Head of Shopfloor Lean Development (m/f/d) (Engineer - Mechanical Engineering)

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility, leadership, and further development of the Shopfloor Lean Development department.
• Industrialization of new products in consideration of Lean principles together with the team.
• Ensuring ROI for investments related to the field of material flow, Line Design, etc. Participation in the introduction of new products; focus on all industrial processes along the internal Supply Chain (Goods Receipt-Production-Shipping).
• Optimization of industrial performance (lead times, productivity, ...) in cooperation with Assembly, Manufacturing, Quality, Materials Management, Purchasing, Design, Occupational Safety, … along the entire internal Supply Chain.
• Plant layout design to ensure an optimized and coordinated Supply Chain.
• Local long-term management of capacities and identification of bottlenecks as a basis for an LTIP (Long Term Industrial Plan).
• Implementation of KPIs along the internal SC.
• Monitoring and challenging the Supply Chain KPIs.
• Design and optimization of manufacturing, storage, and MPH (Material Providing and Handling) processes.
• Methodological and cultural further development of the team.
• Support in the cultural further development and anchoring of Neugart values along the Supply Chain.

Requirements

• Completed studies in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in Operational Excellence, Industrialization, Industrial Engineering, or Production.
• Experience in the leadership and implementation of industrialization and improvement projects.
• Leadership experience as well as competence in the further development of teams and organizations.
• Good knowledge of production systems, Lean/KVP methods, and performance control (KPI) as well as a fundamental understanding of digitalization in the production environment (e.g., MES).
• Entrepreneurial thinking, cross-functional way of working, and high implementation strength.
• Analytical and structured approach as well as a confident appearance, communication, and assertiveness.
• Very good English skills in spoken and written form.

Prospective development opportunities are available.