Job Description

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 + yrs. of manufacturing related experience with hands on operational knowledge
• Bachelor degree in industrial or mechanical or production engineering or similar
• MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Commercial customer experience is a plus
• Experience in Automotive Industry
• Thorough and solid understanding and hands on experience of manufacturing operations in tooling, stamping, and/or welded assembly environment
• Experience working in an organization that has a well-implemented Safety Culture is a plus. Strong Hygiene & Safety mindset
• Strong focus in customer satisfaction, proactive attitude in problem solving and continuous improvement process.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing concepts, analysis, techniques, principles and practices (kaizen, FMEA, PM Systems, tooling, material flow, pull systems, SPC, etc.)
• Strong aptitude and skill in organizational discipline, project management and analyzing and interpreting various types of data
• Deep knowledge of methodologies such as Plan- Do-Check-Act - PDCA, 8D, 5why´s. 

Responsibilities:

• Main responsible for all industrial operations, meaning leadership of Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering and Operations of business unit
• Responsible to reach, in industrial operations, the KPI´s defined on budget
• Assure 5S good performance in all industrial area
• Assure the O.E.E. (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) targets defined
• Assure client satisfaction on part delivery, in terms of quality and quantity and deadlines defined
• Industrialization of new products assuring cost, time and process capability together with Project Manager
• Check on a daily basis the costumers sales input in order to determine direct and indirect manpower requirements to assure production targets efficiency
• Reviews weekly production schedules to meet customer requirements and internal Budget/forecast targets
• Reviews processing schedules and production orders to determine staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments
• Reviews operations and confers with technical and/or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Assigns tasks for develop plans for efficient management of materials, machines, and associates, according to policies, procedures, norms, legal regulations
• Continuously looking for improvements in safety, quality and productivity.
• Assigns tasks for implementing continuous improvements and monitors them based on safety, cost of quality and productivity
• Assure the implementation of HR Plan Director and Health, Safety and Environment Director Plan in all industrial operations
• Defines performance expectations and goals for subordinates and sector areas