Production Engineering Manager

About the role

LEONI, a global provider of power distribution and connectivity solutions for the automotive industry, is looking for a Production Engineering manager in Mateur. The role has functional accountability for Production Engineering at plant level and covers the supervision of the Production Engineering organisation, standards, processes and budgets.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the Production Engineering organisation according to defined objectives and KPIs, and lead initiatives in the area
• Take responsibility for standards, governance and processes, and define and steer budgets for activities
• Supervise multiple organisational units within Production Engineering
• Propose and implement measures for team performance, organisational flexibility, diversity, succession planning, coaching, change management and personal growth
• Direct the execution of Plant Engineering activities (all product types), project-based Production Engineering work and the implementation of the production concept
• Ensure defined standards for equipment, processes, software and systems are implemented
• Support and implement product and process optimisations and VAVE coordination

Required profile

• University degree in a relevant field
• Minimum 7 years of experience in engineering or a related position, including at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Fluent English and French

Required skills

• Communication, teamwork and conflict management
• Social and intercultural sensitivity
• Change management, target and result orientation, motivation and resilience, self-organisation