Value Stream Leader

Job Description

Macildowie are actively seeking a Value Stream Leader to join a well-established company based in Swadlincote.This is a full time permanent opportunity looking to start as soon as possible.The role is available due to internal promotions and upskilling the current staff which has allowed them space to bring new staff members on board.Core hours are Monday to Friday - 07:45 / 08:15 start - 16:30 / 17:00 finish (finish between 12:30 - 13:00 on Fridays) However they are looking for candidates who are flexible as sometimes during month end or stock take you may be required to work a few extra hours however you will be paid overtime.Salary is based between £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience.The ideal candidate will have project based and leadership experience (you will have X2 / X3 value stream leader assistants directly reporting into you, who in turn will also have people reporting into them). Experience in monitoring cost, profit and loss,tooling, order point to collection and the ideal candidate will be innovative and will always be looking at how they can drive change and streamline processes. SAP system experience would be beneficial however not essential, strong background in Lean/SixSigma preferred and advanced excel skills.Purpose of the role:

• Provide leadership in the implementation and achievement of the Companys business plan and agreed objectives of production, sales, on time delivery & arrears, quality, HSE, HR, ME savings, budgetry control, OEE and other key performance indicator (KPI)targets.
• Develop action plans and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve the benefits of identified opportunities. Drive continuous improvements efforts in implementation of LEAN manufacturing as part of TSSs drive toward a world-class manufacturing facility,continuously improving OEE measures.
• Responsible for effective coordination of new product introductions and launches with engineering and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage the activities of production teams to manage the production floor and coordinate the effective and efficient planning & placement of manpower inline with the MPS.
• Monitor performance and report key KPIs
• Maintain productive, informative and functional relationships with the production employees throughout all service departments to ensure necessary support, targeting continued employee engagement.
• Work with Supply chain to assure raw materials on order and/or avail to LOB
• Represent and support entire Value Stream of allocated manufacturing modules and departments.
• Identify training gaps within assigned area and create/provide a training plan
• Support the QMS (Quality management system) and AS9100/ISO 14001 requirements for assigned production area.
• Communicate commitments to customers, Management and SLT/Assure timely response on all OTDmisses/escalating and/or CARS (Customers or internal), including any presentation of analysis and data highlighting performance.
• Resolve all issues preventing appropriate flow of assigned products works in collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Design, Sales, Finance etc...
• Train, upgrade and manage assigned department personnel activities in collaboration with HR. Responsible for expense management and OT budgets for assigned units.
• Support 5s initiatives and all Lean/ CI projects: Lead minimum of 3 Six sigma/ Lean events in year
• Lead and coordinate stock taking activities for their area of responsibility
• Leading Safety@Work within their area of responsibility, developing a safety culture, conducting risk assessments and safety level audits

If you are interested in this role, please apply to the job advert with your most up to date CV.Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majorityof the regions premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. After applying for this role youll be sent a request for your consentto hold your data on our systems. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing noticefor Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We cant provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on whichwe advertise.