Value Stream Lead

Job Description
Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F35 fighter jet and Apache helicopter. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World TM.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems, you’ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions.

This position is 2nd shift 3pm to 12 Midnight a 10% shift differential

Basic functions of the job:

• Implement project plans and schedules.
• Responsible for all cost, schedule, and quality issues related to the complete value stream, inclusive of material, ensuring delivered products meet specified standards.
• Implement process improvements through the development and execution of a comprehensive improvement plan.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Establish the visual factory and direct, plan, and organize workloads by estimating, scheduling, distributing, and controlling work assignments to provide for a smooth flow of both priority and routine tasks to achieve economical and efficient utilization of personnel and facilities.
• Maintain product flow and demand pull.
• Implement flow systems to coincide with TAKT time where applicable.
• Set schedule/work priority within the team and drive the team to meet the schedule.
• Ensure key business metrics are achieved within the factory and drive corrective action when product costs are above targets.
• Identify and resolve performance problems within the value stream.
• Promote a strong sense of teamwork among personnel throughout and across the value stream.
• Serve as the focal point to communicate and resolve issues within their value stream and between other factories.
• Coordinate with internal customers as necessary to ensure commitments are achieved.
• Facilitate problem solving and collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and health regulations stated by internal company policy and Federal, State, and Local applicable standards.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
High School Diploma OR GED
Minimum 4 years manufacturing experience
People leadership experience


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Must be able to obtain Secret Clearance.
Manufacturing Engineering experience is a plus.
Knowledge of Paperless manufacturing system is preferred.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $45241 - $76910

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $45,241 - $76,910