Responsibilities
- Strategic Impact: Collaborate on Lead Center strategy and implement short, mid, and long-term goals to ensure competitive, efficient, and innovative operations.
- Manufacturing Excellence: Oversee daily performance of manufacturing facilities, ensuring timely and cost-effective production and delivery. Utilize lean manufacturing techniques to achieve benchmark levels for attainment, scrap, and lean processes.
- Leadership and Organizational Development: Manage all hourly and salary associates in manufacturing areas. Ensure efficient planning and staffing and develop organizational structures that leverage top talent.
- Health, Safety & Environment: Ensure compliance with all legal and Freudenberg requirements regarding health, safety, and environment.
- Quality Assurance: Guarantee customer satisfaction by delivering the highest quality products. Promote a quality-focused mindset.
- Continuous Improvement: Foster a mindset of continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility. Strive to enhance both production and administrative processes for increased effectiveness and productivity.
- Financial Oversight: Handle budget planning for your area of responsibility and review budget performance.
- Business Development: Collaborate with sales function and accountable for overall Xpress business development.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field; advanced degree preferred or compensating years of experience (Engineering).
- Specified Years of Industry-relevant experience (Sealing CNC production, sealing product design, quality management, business development).
- Specified Years of Relevant Leadership experience.
- Relevant certifications, system experience, and training.
- Professional-Level English language skills preferred.