Job Description
The plant manager’s main task is to build up and manage a plant in all aspects of the production processes.
This function is of major importance: It incorporates the building up period of the plant as well as the actual production phase with a focus on quality, costs and on time production quantities. In addition the plant manager is supposed to build up a powerful team following the BÄR values.
Tasks:
- Development of the plant in line of the company’s targets and transmission of these targets in robust production processes.
- Implementation and supervision of standardized proceedings in workstation and in manufacture together with his employees.
- Frequent control of project status and report to the head of production.
- Responsible for all value added procedures from inbound to outbound / dispatch.
- Responsible for fixed assets / capital goods including all required renovations or extensions.
- Preparation of decisions on staff, salaries as well as social benefits; subsequent consensual implementation.
- Representation of company activities with regard to the municipality and public.
Requirements
- University degree in Master of Business and Engineering.
- At least 10 years of experience in the Production management – preferably in sheet metal production.
- Skills and experience in leadership.
- Advanced level of implementing LEAN philosophy to ensure a simple, but effective organisation
- Knowledge in Production processes: sheet metal production, laser cutting and bending technology and especially robot welding technologies.
- Skilful handling of the ERP modules intralogistics, production stream and controlling.
- A very good spoken and written English. German language would be a plus.
- Analytic and conceptual capabilities with a good instinct for realization.
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting with a focus on results.
- Hands on mindset; determined.
- Identification with company target, high motivation and positive thinking.
- Flexibility and mobility.
