Overview Overview: As a Value Stream Foreman, you will lead and coordinate the activities within a specific value stream to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of products or services. This role involves overseeing production processes, managing a team and driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize performance. **Responsibilities:** Value Stream Leadership: + Lead and supervise all activities within the assigned value stream, including production, quality, and maintenance. + Ensure the value stream operates in alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Team Management: + Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of production, maintenance, and quality professionals. + Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture, emphasizing accountability and continuous improvement. Production Planning and Scheduling: + Collaborate with the production planning team to develop and execute production schedules based on customer demand and inventory targets. + Monitor and adjust schedules as needed to meet production goals. Continuous Improvement: + Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the value stream. + Identify and implement process enhancements to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall performance. Performance Monitoring: + Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the value stream and regularly monitor and analyze performance metrics. + Implement data-driven decision-making processes to identify areas for improvement. Cross-Functional Collaboration: + Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, procurement, and logistics, to ensure seamless coordination and communication. + Address and resolve issues that may impact the value stream's performance. Quality Assurance: + Work closely with the quality assurance team to ensure that products meet or exceed established quality standards. + Implement and maintain quality control procedures within the value stream. Resource Optimization: + Manage resources effectively, including manpower, equipment, and materials, to meet production demands. + Collaborate with procurement to ensure a stable and cost-effective supply chain. Safety Compliance: + Ensure compliance with safety regulations and promote a safe working environment. + Conduct regular safety audits and implement corrective actions as needed. Reporting and Documentation: + Generate regular reports on key performance metrics and value stream performance. + Maintain accurate documentation of processes, procedures, and changes within the value stream. **Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree in business, Operations Management, or 10 plus years of experience. + Proven experience in a supervisory or leadership role within a manufacturing or production environment. + Strong understanding of value stream mapping, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement methodologies. + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. + Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions to improve performance. + Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities. + Strong Electrical Background is a plus. **Abilities** : + Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time. + Relocates a 12-foot stepladder without assistance. + Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders. + Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis. + Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English. + May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools. + Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. + Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. + Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). + See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). + Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.