Value Stream Manager

IDEX · Farmington, CT

Level: Manager
Team: Lean / CI
Base pay: $88k–$132k
Degree: Preferred
Experience asked: 7+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

A management continuous improvement role at IDEX (industrial) in Farmington, CT. If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it.

They ask for: 7+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names: Lean, 5S, Value stream mapping, Root cause
Base pay: $88k–$132k

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$151k. This one lists $88k–$132k.

Median of the low and high ends of 133 live postings that list pay, out of 332 continuous improvement openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Connecticut plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 331 other live lean / ci postings in the US.

Base pay: About 12% below similar roles
Experience asked: More than usual (7+ vs 5+)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Lean 86%
Six Sigma 56%
✓ Value stream mapping 51%
Kaizen 51%
✓ Root cause 45%
✓ 5S 32%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 7+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at IDEX
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: IDEX in Farmington

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Value Stream Manager at IDEX in other locations

IDEX lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.

Rutherford, NJ · $110k–$165k

Full description from IDEXAs posted on their careers site.Show

requirements

and procedures.

✓Reinforce safe work practices and proactively address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
✓Partner with Quality to ensure products meet customer and internal quality requirements.
✓Drive accountability for quality at the source and reduction of scrap, rework, and manufacturing defects.
✓Ensure the value stream maintains appropriate process discipline and adherence to established procedures.

Required Experience

✓Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field preferred.
✓7+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations experience, with demonstrated leadership responsibility.
✓Experience leading employees in a production or manufacturing environment.
✓Demonstrated experience improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
✓Experience applying Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
✓Experience working within a cross-functional manufacturing organization.

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If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Value Stream Manager

Job Title: Value Stream Manager

Reporting To: Vice President, Operations

Location: Farmington, CT

Value Stream Leadership

•Own the overall day-to-day performance of the assigned value stream, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and people.
•Translate operational goals into clear priorities and daily execution plans for the team.
•Establish performance expectations and hold employees accountable for delivering results.
•Monitor value stream performance and take corrective action when performance falls below expectations.
•Coordinate across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, and other functions to remove barriers and meet customer requirements.

People Leadership & Development

•Lead, coach, and develop employees within the assigned value stream.
•Build a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
•Ensure employees are appropriately trained and qualified to perform their roles.
•Develop employee capabilities through coaching, cross-training, skill development, and regular performance feedback.
•Address performance, attendance, conduct, and other people-related issues consistently and promptly.
•Build bench strength and develop future team leads and manufacturing leaders.

Operational Excellence

•Drive continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing principles and structured problem-solving.
•Improve manufacturing flow, capacity, productivity, labor utilization, and on-time delivery.
•Identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, rework, and other sources of operational inefficiency.
•Use visual management and operating metrics to understand performance and drive daily accountability.
•Lead root-cause problem solving and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
•Support standard work, 5S, daily management, and other Lean operating practices.

Safety & Quality

•Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with established safety

Customer Delivery & Business Performance

•Maintain focus on meeting customer commitments for quality and delivery.
•Work with Planning and Supply Chain to understand demand, priorities, material requirements, and capacity constraints.
•Balance staffing, equipment, and resources to meet production requirements.
•Identify risks to customer delivery and establish recovery plans when needed.
•Support new product introductions, production transfers, equipment changes, and other operational initiatives affecting the value stream.

Technical Knowledge / Skills

•Strong working knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and tools.
•Understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, capacity, labor utilization, and material flow.
•Ability to interpret operational data and translate information into actions.
•Experience with structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
•Strong understanding of daily management systems, visual management, standard work, and continuous improvement.
•Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

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Benefits Package

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

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