Manager Value Stream - 2nd Shift (Manufacturing)

Location: Belvidere, IL, United States; onsite, 2nd shift.

Salary: $108,500–$162,700 USD annually, plus eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global develops energy solutions designed to protect homes, strengthen businesses, and support a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy future.

What you will do

• Lead daily operations and continuous improvement activities for the value stream, including product flow, pull systems, workload leveling, standardized work, countermeasures, and safety improvements.
• Direct functional-area work, select and develop employees, set objectives, manage performance, and support succession planning and talent development.
• Use PDCA, MDI, visual management, and Leader Standard Work to deliver results across people, safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
• Ensure effective employee training and cross-training, including backup coverage from other areas.
• Develop and execute short- and long-range continuous improvement plans.
• Lead and coordinate successful New Product Introductions within Operations and contribute to facility strategy, standards, programs, best-practice sharing, and external benchmarking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive operations or lean management experience.
• Ability to create and sustain improvements in people, safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Experience with coaching, cross-functional collaboration, performance management, and developing teams with diverse skills.
• Ability to use KPIs, standard work, process-focused problem solving, and continuous improvement methods to deliver reliable results.

Nice to have

• 3 years of demonstrated experience implementing lean principles.
• Lean, Operations, or Supply Chain certifications.
• Experience with SAP or an equivalent ERP system.
• Experience with flow principles, Kanban, and Plan for Every Part (PFEP).
• Demonstrated leadership experience with teams possessing diverse skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on a safe work environment, quality improvements, customer experience, profitable growth, and reduced operating costs, inventory, and lead times.
• Culture centered on continuous improvement, employee empowerment, problem solving, and getting quality right the first time.
• Equal opportunity employment practices apply to all qualified applicants.
• Work includes regular standing and walking, computer-based work, and occasional lifting of 25–50 pounds.