Value Stream Manager

2 months ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Generac Full time
Value Stream Manager Job Description

About Generac

Generac is a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world. With a rich history spanning over 60 years, we've been dedicated to energy innovation, from creating the home standby generator market category to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company.

Job Summary

We're seeking a Value Stream Manager to join our Operations leadership team at our facility in Oshkosh, WI. As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for leading the overall operation of a value stream, implementing the Generac Manufacturing System (GMS) to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, and provide an excellent customer experience.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead daily operations and continuous improvement activities, emphasizing continuous product flow, pull systems, and workload leveling.
  • Design and direct processes to recognize team and individual performance, deliver feedback, and systematically improve performance.
  • Utilize PDCA and MDI processes to deliver metric results in people, safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Develop and execute short- and long-range continuous improvement plans to deliver improvements in people, safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
  • Other duties as assigned, including leading and coordinating the successful launch of New Product Introductions (NPI) within Operations.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field OR equivalent experience.
  • 5 years progressive operations or lean management experience.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 3 years of demonstrated implementation experience in Lean principles.
  • Lean, Operations, or Supply Chain Certifications.
  • Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP system.
  • Demonstrated experience in flow principles, Kanban, and plan for every part (PFEP).
  • Demonstrated experience in leadership with a diversity of team skills.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
  • Experiment and Push Boundaries - Designs/implements facility solutions that challenge the norm.
  • Ideate & Breakthrough - Analyzes and implements successful facility change.
  • Connect & Coach - Creates cross-functional dialog, drives action through coaching.
  • Continuous Improvement - Uses KPI's to create reliable/sustainable improvements, drives standard work, focuses on process.
  • Drive to Win - Sets high performance standards, monitors/redirects ensuring project results, coaches balance, problem-solving, improved customer/employee experience.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Generac is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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