Head of Manufacturing Engineering

• Manage and coordinate the manufacturing engineering function of the plant/operations unit
• Translate plant/operations unit's manufacturing engineering strategy into action plans and ensure implementation
• Contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant/operations unit (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning)
• Ensure the achievement of manufacturing engineering targets according to internal and external customer expectations
• Initiate and control investments for production equipment (e.g. production machines, assembly equipment, automation technology, etc.) and manufacturing engineering equipment (e.g. for software tools, equipment for machine installation/maintenance)
• Initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures
• Interface to segment, BU or BA functions in order to gather local manufacturing engineering requirements (e.g. ESH and ergonomics) and demands and other feedback
• Participate in and/or steer global or local manufacturing engineering related and cross-functional projects
• Conduct employee dialogues, personnel development and coaching

• University degree, preferably in production or engineering management, industrial engineering or related discipline
• Professional experience in manufacturing, preferable in two functional areas, e.g. IE, quality, operations, etc.
• Cross functional experience e.g. in maintenance, quality, supply chain or CBS preferred
• Comprehensive experience in rubber and plastic production processes
• Experience in the roll-out of standards and/or strategic projects
• Experience in a leadership position, preferably in in a technical team with functional and disciplinary responsibility for other individuals
• Experience in working with international teams on production topics and understanding of foreign cultures
• Proficient in minimum 2 languages, English is mandatory

Continental