Vantedge Medical · 1 day ago
Value Stream Manager
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expVantedge Medical is a leading provider of metals-based med-tech solutions, specializing in precision engineering for the medical industry. The Value Stream Manager will oversee the Machining department, focusing on production, quality, and continuous improvement while driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
ManufacturingMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Drives work order and material flow through multiple operations using dispatch reporting, tier management, and WIP tracking
Holds production teams accountable to work order prioritization, transactional discipline, and productivity
Proactively solves production issues by identifying root causes and driving corrective actions
Understands and utilizes Value Stream data and metrics to remove bottlenecks and drive improved production execution
Fully responsible for proactive labor and equipment capacity plans including CapEx requests, headcount requests/adds, and collaboration with recruiting
Quickly addresses NCs through reflow of rework and root cause investigation
Owns performance of Value Stream
In alignment with OpEx program management, identifies and drives OpEx projects in service, quality, lean, manufacturing process, and automation/equipment improvements driving significantly improved KPI performance and cost savings
Actively manages value stream resources to prioritize and execute top identified initiatives
Drives a lean and continuous improvement culture using VOS (Vantedge Operating System) principles
Lead, participate, and collaborate with key customers on improvement efforts, service discussions, and long-term partnership
Quickly respond to customer needs by proactively preparing and presenting applicable data, metrics, and improvements
Collectively own customer on-time delivery for site
Supervision of value stream matrix, Supervisors/Leads, and 125+ direct labor
Drives cross-functional collaboration, accountability, clear roles/responsibilities, and ownership of value stream actions, deliverables, and countermeasures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in operations management, engineering, or related field required
10 years' experience in operations management leading mid to large size manufacturing
Prior experience in an OpEx environment deploying OpEx initiatives
Highly collaborative individual able to work cross-functionally to drive performance
Ability to use data to drive improved decision-making
Ability to travel up to 5%
Preferred
5+ years' experience in machining
Company
Vantedge Medical
Vantedge Medical offers medical equipment manufacturing services.
1001-5000 employees