Head of Production - 4NE1 (Mensch)
- Metzingen / Riederich
- Full-time
- Posted
Skills
Job description
Your mission & challenges
You lead and develop our assembly of electromechanical components, optimize our manufacturing processes in a lasting way and create the operational foundation for our continued growth.
•Leading around 40 employees in assembly, both disciplinarily and professionally
•Ensuring on-time, high-quality and cost-effective production in line with all safety standards, and planning personnel, capacity and orders based on material availability
•Keeping production flows stable, spotting bottlenecks early and consistently implementing countermeasures
•Analyzing, standardizing and continuously improving assembly processes with lean management, KAIZEN and CIP
•Building a KPI-based shopfloor management with clear responsibilities and binding control loops
•Developing scalable production structures, planning capacity expansions and guiding new products from industrialization into stable series production
•Working closely with Engineering, Work Preparation, Quality Assurance, Purchasing and Logistics
•Developing a high-performing, accountable production organization, qualifying employees and leaders, and supporting change together with your teams
What we can look forward to
•A completed engineering degree in production engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics or a comparable field, and/or vocational training in a metalworking or electrical trade
•Several years of professional and leadership experience in industrial production, ideally in the assembly of demanding electromechanical components or systems
•Solid knowledge of production organization, planning and operational control of assembly, as well as ERP systems
•Solid knowledge of lean production, KAIZEN, CIP and shopfloor management, and confident handling of production KPIs
•Experience steering change processes and building up production structures in a growing environment
•A situational, appreciative and consistent leadership style, with a hands-on mentality and presence on the shopfloor
•Open, clear and reliable communication, from the assembly line to top management
•The ability to set priorities, decide under time pressure, think analytically and act as a role model
Nice to have: Experience in industrialization and production ramp-up of new products.