Value Stream Manager

1 month ago


Hazelwood, Missouri, United States Natures Bakery Full time
Job Title: Value Stream Manager

At Nature's Bakery, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Value Stream Manager to lead and integrate the efforts of operating teams across multiple shifts to ensure the production of high-quality products in a safe and sanitary environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the conversion of materials into quality products in a safe, secure, and sanitary manner within product design specifications and budgets.
  • Directly and indirectly manage a cross-functional team in the overall operation of the value stream, including activity management, capacity planning, machine rates, Maintenance and Engineering projects, Research and Development improvements, and scheduling.
  • Advocate and actively support the site Operating System, participating in value stream information flow and escalation processes as required.
  • Proactively participate and coach direct reports and others in the value stream Operating System, ensuring all Value Stream SOPs are created and up to date annually.
  • Conduct and lead CI teams within the value stream, coordinate preventative maintenance (PM) downtime, ensure proper staffing, and work with planning on weekly production schedules.
  • Recommend and implement changes in methods, equipment, systems, and organization, as needed, to assure that the objectives of the area are met.
  • Deliver area requirements by influencing and gaining cooperation from other departments (Engineering, Quality Services, Commercial, and Scheduling/Logistics).
  • Proactively manage employee relations issues, guide and direct the hiring, training, retraining, development, and motivation of Operations team members following team working principles with a minimum degree of guidance from the Site Director.
  • Drive team member engagement through a foundation of teamwork and individual accountability, with engagement scores as the criteria for consistency from site to site.
  • Assure the ongoing production of safe and defect-free products consistent with the principles of Nature's Bakery, owning ongoing training and championing of quality goals and improvements at the area level.
  • Utilizing Operations teams, establish area performance standards and goals based on site goals and strategies, measure, control, take corrective action, and report results as appropriate in all areas of responsibility.
  • Manage/guide the technical area coverage resources for the troubleshooting and repair of process/packaging equipment problems, with the objective of effectively utilizing these resources to achieve desired performance levels.
  • Ensure that open communications are established and that opportunities to broaden the scope and responsibility of Operations teams/team members are undertaken.
  • Advise the Site Director when opportunities exist for moving the area forward in technological change, recommending improvements that would result in new and improved equipment and/or methods to minimize production costs and improve quality.
  • Participate with the Site Director and other Operations support team members in the implementation of short-term and long-term improvement strategies that will enable more effective and efficient Value Stream performance.
  • Participate with other managers in Planning, Sourcing, Delivery, Engineering, and Strategic business roles in the development and implementation of continuous improvement strategies that will drive the overall supply pipeline.
  • Evaluate exempt and non-exempt team member performance, in conjunction with team members' career goals, create development plans to challenge their potential.
  • Act on behalf of the Site Director in their absence, protecting human and physical assets, conducting Staff Meetings, addressing public relations issues, etc.
Requirements:
  • Technical experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
  • Food manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work with all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute, results-oriented.
  • BS/BA in engineering, scientific discipline, or similar applied field strongly preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within a consumer products (CPG) environment is required, with preference for both breadth and depth of operational experience.
  • Depth of continuous improvement and problem-solving experience.
  • FSMA/PCQI certifications preferred.
  • Audit experience with regulatory bodies (FDA/USDA) and third-party audits (SQF/AIB).
  • Proficient user of ERP tools.
  • Strong project management and coordination skills.

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