Value Stream Manager

Job Description

The Value Stream Manager is responsible for meeting business commitments for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost. The position leads tactical decision making, facilitates process improvements, and performs first line supervisory functions. The VS Manager possesses leadership ability and highly effective communication skills. This position will be responsible for operations and engineering teams. The position is expected to spend 3-4 hours per day on the production floor auditing, coaching, and facilitating continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops each team member to become effective in his/her job through training, counseling, and checking results. Monitors and evaluates performance of employees and provides feedback as required.
• Makes and executes decisions regarding work assignments that support KPIs and cross-training. Responsible for developing high-performing, flexible team(s).
• Coaches the team(s) to achieve excellence. Fosters a culture of teamwork.
• Takes responsibility for 5S. kaizen, and other lean activities within organization. Drives change and innovation. Builds continuous improvement culture within team(s).
• Participates in establishing departmental goals relative to labor utilization and department efficiency. Measures factory performance to the standard.
• Monitors conformance to process and quality standards and ensures compliance. Develops audit plans that support.
• Tracks all applicable metrics, taking actions as necessary to meet KPI targets. Publishes performance results to key stake holders as required.
• Enforces all Company policies, rules, and regulations.
• Conducts Internal Audits as defined in standard processes.
• Leads cultural change and develops world class manufacturing concepts.
• Leads the engineering and operations department.
• Manages work schedules for team(s). Processes time-keeping records in UltiPro timekeeping system.
• Behaves ethically and responsively. Models Danfoss’s “Behaviors in Action” and supports the core values of the organization.

Background & Skills

Required (basic) qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from a four-year college or university in Business, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5 years of experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean Manufacturing (Six Sigma) knowledge.
• Engineering knowledge or experience.
• Team management experience

Preferred qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills to influence decision making with or without authority, facilitate groups with diverse perspectives, across geographies, and bring teams to agreement. Strong self-leadership demonstrating self-awareness, initiative and humility.
• Results-driven leader who is fearless about execution, can champion a vision and roadmap, and is not afraid to dig into the details with the front-line team.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex change efforts and to drive results through the creative use of facts and quantitative data, as well as influence, persuasion and relationship management.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy to action; Influence, negotiation, change mgt, and presentation.
• Able to identify problems and leverage a structured and disciplined methodology to identify root cause.
• Able to work flexible schedules occasionally to accommodate multiple shift operation.

Employee Benefits

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

• Bonus system
• Paid vacation
• Personal insurance
• Communication package
• Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
• State of the art virtual work environment
• Employee Referral Program

This list does not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.