Head of Plant Production

General Management and Strategy

Manage and coordinate the production function of the plant/operations unit
Translate plant/operations units production 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 production targets according to internal and external customer expectations
Initiate and control investments for production equipment (e.g. production machines assembly equipment)
Initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures
Interface to segment BU or division functions in order to gather local production requirements and demands and other feedback
Participate in and/or steer global or local production-related and cross-functional projects
Conduct employee dialogues personnel development and coaching

Financial Management

Prepare review and manage the budget and forecast of production cost centers
Ensure timely submission of financial data to controlling
Implement and conduct activities according to the budget established
Ensure that the financial goals are met

Production Planning and Control

Ensure planning of all production processes equipment and employee resources taking into account customer demand and available capacity
Ensure the fulfillment on the daily and monthly production plan and corrective actions with relevant departments
Contribute to regular production planning and control processes (especially in close cooperation with supply chain function of plant/operations unit)

Production Execution

Ensure operation of all production and rework processes and equipment (e.g. mixing calendaring extruding making-up pressing vulcanization assembly etc.) according to standards and planning in close cooperation with plant maintenance
Ensure operation of in-process quality control and final inspection according to standards and planning
Emprove and follow up regularly on quality and losses with relevant departments
Ensure operation of internal material handling and transportation (internal logistic) for semi-finished goods (raw materials and finished goods are excluded) according to standards and planning
Ensure production data acquisition (e.g. order machine process or quality data) according to standards
Ensures compliance with requirements regarding ESH

Training and Coaching

Operate shop floor training management (i.e. education and training of variable staff for production and logistics processes)
Ensure the availability of qualified employees for the production function in cooperation with plant HR
Initiate and control the continuous qualification of production employees in cooperation with plant HR

Monitoring and Reporting

Support production performance (KPI) monitoring and reporting (e.g. regarding cost lead time quality scrap waste energy OEE etc.) in cooperation with manufacturing engineering and plant controlling
Initiate and control measures to improve production process performance

Standardization

Ensure local implementation of central production standards
Provide feedback and input for further development of standards regarding production processes (e.g. production flow plan production control plan work instructions standardized work chart standardized work combination table job instruction sheet process parameters materials) production equipment (e.g. machines equipment layout) logistics (e.g. material handling and storage technologies) and quality (e.g. test methods equipment) to segment BU or divisional functions

 

Qualifications :

University degree preferably in industrial engineering mechanical engineering or related technical discipline (depending on plant size) 5 or more years of professional experience in various production functions
Cross functional experience e.g. in engineering quality supply chain or CBS preferred
Comprehensive experience in rubber and plastic production processes 3 or more years in a leadership position preferably in operational units 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 and Chinese is mandatory

 

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time