Value Stream Manager- ASEPCO
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions
Location
Devens, MA | United States
Job description
Value Stream Manager- ASEPCO Location: WM US - Devens Benefits: Enhanced Carer/Paternity Leave, Additional Holiday, EAP and more Website: Group:
We're currently seeking a Value Stream Manager- ASEPCOto join us. You'll join a dynamic team ofengineers, sales people, marketers, administrators, designers, assemblers,chemists, web developers, accountants, analysts, programmers and many more.Globally we are united by our shared values that drive our culture. We want tobe an employer where you make our difference.
At WatsonMarlow Fluid Technology Solutions you face different challenges every singleday. You are empowered to dream bigger and work smarter. You have time to liveyour life outside of your job.
We offer a full induction withtraining and ongoing support for all our systems and products. Along with thisyou'll gain access to SSE academy where you can upskill and develop at your ownpace.
Watson Marlow Fluid TechnologySolutions is an SSE PLC Group company ( SSE (London Stock Exchange -FTSE 50) is a manufacturer of engineered solutions, employing 8500 peopleacross 130+ operating units globally. We offer a range of fluid handlingsolutions across the biotech and industrial markets.
This role will focus on: Our Value Stream Manager will need to utilize theirstrong leadership, product management and a lean-focused mindset to implement,develop and drive continuous improvement initiative and projects across theASEPCO product lines within the WM Americas manufacturing organization.
As the siteleader for the ASEPCO operation, you will need to:
- Lead the relocating the operation from its current Milpitas, California location to the new, state of the art Devens, Massachusetts manufacturing site. Leveraging Lean principles and best practices is critical while driving successful product realization and sustained production operations to support the ongoing business.
- Be a member of the site senior leadership team to solidify the WM culture; including our safety-first culture and show the ability to engage and empower employees.
- Lead the ASEPCO customer technical support operations including applications engineering, product customization, product validation, product roadmap and development activities.
- Assess and evolve the standard work documentation in support of administrative and operational best practices for the site and the team.
- Responsible for the operations P&L of the ASECPO business including the management of all direct and indirect aspects of the operation. This includes production planning, material sourcing, quality control and product test in addition to the customer technical support operations noted above. All work to be done in collaboration with the other site and functional leadership teams.
What you'll be doing Our culture is precious to us; itis something special that can be felt from your first day with WMFTS and thatis because we demonstrate our Values every day in what we do. The mainresponsibilities of the role, in line with our Values, are:
- Ownership of the P&L for the value stream including analysis and cost improvement activities.
- Create the vision for the value streams best in class Safe and Lean operation and lead the team to execute the improvements on the journey to that goal
- Engage in project management activities and supply technical input to new product proposals and projects, as well as ensuring continuous product optimization and validation
- Work with Continuous Improvement Lead, to implement and drive Lean best practices into the operation
Develop and maintain strong customer relationships, establishing a deep understanding of their environment, and generating a clear understanding of the challenges they face. - Engage and empower the value stream team members to identify and drive the value creating activities
- Accountable for developing and managing the VS operational strategy
Identify and improve processes and/or systems that stand in the way of value creating activities. Conceptualize and drive countermeasures that improve the flow of information and hardware
Identify, implement, and improve key process metrics to understand the health of operations while providing a baseline for continuous improvement. - Support with forecasting and planning manufacturing growth including floorspace, equipment capacity, tooling, and labour required to meet quantities and schedules.
- Support and mentor the team on a broad range of analysis including Value Stream Mapping, queueing analysis, production planning and control, SMED, process flow diagrams, FMEA, best practice problem solving and quality function deployment, etc.
- Engage and report to senior operational and engineering leaders, team members, and stakeholders to gain alignment on implementation plans and success metrics.
- Influence others with a Lean coaching approach
- Be accountable, drive accountability within the organization, and put problems first with a sense of urgency.
- Engage with United Kingdom subject matter experts to leverage expertise toward product realization.
- Maintain a strong focus on safety, training, and the development of people.
To be successful in this role, youwill need: - Background in assembly industry helpful is experience in injection moulding or extrusion
- Bachelor's degree in engineering/science discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience in life science, medical device, biopharma, or other related industries preferred
- Prior manufacturing or plant management experience preferred
Extrusion, assembly, or injection molding experience helpful - Project Management experience
- Experience of optimization and validation of products and processes
- Knowledge of requirements for operational excellence including but not limited to Lean and 6 Sigma experience
- Highly skilled at building and maintaining a dedicated team and maintaining effective, productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
- Commercially and financially skilled with strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Analytical with the ability to interpret data to provide strategic and tactical solutions.
- Positive, self-managing and highly motivated, who thrives in a fast paced, innovative environment and efficient, with a flexible and proactive nature.
- An analytical person with a positive mind-set, decisive and able to identify and deliver priorities.
As a growing and ambitious organization with apresence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offeryou the working environment and support needed to be successful. We arecommitted to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive workingenvironment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and culturalbackground, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
About Watson-Marlow Everyday, we help companies across the globe to be more efficient and sustainable. Watson-MarlowFluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is the world leader in niche peristalticpumps and associated fluid path technologies. Comprising ten establishedbrands, each with their area of expertise, but together offering our customersunrivalled solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer applications.Together with our colleagues across Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, we are proudto be a FTSE 50 company.
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