Value Stream Manager

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we're passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world.

At Mesa Labs we offer competitive wages, including potential bonus opportunities, equity awards, commission, and a comprehensive benefits package based on the position.

Base Compensation Range: $85,000 - $100,000
*In addition, you qualify for:

• Annual bonus opportunity of 15% based on company performance
• Annual equity award of $10,000

Outstanding Benefits and Perks
We are proud to offer a variety of benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees:

• Eligible for benefits the first day of the month after you start
• Tiered Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options, Health savings (HSA), healthcare & dependent care flexible spending (FSA) accounts
• Company paid short term and long-term disability (unless covered by a state disability plan)
• Company paid life insurance and AD&D
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Paid sick leave of 48 hours per calendar year
• Eligible employees may receive four (4) weeks paid Care Giver leave after 1 year of service or in accordance with state leave laws
• 401(k) plan that provides a 4% Safe Harbor company match on a 4% employee contribution that begins on Day 1
• Employee Wellness and Financial Assistance Resources through Cigna and NY Life
• Nine (9) paid company holidays per year

Sterilization and Disinfection Control division manufactures and sells biological and chemical indicators that assess the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and dental industries.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for managing the department with a focus on leading and logging safety indicators to ensure a safe work environment across all aspects of the production process from raw material to shipping.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Establishes stretch goals/metrics for the value stream to define success.
  
  
  
  • Actively participate in and leads self-directed Kaizen events.
  • Leads the development of current and future state value stream maps and continuous improvement plans, as well as the implementation of those plans across the value stream.
  • Be highly visible to associates and promote hands-on, high involvement approaches to problem solving.
  • Support new product development by driving the operations requirements.
  
  
  
  
• Reviews/Ensures success of the day-to-day production activities within the value stream while driving improvements.
  
  
  
  • Lead cross functional performance review walk and drive improvements.
  • Train and deploy cross-functional execution and track daily performance through the use of Daily Management boards on a daily basis ensuring root cause analysis and counter measures are identified through A3 thinking.
  • Assures a clean and safe working environment for all employees, emphasizing prevention of potential problems and hazardous conditions.
  • Performs 5S audits/safety training.
  • Responsible for developing and monitoring leader standard work and quality standards.
  • Performs layered process audits and quality audits.
  
  
  
  
• Manages resources of the assigned areas of the value stream.
  
  
  
  • Manages assigned resources to or below budgetary levels.
  • Develops value stream budgets.
  • Ensures accuracy and proper management of inventory and build schedules.
  • Ensures timely disposition of scrap and non-conforming materials.
  • Executes, manages, and coordinates department's vacation schedule to ensure adequate coverage and completion of departments work products.
  • Provides input and makes recommendations for requisitioning, placing, and training of employees assigned to designated production area.
  
  
  
  
• Manages salaried and professional staff.
  
  
  
  • Represents the Safety Committee meetings.
  • Ensures cross training of employees is conducted for development and skills matrix is updated.
  • Develops talent via Individual Development Plans and career direction discussions. Find opportunities for leaders' growth. Acts as a mentor and resource for talent development.
  • Responsible for assigned team's adherence to company policies and procedure. Award and discipline as appropriate.
  • Develops and delivers complete, fair, accurate and meaningful employee performance reviews.
  
  
  
  

Experience/Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in an operations or manufacturing environment, with at least 1 - 2 years in a leadership role or equivalent.

Knowledge and Skillsets Required

• Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing talent and future leaders within a manufacturing environment.
• Lean manufacturing experience and certification highly preferred
• Ability to lead and coordinate multi-functional team projects.
• Standard computer and software skills (Office Suite, ERP etc.)

Physical Demands

Accommodations may be made with regards to the essential functions and physical demands of this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. An enthusiastic, positive attitude is highly encouraged and conducive to a productive successful atmosphere.

Mesa Labs is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Mesa Labs prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment against applicants or employees based on age, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. Please note that Mesa Labs conducts criminal background checks upon offer acceptance.