Manager Manufacturing Engineering

Role Summary

The incumbent oversees the development and implementation of manufacturing processes, maintenance processes and tool shop processes (if applicable). A team of advanced manufacturing engineers, project engineers, production engineers, maintenance engineers and tooling engineers are supporting the fulfillment of tasks.

Main Tasks

• Plan required budgets and human resources in area of responsibility
• Establish and maintain exchange with global manufacturing engineering
• Ensure that latest knowledge in industry and best practices in companies are applied
• Contribute to continuous improvement of manufacturing processes on group level
• Close collaboration with R&D to ensure design for manufacturing
• Apply latest technology from related industry to ensure competitiveness
• Ensure the appropriate balance between automation and manual production processes
• Support continuous improvement for new and existing processes to ensure competitiveness of production costs
• Ensure that engineering, maintenance and tool shop team and other manufacturing departments are working together cohesively
• Ensure with Operation and Supply Chain Management required access to plant equipment for new product introduction (tuning, pre-series and training phases) and maintenance activities 
• Ensure compliance with HSE legislation; apply policies and processes; provide healthy, safe and environmentally friendly work places and state-of-the-art production processes and infrastructure;
• Apply adequate protection and emergency concepts based on continuously updated risk assessments
• Ensure that all relevant internal and external norms and standards (e.g. ISO/IATF) are applied
• Contribute to improvement of plant carbon footprint
• Lead, direct, develop and coordinate a high-performance team under his supervision for engineering, maintenance and tool shop
• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed and directed

Your Profile

Required:

• University degree in Industrial Engineering or similar / comparable educational background
• Min 5 years’ experience in manufacturing industry with 2 years in supervisory/management role

Technical & Functional Competencies:

Required

• Familiar with required production processes and working processes (e.g. pleating, plastic injection molding, plastic welding, assembly)
• Knowledge in applying IATF 16949, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 requirements
• Leadership Skills
• Application of Lean Principles/ Six Sigma Belt preferred
• Experience in PLC, data collection, and preventative maintenance
• Experienced in Maintenance of Manufacturing or related Industry

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