction with the Tracking Centers and Team Improvement Boards to ensure results.
• Ensures Value Stream Leaders provide effective cross-training for the Value Stream Associates, including backups from other areas, to ensure a continuous smooth running of Value Stream.
• Work with the other members of the Division Staff to develop the future state value stream map and manage the plans to achieve it, as documented in the Site Tracking Center. In addition, the VS Manager works with the VS Team Leaders to maintain the Team Improvement Boards (TIB). Both centers – the TIB and Site Tracking Center – are the minimum requirements in a visually controlled environment that ensures no problems remain hidden.

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