Value Stream Leader

Take the lead in shaping manufacturing performance and developing high-performing teams as a Value Stream Leader with Crane Currency in Nashua, New Hampshire. How you will make an impact: As the Value Stream Leader, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across our manufacturing value streams, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and organizational capability. You will translate business objectives and customer requirements into clear operational priorities, aligning people, processes, equipment, and resources to meet production commitments and longer-term goals. As the primary owner of value stream performance, you will build and develop a high-performing team prepared to meet current demands and future business needs. • Provide end-to-end leadership and accountability for all value stream operations, including Press, Coating, Slitting, Inspection, Spooling, and Fluid Mixing, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality execution across all processes. • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of value stream performance, capacity constraints, operational risks, customer requirements, and continuous improvement opportunities to drive business results. • Manage schedule attainment and related risk decisions by monitoring trends, identifying the root causes of attainment misses, establishing countermeasures, and developing reaction plans. • Build, develop, and lead a flexible, highly skilled workforce through effective coaching, performance management, Leadership Standard Work, succession planning, and employee development. • Anticipate operational challenges and establish proactive strategies to protect safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. • Own and actively manage employee performance against Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People objectives, using data to drive accountability and sustained improvement. • Partner closely with Safety, Security, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, HR, and Business Leadership teams to align priorities, remove barriers, and achieve value stream objectives. • Champion Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, reduce waste, enhance customer satisfaction, and support long-term business growth. Knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role: Required: • Associate degree, two-year continued education equivalent diploma, or associate degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field. • Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment. • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to demonstrate and maintain suitability for employment in a position of Public Trust consistent with our U.S. Government contract requirements. • A signed Company Non-Disclosure Agreement on file in the Human Resources Department is required. Preferred: • Two or more years of experience in manufacturing operations or training coordination. • Strong organizational and communication skills. • Experience with ERP/MES software. • Experience with Microsoft Office and basic data analysis. • Six Sigma Green Belt. How we will care for you: We offer top-notch benefits, including medical, dental, vision, company bonus plan, 401(K) match and more. Discover more about our benefits here: https://www.cranecurrency.com/careers/benefits/ Where we are: Your role is in Nashua, New Hampshire, a 40-mile drive from the vibrant heart of Boston. Check out what makes Nashua a great place to live and work here: https://www.cranecurrency.com/media/xbsnwhir/nashua-nh_site-location-packet_2024.pdf Crane Currency is a drug free workplace.