Value Stream Manager - WireCo WorldGroup

WireCo® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. WireCo® is headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas with manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and research and development centers worldwide.

WireCo® offers competitive wages, incentive programs, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits offerings for employees and their families. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website at www.wireco.com.

The Value Stream Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end value creation of Sedalia’s value stream model towards overall business growth.  The Value Stream Manager is the key leader in driving waste out of the value stream, in an effort to generate a consistent product flow, while maintaining a consistently high quality of work.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ownership of Value Stream P&L’s including cost analysis and opportunities, absorption goals, and manufacturing productivity.
• Responsible for leading the Design for Operational Excellence implementation and long-term manufacturing strategies for flow and growth.
• Meets with the Leaders regularly, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges, thereby creating a culture of continuous improvement and contributing towards becoming a learning organization.
• Leads 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.
• Emphasizes the creation of continuous product flow, utilize pull systems where flow is not currently possible, and works to level the workload.
• Creates the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work/processes are followed, countermeasures implemented and the area is compliant with safety requirements.
• Instills and maintains a positive can-do team atmosphere within the Value Stream; holding regular team meetings and assigning team members tasks and coordinate support services needed outside the team.
• Utilizes leader daily standard work, in conjunction with the tracking and visual KPI boards, to ensure results are achieved through gemba walks, root cause countermeasure follow-up, and process confirmation.
• Ensures Value Stream Leaders provide effective cross-training for the Value Stream Associates, including backups from other areas, to assure a continuous smooth running Value Stream. This training is the foundation of a culture that stops to fix problems in order to get quality right the first time.
• Works with the other members of the team to develop the future state value stream map and manages 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 +QDIPE Process Improvement Boards. The minimum requirements in a visually controlled environment that ensures no problems remain hidden.
• Ensure there is a direct connection with the Quality department to ensure critical to quality process controls are captured end-to-end, throughout the Value Stream.

The Value Stream Manager must exhibit and proactively motivate others in the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Supervisory Responsibility

• Lead team of Site Leaders to drive the day-to-day execution of operations and people processes
• Keep team apprised of departmental and organizational objectives and updates through regular 1-on-1s and staff meetings

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or 6-10 years of applicable work experience leading people in a Lean environment.
• Responsible for leadership of projects/kaizens 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.
• Serve as a role model by promoting new ideas and positive change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Pushing/pulling, lifting up to 75 lbs.
• Production floor environment

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Handheld tablet
• Handheld scan gun
• Forklift
• Wire and Strand Spoolers
• Side cutters, bolt cutters, linesman pliers, overhead hoist, respooling machine
• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment.  A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability