Production Manager M&D - Philips - Drachten

Job Title

Production Manager M&D - Philips - Drachten

Job Description

In this role, you have the opportunity to

The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing a moderate-sized team of Shiftmanagers, each with their own team of production workers. In the role you are responsible to ensure efficiency, quality, and adherence to deadlines, conducting financial reviews, appraising performance, driving continuous improvement, optimizing manufacturing performance, providing thorough training, and implementing new systems and processes. The role prioritizes operator competence and safety, ensuring adherence to specifications and implementing Lean projects for process optimization. The role fosters collaboration, empowering team members to contribute towards common goals while managing talent and ensuring effective operational oversight.

You are responsible for

• Manages a moderate-sized team of highly-skilled direct reports, overseeing various aspects of production processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and adherence to deadlines, while effectively managing resources and fostering a collaborative work environment to achieve organizational objectives.
• Reviews detailed financial forecasts and annual operating plans to strategically guide financial decisions and ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives, contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the business.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives within respective sectors, ensuring ongoing enhancements to processes, efficiency, and overall performance, thereby promoting innovation and operational excellence across the organization.
• Ensures the maximization of manufacturing performance by optimizing key metrics such as productivity, cost of non-quality, equipment utilization, and overall efficiency, leveraging data-driven insights and best practices to drive operational effectiveness.
• Prioritizes the competence and safety of operators by ensuring they receive thorough training in production processes and Health & Safety protocols relevant to the tools and equipment utilized, fostering a culture of safety and compliance within the production environment.
• Maintains consistency and accuracy throughout the production process by ensuring strict adherence to specifications and requirements, thereby upholding quality standards and meeting customer expectations consistently.
• Defines and establishes Lean projects, implementing strategies to streamline processes, eliminate waste, and optimize efficiency within project workflows, while adhering to Lean principles and methodologies to drive continuous improvement and maximize value delivery.
• Oversees the implementation of new systems and processes, including New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring efficient integration and functionality across operations, thereby facilitating seamless transitions and minimizing disruptions to production activities.
• Fosters a collaborative work environment characterized by open communication, mutual respect, and shared accountability, empowering team members to contribute their expertise and ideas towards achieving common goals and driving productivity and profitability across the organization.
• Manages talent across the team, while driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, career development, and ensuring effective operational management.

You are a part of

The value Stream M&D And will be the leader of the production operation for Molding & Decoration.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• Education: Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience with Bachelor's OR Minimum 1 years of experience with Master's in areas such as Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent.
• Certifications: Lean Leadership Training/Certification or equivalent.
• Environment Health and Safety.
• Manufacturing Principles.
• Proven management skills.
• Knowledge TPM in depth.
• Technical automation knowledge.
• Quality Monitoring.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Supply Chain Management (SCM).
• People Management.
• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).
• Process Engineering.
• Change Management.
• KPI Management.
• Business Acumen.
• Fluent Dutch and English.
• How we work together
• This is an onsite role.

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