Your Job
Koch-Glitsch, a Koch Engineering Solutions company, is looking to add a Value Stream Manager to our team located in Wichita, KS.
Koch-Glitsch is a complete solutions provider with extensive knowledge, experience, and unique capabilities. Across the chemical, petrochemical, refining, gas processing, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries, Koch-Glitsch is recognized as a global leader in mass transfer and separations equipment as well as related services, with a full range of capabilities to meet our customer’s toughest needs.
What You Will Do
- Responsible for all functions of fabrication including cutting, punching, forming, cap assembly, as well as any online crating functions
- Leading a team of supervisors and individual contributors to perform all related responsibilities under these categories
- Developing direct reports and create value through shared management and vision of the manufacturing process
- Facilitating resolution with any manufacturing related issues
- Supporting and assisting the team by focusing on schedules, velocity tracking, and dependency management
- Anticipating bottlenecks, clarifying project priorities, identifying risks, and escalating issues that cannot be internally resolved
- Defines all workflows, communicate documented processes, and ensure all practices are being refined and tuned with best practices and knowledge
- Identifies the best tools and technologies to help manage workflow and optimizes their implementation and deployment
- Identifies processes that can improve project efficiency and act as a change agent for them
- Contributes to long- and short-form integration proposals and topline concepts
- Reduces expenses and increases productivity across all functions
- Ensures all employees meet or exceed expectations including production and safety items
- Establishes a vision and goals for the ETO and Structured Packing fabrication groups
- Communicates problems to senior management
- Establishes workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product delivery or production safety
The Experience You Will Bring
Requirements (Basic Qualifications):
- Previous experience in a management/leadership role OR project management experience
- Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's or associate's degree in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar
- Experience with Lean manufacturing concepts and the application thereof
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf