You can look forward to these exciting tasks:
- Lead Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance and Supply Chain teams to achieve plant objectives.
- Own plant operational performance including safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Direct production planning, resource allocation and execution to meet customer demand and budget targets.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using WPS, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, TPM, 5S and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Ensure optimum equipment uptime, maintenance effectiveness and manufacturing process capability.
- Oversee material flow, inventory management, warehousing, logistics and customer deliveries.
- Support successful launches, engineering changes and capacity expansion projects.
- Manage operational budgets, capital investments, cost reduction initiatives and headcount planning.
- Ensure compliance with all quality, product safety, environmental and health & safety requirements.
- Develop leaders and employees through coaching, training, succession planning and performance management.
- Collaborate cross functionally to achieve business goals.
This is what you bring to us:
- University degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business or
related field. - 10+ years of manufacturing operations experience.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing multiple operational functions.
- Strong knowledge of production systems, manufacturing engineering, maintenance and
supply chain operations. - Experience in automotive or highly automated manufacturing environments preferred.
Knowledge of SAP, MES and digital manufacturing tools. - Knowledge of IATF, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and customer-specific requirements.
Applications from qualified individuals with disabilities are expressly welcome.
Your contact person:
Mario Magrini, People & Organization Detroit, MI
Get to know us here and find out why we are passionate about attracting talent to Webasto.
We look forward to receiving your online application!
Production & Operations focuses on designing, managing, and improving production processes and business operations, as well as manufacturing technologies and supply chains. The role involves working with modern systems such as SAP and dashboards, some of which are self-programmed. This is a cross-functional and international environment that offers performance-driven, diverse challenges and exciting projects.