Sr. Value Stream Manager

The Marzetti Company is a CPG Food Manufacturing Company specializing in Sauces, Salad Dressings, and Baked Food Products for Retail and Food Service markets. The Sr. Value Stream Manager is one of two Production Managers with end to end responsibility for their Value Stream. They lead and integrate the efforts of the process and packaging operations teams to ensure the production of high-quality products in a safe workplace.

They are responsible to deliver superior results for excellent customer service at the optimal cost. The Value Stream Manager reports directly to the Sr. Director of Plant Operations and champions the Company Principles by partnering with the other department heads in nurturing the culture, the site Associates, the brands and the assets. Strong leadership skills and high learning agility are required to focus on results, change, collaboration, problem solving, talent and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Leadership:
• Promotes and practices a participative management style and team building. Partners with HR to develop talent pipeline of leaders and employees within the value stream.
• Serves as a member of the Plant Leadership Team to set strategic direction, prioritize capital expenditures and resource allocation.
• Ensuring that the right resources (people, systems, tools) are in place to enable the Value Stream to execute against the Operational Master Plan (OMP).
• Teach, coach and assess, shift supervisors to enhance their leadership skills and operational expertise (ex: MOE, Problem Solving).
• Promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement mindset among the supervisory team .
• Place a high priority on ensuring robust Individual Development Plans are in place and executed against.
• Operations
• Translates the plant Operational Master Plan (OMP) into value stream specific manufacturing goals, objectives, measures, and activities.
• Sets the direction for the implementation of Marzetti Operational Excellence (MOE) to drive waste out of Plant systems and improve plant performance.
• Monitor and influence workflow to optimize resources, improve efficiency, and reduce waste.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on goals and processes.
• Support the achievement of the Dressing business plan by delivering conversion cost to target.
• Champion the Marzetti Quality Culture to ensure production of the highest quality products and minimize food safety risks.
• Foster a safe workplace to minimize the risk of injury.
• Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and lead Kaizen events or similar initiatives to implement solutions.
• Drive the implementation of TPM (Marzetti Operational Excellence) methodologies to drive waste out of plant systems and improve plant performance.
• Participate in MOE health checks to gauge the maturity of each Pillar.
• Role Model compliance to the MOE standards that have been implemented.
• Ensure the sustainability of improvements through effective follow-up and coaching.
• Change Management
• Lead and support change initiatives within the value stream, ensuring effective communication and team engagement.
• Develop and execute change management strategies to support business goals and operational improvements.
• Provide coaching on effective change leadership and create tools to help supervisors lead their teams through transitions.
• Visual Management
• Help to define visual controls based on business need, such as dashboards and performance boards, to provide real-time and trend data on key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Coach Value Stream leaders in the use of visual management tools to identify issues, determine root cause, and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications

• 10 years of manufacturing and or/ management experience preferred. Experience with Lean Manufacturing Principles and Processes Preferred.
• 4 years of experience as assistant plant manager or production manager.
• Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements.
• Background in manufacturing methods, quality control and process improvement programs, preferably in a food-related industry.
• BA/BS degree in a related field preferred.

Working Conditions/Environment

• Works in an office and manufacturing environment where the Team Member is regularly required to speak, read, and comprehend, stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, climb, and bend while working in a fast-paced production environment.