Value Stream Manager - Delavan, United States - Pentair

Description

Job Description:

At Pentair, you will work along-side passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our purpose into practice, inspiring people to move, improve and enjoy life's essential resources for happier, healthier lives. From our residential and business water solutions to our sustainable innovations and applications, our 11,250 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help improve lives and the environment around the world.

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

We have an opportunity for a Value Stream Manager to join our Delavan, WI team. You will manage Value Stream Group Leads, Quality Resources, Buyers/Planners, and Manufacturing Engineering focused on performance management, talent development and training, and ensure appropriate staffing of team. You will execute and track daily management performance and ensure effective root cause analysis via counter measures and corrective actions.

You will:

• Manage a team of supervisors, engineers and planners in our Fabrication department.
• Design and implement Lean processes and systems while following the PDCA cycle.
• Define measurable PQDCC goals and objectives for all improvement activities.
• Actively develop and deploy Lean, Quality and EH&S maturity across business in accordance with site maturity assessment results.
• Teach, coach and mentor process owners and leaders on how to sustain results.
• Identify and evaluate resource requirements to support production requirements.
• Communicate plans, actions, and results to the organization.
• Execute company strategy deployment associated with implementation of lean systems, in a fast-paced environment.
• Partner with Site Leader on budget development and ensuring resources meet budget level.
• Liaise with upstream functional leaders; Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Project Management ensuring value stream focus is on delivery to customer satisfaction.

Key Qualifications:

• 5+ years of successful operations leadership experience with proven record of sustainable results.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (if no 4 year degree, you will be required to complete a degree with the support of Pentair).
• Broad business knowledge and the ability to link customer needs with business processes and suppliers.
• Demonstrable experience in fundamental lean tools and concepts (VSM, 5S, Std Work, Continuous Flow, Transactional (Office) Lean, etc.)
• Possess strong analytical problem-solving skills (8 Step RCCM, 8D, DMAIC, etc.)
• Possess project management skills with the ability to support multiple projects and balance priorities through planning and execution.
• Possess strong coaching, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Change Management.
• Have managed the transformation of value streams or plants, by organizing Lean events, projects, and organizational changes necessary to achieve a sustained transformation.
• Be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Diversity and Inclusion:

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:

• Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership
• Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels
• Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture
• Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory