Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Value Stream Manager at our Fort Walton Beach, FL location.
About Crane:
Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense spanets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Located minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You’ll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology!
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will be responsible for driving the entire performance of the value stream with an emphasis on maximizing inventory turns, on-time delivery, lead-time and quality. To be successful in this role, you must be able to work cross functionally with engineering, finance, procurement and sales and you must relentlessly drive continuous improvement and eliminate waste
Essential Functions:
- Lead and manage production to achieve company goals.
- Participate in the development of the Fort Walton Beach kaizen roadmap
- Responsible for maximizing profit by efficiently controlling Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
- Allocate resources to meet external and internal commitments while maintaining budgetary control.
- Assure appropriate equipment is provided, maintained and safely operated.
- Conduct and/or facilitate the value stream mapping.
- Lead and facilitate kaizen events.
- Develop employees to reach their maximum potential.
- Build a highly skilled, highly regarded and highly motivated customer focused team.
- Ensure results are maintained and displayed on a timely basis.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- Five years experience directly leading manufacturing operations.
- Expert in lean manufacturing and advanced problem-solving skills.
- Eligibility Requirement: This position requires access to controlled data or information and therefore only US persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants selected could be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Top Benefits:
As a team member at Crane Aerospace and Electronics, you’ll enjoy:
- Benefits: Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
- Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
- 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
- Education Reimbursement: eligible after 90 days of employment
You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.CraneAE.com for more information on our company and great opportunities.
We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes. We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines. Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.
In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check. FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.
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