Head of Production

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical and disciplinary management of the employees in production
• Personnel deployment and temporary worker planning in the production area (>220MA)
• Conducting appraisal interviews, including discussions on hiring and terminating employees
• Responsibility for ensuring the timely processing of all production orders
• Organization and monitoring of the production process
• Reporting and statement on the production process (incl. initiation of countermeasures) vis-à-vis management & BU management
• Collaboration in optimization projects in production, e.g. to reduce throughput times and set-up times
• Application and monitoring of lean management tools (e.g. shop floor, 5S, etc.)
• Collaboration in the transformation/implementation of new production structures (e.g. push in pull production)
• Ensuring the availability of production capacities
• Guidance and development of subordinate executives, MA Production, MA IBT, MA Packaging
• Initiation of measures to reduce rejects
• Development of an efficient organization (production & adjacent departments)
• Responsibility for the control and safeguarding of occupational safety and accident prevention regulations
• Responsibility for monitoring the order and cleanliness of the departments

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Flawless handling of the common MS-Office package
• Very good knowledge of SAP modules MM and PP
• Very good technical, personnel and business knowledge
• Basic knowledge of employment law
• Very good knowledge of occupational health and safety
• Very good communication skills incl. ability for presentations
• Very good assertiveness and organizational talent
• Experience in leading/developing employees and executives
• Experience in establishing, integrating and developing additional management levels
• Employee motivation through communication
• High degree of independence, flexibility, self-motivation, initiative, commitment and resilience
• High social competence and comprehension
• entrepreneurial thinking and acting
• Representative skills

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