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Lean Value Stream Manager, Driveline Production
Lean Value Stream Manager, Driveline ProductionGKN Automotive • Mebane, NC, US
Lean Value Stream Manager, Driveline Production

Lean Value Stream Manager, Driveline Production

GKN Automotive • Mebane, NC, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Quick Apply
Job description

Join a Team That Moves the World

At GKN Automotive, we enable leading automakers with cutting-edge conventional, AWD, and electrified driveline solutions. Our technologies are designed, developed, and manufactured for over 90% of the world’s car brands.

The Impact You’ll Make

  • Own performance for a defined value stream—from schedule adherence to quality outcomes.
  • Coordinate people, materials, and equipment to meet daily and weekly production goals.
  • Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.
  • Apply lean principles to remove waste, reduce variation, and boost throughput.
  • Coach team members, aligning cross-functional work and sharing best practices.
  • Authorize overtime, optimize shift patterns, and manage staffing to demand.
  • Drive quality initiatives in partnership with quality engineering and operations.
  • Facilitate clear communication channels so insights travel quickly and effectively.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead a cross-functional team to deliver operational excellence across your value stream.
  • Manage production schedules, materials flow, and resource allocation.
  • Identify process constraints and execute continuous improvement actions using lean toolsets.
  • Champion HSE standards and embed them into daily routines.
  • Must-Haves

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 3–6 years of manufacturing or operations leadership with supply chain emphasis
  • Proven organizational and performance management capability
  • Knowledge of health & safety regulations and quality assurance standards
  • Nice-to-Haves

  • Hands-on experience leading cross-functional teams in a fast-moving environment
  • Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and CI methodologies
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Demonstrated success in change management and innovation
  • How You’ll Grow

  • Expand your influence by owning a value stream with visibility and impact.
  • Develop as a people leader through coaching, mentoring, and daily Gemba practice.
  • Build broad capability by partnering with supply chain, quality, maintenance, and HSE.
  • What We Value

  • Collaboration — trust, partnership, and shared success.
  • Principled Leadership — integrity, accountability, transparent communication.
  • Drive — focus on what matters and deliver meaningful results.
  • Your Toolkit

  • High-level operations analysis
  • Manufacturing environment experience
  • Process development
  • Ready to Lead?

    If operational excellence, team leadership, and continuous improvement energize you, step into a role where your work fuels the future of mobility.

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