Value Stream Manager

We are seeking a results-driven Value Stream Manager to lead end-to-end manufacturing execution, from material release through final shipment. This leader owns operational performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People (SQDCP), driving throughput, production efficiency, and customer commitments in a high-mix, engineered-to-order environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Ownership: Lead manufacturing execution across fabrication, welding, assembly, and integrated operations to achieve production targets and customer commitments.
• Manufacturing Performance: Own SQDCP metrics, improving throughput, labor efficiency, capacity, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Leadership & Accountability: Coach and develop Production Supervisors and cross-functional teams; build a culture of performance and ownership.
• Production Execution: Align labor, materials, equipment, and schedules to remove bottlenecks and maintain consistent flow.
• Continuous Improvement: Apply Lean manufacturing, value stream mapping, standard work, and root cause problem-solving to improve results.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, and Program Management to resolve constraints.
• Manufacturing Readiness: Support new product introductions (NPI), engineering changes, and capacity expansion while maintaining stability.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.
• Manufacturing Readiness: Support new product introductions (NPI), engineering changes, and capacity expansion while maintaining stability.
• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including 5+ years leading supervisors and manufacturing teams.
• Leadership experience in contract manufacturing, engineered-to-order (ETO), or complex industrial manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication, welding, mechanical assembly, and integrated manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated improvements in throughput, efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, value stream management, and continuous improvement.
• ERP/MRP experience; SAP preferred.

Preferred

PREFERRED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Complex integrated products such as modular data centers, battery energy storage systems (BESS), power distribution equipment, switchgear, electrical enclosures, or modular power systems.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Takes full ownership of the operation, develops strong frontline leaders, removes barriers to production, and delivers measurable improvements in safety, quality, throughput, cost, and customer delivery.