Production Manager - ERDRICH USA : Job Details

Operations Manager/ Segment Manager

Goals:

(fundamental objectives for orientation of the employee)

• Ensure that the correct production methods are used within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Organization and optimization of the work flow within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Ensuring/optimizing the production quality within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Expert and disciplinary leadership of the subordinate employees.
• Adhering to the instructions for safety and environmental protection.

Tasks:

(important primary responsibilities in logical order)

• Ensuring and monitoring the continuous fulfillment of the production program within the assigned area of responsibility regarding quality, quantity, scheduling and economic efficiency.
• Initiating Shopfloor management processes within own area of responsibility and control and implement these as well as executing the success control procedure. - derive standards if applicable.
• Ensuring the organizational workflow within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Ensuring and adhering to all valid work instructions within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Ensuring the qualitative and quantitative achievement of objectives within the assigned area of responsibility using problem solving techniques and goal-oriented analysis and action plans.
• Ensuring the adherence of the prescribed quality standards and quality features in the running production process as per valid QM system.
• Appoint employees according to their knowledge and skills and continuous professional further qualification of employees within own area of responsibility.
• Creating a personnel schedule and negotiate it with superiors.
• Conducting interviews with new hires and selecting new employees for his area of responsibility.
• Organize and improve the use of personnel, operating equipment and materials according to criteria of economical efficiency and scheduling situation.
• Creating budget plans and investment approaches as well as monitoring and reviewing the cost development within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Participating in the new creation and modification of work systems, production changes and production processes as well as implementation of his own experiences and suggestions for design.
• Defining and adapting leadership tasks in the framework of objective agreement and tasks at hand. Checking work results and discuss these in employee meetings.
• Ensuring good communication across all interfaces.
• Observation of the adherence to safety regulations, environmental protection provisions and other legal conditions and regulations.
• Reporting the production results of the assigned area of responsibility to the management of the GF.

Competencies:

(special strengths, decision making powers)

• Access to all relevant IT systems (SAP, Babtec, etc.).
• Participating in the wages/salary development within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Controlling and prioritizing tasks in the special departments within the production areas.
• Signing authority under the signature scheme of the company.

Responsibilities:

(professional responsibilities, responsibilities for personnel)

• Responsible for the continuous fulfillment of the production program within the assigned area of responsibility regarding quality, quantity, scheduling and economic efficiency.
• Responsible for the disciplined and professional management of subordinate employees/apprentices including their qualifications.
• Responsible for the development and achievement of key figures within the area of responsibility.
• Obligation to inform the management of the GF and technology management regarding all relevant production events.
• Cost center responsibility

Environmental conditions of the workplace:

• Combined workplace in production/office/machine, where the safety and environmental regulations of the company are to be observed.

Education requirements:

• Completed university degree as an engineer/economic engineer or completed apprenticeship or further education degree as a state-certified technician (m/f) or an industry master (m/f).

Professional experience:

• Several years of experience in production for the automotive supply industry.
• Experience with International Companies (ideally European)
• Knowledge and understanding of lean management/ strategies
• Experienced in the leadership and development of employees.
• Business management knowledge.
• Good knowledge of MSOffice, SAP, Babtec, etc.
• Good English language skills. German and/or Spanish is a plus.

Personal skills:

• Delegation ability - can transfer decisions, tasks and responsibility. Trusts his colleagues' competence. Gives clear and understandable instructions.
• Leadership skills - is able to challenge, encourage coworkers according to their strengths and weaknesses and to entice them to submit open, honest and constructive feedback; recognizes and uses the potentials of the team members and can express appreciation and recognition. Can lead individuals and groups in a goal-oriented and integrative manner.
• Decisiveness - can make decisions. Independent thoughts and actions.
• Ability to communicate - can transmit a message with enthusiasm and self-confidence. Understands reactions and meanings and create a good dialog on their basis. Can adapt to different conversation situations.
• Assertiveness - does not avoid uncomfortable situations. Can create and endure adequate pressure. Can implement viewpoints oriented towards the achievement of objectives, even with resistance, in a socially acceptable manner.
• Strong affinity to shopfloor activities