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Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.

Final Factory module build is seeking a Senior Value Stream Specialist (VSS) for 1st shift at our Nashua, New Hampshire facility. The VSS position is an exciting, dynamic and fast paced role to lead and achieve operational excellence through production execution activities within a team-based manufacturing environment.

The responsibilities may include:

1. Provides people management leadership to the manufacturing personnel by coaching and developing direct reports. Assures the manufacturing team members have the necessary training and the training matrices are updated. Fully participates in the performance development process. Identifies and resolves performance problems. Provides guidance on labor charging and company policies and procedures.

2. Develops staffing plans, undertakes hiring actions to build and grow the touch team across all shifts.

3. Manages competing priorities resulting from several product line programs supported on mixed model line. Achieve increase in throughput and product flow in the factory. Responsible for meeting customer commitments through on-time delivery and meeting cost, schedule, and quality performance targets utilizing data tools.

4. Timely reports on the WIP status and proactively engages with cross-functional team members to address production bottlenecks and drive solutions to meet customer commitments.

5. Leads Gemba and production stand up meetings, and presents status of production programs in cross-functional team meetings.

6. Support the factory manager in ensuring Factory Support Allocation, utilization and factory expense budgets are achieved and will identify issues driving the metrics

7. Identifies errors and initiates corrective action and monitors the quality date to ensure the effectiveness of the corrective action. Supports corrective action reviews and participates in identifying root causes and corrective actions within the value stream.

8. Ensures compliance with all safety and health regulations stated by internal company policy and Federal, State, and Local applicable standards.

Bachelor's Degree and 2 years work experience or in absence of degree, 6-8 years work experience.

• Prior manufacturing leadership experience is preferred to independently manage a mixed model production environment including assembly, integration and testing.

• Experience in US defense industry manufacturing operations is highly desirable for this position,

• Demonstrated experience in implementing change in manufacturing areas.

• Experience with Lean Systems and/or Six Sigma, continuous improvements, 5S and meeting compliance requirements.

• Sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, customers and suppliers.