Value Stream Manager

Sloan has an opening for a Value Stream Manager in our Franklin Park, IL facitlity.  In this role you will provide cross functional leadership to Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineers and Lean Leaders to ensure daily manufacturing output. You will also support all continuous improvement initiatives throughout your assigned areas of responsibility.  In addition, you will ensure environmental and OSHA compliance is directly involved in Sloan’s Lean transformation. 

Responsibilities include:

• Be a key member of the manufacturing operations management team, reporting directly to the Value Stream Manager for Operations
• Manage Supervisors and Operational Excellence (Lean) Engineers
• Lead a two shift High Volume Metal Finishing Value Stream
• Develop a 3-Year Flow Plan and Capital Plan for the Metlal Finishing Value Stream
• Conduct ongoing lean transformation to reduce waste and create a lean culture.
• Quickly establish yourself as a leader within the supply chain, with the expectation of career progression.
• Leading initiatives to achieve operation's manufacturing KPI goals in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost.
• Advance a culture of continuous improvement, integrate Lean philosophy into operating and management development programs
• Mentor, train, and develop world-class employees for career progression.
• Develop staffing requirements to ensure manufacturing targets are achieved at the lowest labor cost possible
• Ensure daily and monthly production targets are attained
• Implement Daily Accountability Metrics for Daily Output
• Coach Supervisors on their management of Union Employees
• Implement Quality Initiatives to reduce scrap associated with metal finishing process

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, industrial engineering, supply chain management or related field 
• 5+ Years relevant experience manufacturing and operations management
• 3+ Years Electroplating/metal finishing, anodizing, PVD, powder coating, or vapor deposition experience
• Familiarity with scheduling, level loading, and capacity planning.
• Ability to plan, organize, and schedule individual and group work assignments.
• Actively identifies problems and opportunities for change and implements solutions where appropriate.
• Actively listens to others and objectively considers others’ ideas and opinions, even when they conflict with one’s own.
• Analyzes information and uses logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Flexible and adaptive to changing business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ Years Environmental compliance and reporting experience
• Experience in waste water treatment and compliance
• Experience polishing brass or other metals
• Basic Spanish language skills- carry out basic conversations.
• Advanced level experience working with Microsoft Excel.
• General experience working with SAP or other ERP Business System.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and 5s
• Experience with predictive/preventative maintenance 

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