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Value Stream MGR II OPERATIONS

TE Connectivity

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Compensation
$188–235K/yr
Location
El Cajon, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Value Stream Manager has end-to-end operational accountability for an assigned manufacturing value stream, executing production activities and delivering results across safety, quality, people, delivery, and cost. The role translates customer demand into manufacturing plans, develops teams, optimizes performance, and drives continuous improvement through TE Operating Advantage principles. It also strengthens the facility’s operational management system, schedule reliability, waste reduction, and leadership development.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Manufacturing OperationsProduction PlanningCapacity ManagementOperational MetricsCross-Functional ImprovementLean ManufacturingDaily Management SystemsManufacturing FinanceLabor EfficiencyProductivity ManagementCost ManagementInventory ManagementERP SystemsCommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsEmployee CoachingTeam BuildingPerformance AccountabilityLow-Volume High-Mix ManufacturingKaizenValue Stream ImprovementIndustrial Quality StandardsRegulated ManufacturingEquipment InvestmentOperational BudgetingNew Product IntroductionManufacturing TransfersCross-Functional Transformation

Qualifications

8 Years Manufacturing ExperienceBachelor's in Engineering or Related

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Value Stream MGR II OPERATIONS

Posting Start Date: 11/2/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Job Overview

The Value Stream Manager will have end-to-end operational accountability for an assigned manufacturing value stream, ensuring the successful execution of production activities while delivering results across Safety, Quality, People, Delivery, and Cost (SQPDC).

This role is responsible for translating customer demand into executable manufacturing plans, developing high-performing teams, optimizing operational performance, and driving continuous improvement through TE Operating Advantage (TEOA) principles.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, operational discipline, financial acumen, and the ability to collaborate across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and other functional areas.

The Value Stream Manager will play a critical role in strengthening the El Cajon facility's operational management system, improving schedule reliability, reducing waste, and developing the next generation of manufacturing leaders.

Key Performance Indicators

The Value Stream Manager will be accountable for driving improvements across the following operational performance areas:

  • Pillar - Primary Performance Indicators

  • Safety - Recordable incidents, near misses, past-due corrective actions

  • Quality - COPQ, internal defects, customer complaints

  • People - Employee engagement, attendance, overtime, talent development

  • Delivery - Schedule adherence, past-due orders, on-time delivery

  • Cost - Labor efficiency, equipment utilization, WIP, productivity improvements

Specific performance targets will be established in alignment with plant and MOG business objectives.

Success in this Role

  • Success will be demonstrated by the Value Stream Manager's ability to:

  • Establish a safe, engaged, and accountable manufacturing organization.

  • Consistently execute production plans and improve customer delivery reliability.

  • Reduce manufacturing waste, WIP, and operational inefficiencies.

  • Develop a sustainable continuous improvement culture through TEOA.

  • Improve the financial and operational performance of the assigned value stream.

  • Build a capable leadership team that can sustain results and support future growth.

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated leadership success.

  • Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, capacity management, and operational performance metrics.

  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives and delivering measurable operational results.

  • Strong foundation in Lean Manufacturing and daily management systems.

  • Working knowledge of manufacturing financial concepts, including labor efficiency, productivity, cost management, and inventory.

  • Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

  • Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to coach employees, build effective teams, and establish performance accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.

  • Experience in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment.

  • Experience deploying Lean Manufacturing systems, Kaizen events, and value stream improvements.

  • Familiarity with industrial quality standards and regulated manufacturing environments.

  • Experience managing manufacturing capacity, equipment investment, and operational budgets.

  • Experience supporting new product introductions, manufacturing transfers, and cross-functional transformation initiatives.

COMPENSATION

  • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $187,900 - $234,900 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

  • Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

  • Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

  • A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD

TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Job Locations:

1700 GILLESPIE WAY

EL CAJON, California 92020

United States

Posting City: El Cajon

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Requisition ID: 161269

Workplace Type: Onsite

External Careers Page: Manufacturing

TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,938 open Operations Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$188–235K/yr
  • California median$115–150K/yr261 salary ranges
  • US median$105–150K/yr2,216 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $211K, is 57% above the California median midpoint ($135K) — in the top quarter of Operations Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 331 open Operations Management jobs in California and 3,938 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Operations Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,934 postings).
Education
840 of the 3,938 open Operations Management jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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