Production Operations Director / steel industry

About the employer

Our client is an international manufacturing company from the steel industry

Responsibility:

 Manage the Business Line Steel industrial and technical domain: develop manufacturing footprint, ensure maximum utilisation (labour and equipment) and highest quality while achieving fixed and variable cost as well as H&S targets.

• Develop and roll out the short-, mid-, and long-term production strategy, answering to and anticipating market requirements.
• Reduce complexity within the asset base/ drive towards standard machinery/ tooling.
• Manage the changing demands on “Manufacturing Footprint” - utilising options to adapt towards more flexible work schemes (e.g. annualised hours/core employee options).
• Manage the production based KPI system; develop and implement an state of the art KPI system, continuously monitor production/production cost benchmarking, optimization (i.e. redesign for cost efficiency).
• Clear view on automation and digitization projects for the next years to come

Wymagania:

• Experience at a similar position in production company from the steel industry (at least manage 200 FTE). experience in HVAC industry will be in plus,
• Strong analytics and capability in strategy definition.
• Strong Communication skills on all hierarchy levels and intercultural skills.
• Operational implementation capabilities.
• Change leader with open and honest communication style and ability to convince, motivate and make colleagues move.
• Broad technical understanding of manufacturing process - materials and engineering.
• Innovative thinking.
• Financial awareness and cost management.
• Customer oriented and driven for results.
• Team player with experience in an international environment (medium-sized companies).
• Project management.
• Lean Management.
• Passionate with a proven ability to motivate others and achieve results.
• Must have a thorough understanding and broad experience with the full range of business functions and systems including forecasting, warehousing, manufacturing, planning, budgeting, business analysis, resource allocation, finance, human resources and sales.