Product Leader

• Lead, plan and direct the overall engineering and manufacturing activities for a product line
• Direct and oversee the activities associated with providing world class quality and manufacturing engineering technical support to the manufacturing areas that meet or exceed customer expectations
• Plan, schedule, facilitate and supervise the daily activities of the manufacturing team(s) ensuring quality, safety, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery goals are attained
• Identify and implement improvements (jointly with manufacturing teams) that reduce product cost 5% annually, improve quality and maximize customer satisfaction
• Ensure maximum safety, quality, capability and utilization of manufacturing/processing equipment and processes
• Facilitate the continuous research and implementation of “Best Practice” manufacturing/processing methods and processes
• Assist in the development and implementation of the Manufacturing Engineering Strategic plan
• Facilitate new product introductions and/or current product modifications
• Review and quote processing and production equipment and tools
• Ensure effective documentation and control systems are developed, utilized, and maintained
• Assist the Product Line Mgr. in recommending, justifying and administering the capital plan
• Determine, justify, and coordinate the purchase and implementation of new equipment and processes jointly with manufacturing teams (Track tooling and AR expenditure)
• Review and make disposition on non conforming materials
• Prepare and make presentations to customers, employees, and all levels of the management team
• Lead and champion a teamwork approach to achieving goals with particular emphasis on Production Teams and AQP Steering Committee activities
• Provide technical leadership, training, and support to manufacturing teams as well as peers
• Lead, motivate, and develop employees
• Supervise employees
• this includes ownership for the hiring, development, performance mgt. and succession planning processes
• Facilitate open and effective communications
• Continually improve health, safety, and environment
• Manage the day-to-day production inventory
• Facilitate thru-put improvement processes
• Actively participate in identifying and implementing scrap reduction plans
• Facilitate process ownership in all areas where production personnel control processes through the use of SPC, check sheets, etc
• Promote and support a teamwork approach to achieving goals with particular emphasis on DCP and AQP activities
• Ensure open and effective communications
• Promote and support workforce diversity
• Maintain a work environment where third party intervention is not required or desired

• University degree in Technical or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years in similar role
• English: C1
• MS Office: Expert Level
• SAP: Expert Level
• Problem analysis techniques
• Basic statistics
• Basic metrology
• Continuous improvement tools (Lean, Kaizen…)
• Quality tools
• Project management
• Blueprint interpretation
• Team management
• Basic training in occupational risk prevention: Safety and health
• Quality decisions
• Ability to motivate people
• Prioritization
• Process management
• Determining the character of the people
• Drives for results
• Planning ability
• Organizational ability
• Comply with safety and health requirements
• Leadership ability
• Stress management
• Customer orientation
• Effective communication
• Demonstrates self awareness
• Drives vision and purpose
• Manages ambiguity
• Optimizes work processes
• Resourcefulness
• 5S
• Visual Management
• Andon
• In process Quality Control
• Poka Yoke
• Lean simulation - / Waste elimination
• Lean Mindset, Lean System and BW Practice Maturity Level
• Train the trainer
• VSM
• PFEP (Plan For Every Part)
• OPL Maintanence Skills
• TPM Preventive Maint / AM
• Predictive Maint / Fault Diag.
• Data collection
• Reporting System

Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA)