Product Line Manager - Manufacturing

About the role

This Product Line Manager role is responsible for achieving the product line's KPIs on productivity, quality, cost, capacity and delivery, and for developing, optimizing and standardizing manufacturing processes across the product life cycle, from project launch and prototypes through ramp-up to serial production.

Key responsibilities

• Define and optimize process flows, layouts, workstations, material flows and production line balancing.
• Conduct time studies, workload analysis and capacity calculations to optimize resources, manpower, equipment and productivity.
• Support the selection, installation, commissioning, validation and optimization of production equipment, tooling and technologies.
• Define and maintain work plans, routings, standard operations, work instructions and production standards.
• Manage product and process changes, assessing their impact on capacity, manpower, cost, quality, equipment and project timing.
• Ensure process validation and production readiness, including participation in FMEA, risk analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on Lean Manufacturing, waste reduction, cost optimization, ergonomics and process efficiency.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities, support team development, ensure compliance with quality and safety standards and report performance to management.

Required profile

• Engineering degree with at least 5 years of relevant industrial or automotive manufacturing experience.
• Experience in industrialization, product launches, production ramp-up and change management.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, hands-on approach.

Required skills

• Wiring harness processes, equipment, tooling and technical specifications.
• Time studies, capacity planning, line balancing, VSM, Lean Manufacturing and process optimization.
• IATF 16949, VDA, APQP, FMEA, root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Proficiency in MS Office; SAP/ERP and AutoCAD are an advantage.