Leiter Fertigung (m/w/d) — Rheinmetall Air Defence AG

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In your role, you are responsible for the efficient alignment and further development of the entire production and make a significant contribution to the sustainable growth of the company. Specifically, you take on the following tasks:

• Overall responsibility for operational control and continuous development of production across all production areas
• Implementation of manufacturing strategy and building scalable structures to support business growth
• Ensuring target achievement in terms of delivery reliability, quality, productivity and costs using relevant indicators
• Planning and management of capacities, investments and production resources in close coordination with adjacent specialist areas
• Introduction and further development of modern production and control systems as well as optimization of material and information flows
• Establish and sustainably anchor operational excellence methods and a culture of continuous improvement
• Professional and disciplinary management as well as targeted further development of around 400 employees and the downstream management levels
• Ensuring compliance with all quality, occupational safety and environmental requirements as well as accompanying audits and improvement processes WHAT YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE
• Successfully completed studies in mechanical engineering, production engineering, industrial engineering or comparable qualifications; alternative training as a technician or master (m/f/d) with appropriate management experience
• Several years of professional experience in a management position within a manufacturing industrial company, preferably in mechanical or plant engineering
• In-depth knowledge of operational excellence as well as lean management methods and continuous improvement processes
• Demonstrable experience in the management and development of large organizational units as well as multi-level management structures
• Secure handling of ERP and MES systems as well as a strong understanding of modern production processes
• Knowledge of relevant standards and standards in the areas of quality, safety and environmental management
• Strong leadership and communication strength, high willingness to change as well as entrepreneurial thinking and action
• Structured and analytical working method, high decision-making ability and a pronounced hands-on mentality with presence on the shop floor
• Negotiable German and good English skills in word and writing WHAT WE ARE TO YOU
• A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
• Flexible working hours (active and trusted working hours)
• Very good social benefits and a super-compulsory pension fund
• Employee benefits of a large corporation, employee share purchase program
• Promotion of needs-based training
• Staff restaurant and external catering and shopping facilities nearby
• Individual internal and external personnel development measures in cooperation with our Rheinmetall Academy
• Workplace a few minutes walk from the Zurich-Oerlikon train station KONTAKTDETAILS Responsible contact: Melanie Huellen For questions about your application, please use the contact form. Please note that dossiers of recruiters are not taken into account.

Requirements

• Sound knowledge of Operational Excellence, Lean Management methods, and continuous improvement processes

• Proven experience in leading and developing large organizational units and multi-level management structures

• Confident handling of ERP and MES systems and strong understanding of modern production processes

• Knowledge of relevant norms and standards in quality, occupational safety, and environmental management

• Fluent German and good English, written and spoken

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