Value Stream Leader (Operations Manager)

Danaher Tool Group located in Northwest Arkansas has an immediate opening for a Value Stream Leader (Operations Manager). 

 

Danaher, a diversified technology leader, designs, manufactures, and markets innovative products and services with strong brand names and significant market positions. Driven by strong core values and a foundation provided by the Danaher Business System, Danaher's associates are pursuing a focused strategy aimed at creating a Premier Global Enterprise.

Danaher—it’s not the right company for everyone…but it might be right for you:

It’s an intense, fast paced, results oriented organization. It’s an organization in which associates are rewarded for what they do, not for what they say they will do. If you are highly motivated, committed to quality, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement, have a passion for achieving measurable results--we want you on our team.

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership to Springdale Operations and manage daily manufacturing operations, and drive SQDC improvements within the department that will add value to the Danaher Tool Group. 

 

Through the deployment of fiscal and human resources incumbent is responsible for achieving Corporate, Tool Group and plant goals through the implementation of the Danaher Business System.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

Associate Recruitment, Development, Review, and Discipline.

Maintenance of policy deployment for area including Bowling charts, action plans and countermeasures. 

Ensure associate compliance with company policies and procedures.

Determine Staffing levels and implement adjustments as needed.

Use and promote DBS to drive continuous improvement through Kaizen. 

Develop and monitor operational budget.

Lead and monitor projects to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost.

Build an environment of teamwork.

Drive problem solving to root cause correction.

Lead 5S initiatives to improve department environment and efficiency.

 

 

Background and Skill

Experience should include 3-5 years of hands-on supervisory experience, combined with a strong business/systems background in manufacturing operations, leadership skills, accounting/finance. Minimum formal education required:  Bachelor's Degree.  Master’s Degree preferred.  Training to meet job expectations would take six months for someone to meet basic job requirements. Basic knowledge of manufacturing, techniques and practices is required, e.g. scheduling & planning, understanding of budgets, TQM, JIT, and lean manufacturing. Personal Computer skills are essential to performing detailed analysis. The most successful candidate would have excellent written and oral communication skills, problem solving skills, team building skills, and time management skills.