Value Stream Manager Position Available In Middlesex, Massachusetts

Value Stream Manager 3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 16 Bulge Road, Devens, MA 01434

Job Title:

Value Strem Manager Location:

16 Bulge Rd.

Devens, MA Location Type:

Manufacturing Requisition Closing date: July 28, 2025

Website:

https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group:

https://www.spiraxgroup.com/ When you join Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, a part of the Spirax Group, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

This role will focus on:

Strategic Value Stream Production Leadership:

Manage and optimize the end-to-end value stream from raw materials to finished products ensuring alignment with organizational goals

Operational Excellence:

Champion lean methodologies to unlock efficiencies, minimize waste, and drive sustainable improvements

Team Leadership:

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supervisors and operators, cultivating a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, innovation, and growth

Quality Assurance:

Ensure products meet quality standards and compliance requirements.

Cost Management:

Develop and execute cost-management strategies to achieve financial targets and improve operational margins

Performance Metrics:

Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify operational improvements, drive action plans, and achieve measurable business improvements

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Work closely with other departments such as engineering, procurement, logistics, and finance ensuring a unified approach to operational opportunities and improvements.

Customer Focus:

Maintain a strong focus on customer satisfaction and delivery performance.

Proactive Problem Solving:

Lead the resolution of production challenges swiftly and effectively to maintain operational flow and minimize downtime.

Innovation and Strategy Development:

Design and implement forward-thinking strategies to achieve long-term operational excellence and industry leadership. What you’ll be doing

Streamline Production Operations:

Oversee and optimize the entire production process for both ASPECO and WM Pump Assembly from raw materials to finished products.

Implement Lean Practices:

Apply lean manufacturing principles to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

Lead Teams:

Manage and mentor a team of supervisors and operators and lead cross-functional teams to achieve production goals

Ensure Quality:

Maintain high standards of product quality and compliance with industry regulations.

Monitor Costs:

Control production costs and work within budget constraints.

Track Performance:

Measure and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous improvement.

Collaborate Across Departments:

Work closely with engineering, procurement, and logistics to ensure seamless operations. Focus on

Customer Satisfaction:

Ensure timely delivery and high levels of customer satisfaction.

Problem-Solve:

Address and resolve production issues promptly to minimize downtime.

Develop Strategies:

Create and implement strategies for process improvements and operational excellence Who you’ll be working with

Production Supervisors and Team Leaders:

To oversee daily operations and ensure production targets are met.

Assembly Line Workers:

To provide guidance, support, and ensure adherence to processes.

Quality Assurance Team:

To maintain product quality and compliance with standards.

Engineering Department:

To collaborate on process improvements and resolve technical issues.

Procurement Team:

To ensure timely availability of raw materials and components.

Logistics and Supply Chain Team:

To coordinate the flow of materials and finished products.

Maintenance Team:

To ensure the equipment is functioning properly and downtime is minimized.

Human Resources:

To manage staffing, training, and employee relations.

Finance Department:

To monitor costs and manage budgets.

Sales and Customer Service Teams:

To align production with customer demands and ensure satisfaction.

Senior Management:

To report on performance and align with strategic goals. At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

Robust Retirement Plan:

Benefit from a guaranteed 5% employer contribution to your 401K, plus an additional 3% employer match, empowering your financial security.

Comprehensive and Supportive Parental Leave:

Experience our inclusive, gender-neutral parental leave policy, offering 16 weeks at 100% pay. Upon your return, enjoy a gradual transition with a unique 80% work schedule while still receiving 100% of your pay for the first 6 months, ensuring a balanced reintegration into the workplace.

Generous Time Off:

Enjoy ample time off to recharge and attend to life’s circumstances with generous vacation and well-being days, 9 observed holidays, 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.

Community Engagement Opportunities:

Make a difference with 3 paid volunteer days each year, encouraging you to give back to the community and causes you care about.

And Many More Benefits:

Discover a wide range of additional perks and benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We invite you to explore all the ways we strive to create a fulfilling and rewarding work environment. Everyone is Included at Spirax Group We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments.

These include:

Gender-neutral parental leave 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at Our Inclusion Commitments. Equal Opportunity Employer Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. Company Overview At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications. Watson-Marlow is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our inclusive culture and values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.