Value Stream Manager
Legrand North America · Denver, CO
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $155k–$170k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A management continuous improvement role at Legrand North America (industrial) in Denver, CO.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Value stream mapping, Root cause, SPC, APQP, Control plans
- Base pay
- $155k–$170k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in Colorado: typical posted base $150k–$170k. This one lists $155k–$170k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 12 continuous improvement openings in Colorado, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Colorado plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 11 other live lean / ci postings in Colorado.
- Base pay
- About 8% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $130k–$170k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 100%
- ✓ Value stream mapping 83%
- Six Sigma 42%
- Kaizen 42%
- ✓ Root cause 33%
- 5S 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for APQP, Casting, Capacity planning, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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 Legrand North America
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- 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
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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: Legrand North America in Denver
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Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Value Stream Manager to join the Power & Thermal Management division in Denver, CO. The VSM will lead Manufacturing Excellence and Organizational Performance.
We are seeking a proven manufacturing leader to drive operational excellence, lead high-performing teams, and deliver measurable business results within a dynamic manufacturing environment. This is a strategic leadership role for an accomplished professional who thrives on building capability, improving performance, and influencing business outcomes through people, process, and continuous improvement.
- •Lead manufacturing operations with full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.
- •Drive operational excellence initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making.
- •Develop and execute strategies that improve throughput, labor efficiency, capacity utilization, quality performance, and cost containment.
- •Partner cross-functionally to resolve operational challenges, implement sustainable solutions, and achieve business objectives.
- •Lead, develop, and mentor manufacturing teams while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous growth.
- •Support strategic planning, operational forecasting, workforce development, and long-term capacity planning.
BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS - LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
- •7+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including management responsibility for production teams
- •Demonstrated success implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
- •Experience with ERP/MRP systems; SAP experience is preferred.
- •Strong business acumen, change leadership capability, and the ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
- •Experience with quality systems, root cause problem solving, and operational performance management.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a mature, highly professional manufacturing leader with a track record of building strong teams, driving continuous improvement, and delivering outstanding operational results. You are a strategic thinker who is equally comfortable developing long-term plans and maintaining a visible presence on the production floor, leading by example and inspiring excellence.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- •Demonstrated understanding and utilization of lean tools to help facilitate continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment is required
- •Ability to operate/work in a high growth & entrepreneurial environment
- •Detail-oriented and have excellent follow-through skills
- •Proven ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form
- •Proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- •Must be able to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law
- •Must demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and to appropriately prioritize workload based upon organization or department needs
- •Proven ability to manage people, train and motivate employees, as well as delegate effectively is required
- •Must be able to function in a deadline driven environment
- •Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage several projects at one time while providing high attention to details and excellent follow-through skills are required
- •Must possess high degree of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information
- •Large scale ERP/MRP experience is required; SAP is desired
- •Experience working within quality systems (APQP, Control Plans, TQM, SPC) is required
- •Professional, mature and collaborative interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills are required
- •Proficient in MS Office is required
- •Ability to interpret standards, specifications, procedures, drawings, etc.
- •Ability to lead cross functional teams to conduct root cause analysis of all defects and lead the mistake proofing efforts
- •Demonstrated understanding and utilization of lean tools to help facilitate continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment. LEAN (Value- Stream mapping) experience, Six- sigma a plus
- •Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and datacenter markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide.
Trusted by the world’s largest hyperscalers, Legrand's Power & Thermal Management division helps operators manage the critical infrastructure that powers modern data centers. Through a portfolio of best-in-class brands spanning power, cooling, connectivity, management, and supporting infrastructure, we enable customers to deploy, operate, and scale high-density environments. Combining deep domain expertise with a customizable design approach and dedicated support services, we help customers build and operate resilient infrastructure that meets current performance
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