Purpose/Mission:
Responsible for product cost in the operation unit. Ensures continuous improvement of series production in less complex (and or with a lower volume compared to other value streams in the plant) value streams. Approves, implements and
monitors all product related engineering change processes. Plans implementation of new products and technologies.
Key Accountabilities:
• Plans and implements concepts for the implementation of NPI/AEP projects
• Coordinates, orders, schedules, monitors and approves operating equipment
• Assures the process capability of the operating equipment
• initiates and controls the construction and/or procurement of production and assembly equipment, defines the technical requirements and releases the equipment (including process capability)
• Releases requirement and functional specifications for equipment and production concepts
• Plans and designs workstations using appropriate methods (e.g. MTM, EAWS)
• Collaborates with other departments within:
• Q-Projects
• log. planning
• Layout/area planning
• Investment budgeting
• Selection of production technology
• Applies guidelines for production-oriented product design and aligns solutions with R&D
• Cooperates in the determination of the scope of maintenance
• Provides input for economic analysis
• Decides on all production-relevant releases and other production-relevant gates
• Decision-making and escalation rights for all production and cost-relevant decisions
• Approves logistics concepts (dock-to-dock)
• Leads and/or guides IE-relevant projects (e.g. capacity projects, opt. projects)
• Escalates projects and tasks in case of bottlenecks
• Assures up-to-date data in SAP (work centers, time data, cost estimates, part lists, ...)
Knowledge & Experience:

Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo has set standards in industrial automation technology and technical education ever since its establishment, thereby making a contribution to sustainable development of the environment, the economy and society. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 35 industries. The LifeTech sector with medical technology and laboratory automation is becoming increasingly important. The products and services are available in 176 countries. With about 20,700 employees in over 250 branch offices in 61 countries worldwide, Festo achieved a turnover of around €3.36 billion in 2021. Each year around 7% of this turnover is invested in research and development. In this learning company, 1.5 % of turnover is invested in basic and further training. Festo Didactic SE is a leading provider of technical education and training and offers its customers worldwide comprehensive digital and physical learning solutions in the industrial environment.
Imprint:
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Data privacy: https://www.festo.com/dataprivacy