Job Description
The Company
Our client is a successful, family-owned company in the automotive supplier industry with several thousand employees, which is excellently positioned on the market with its products.
We are looking for a successor Plant Manager for the plant in Eastern Slovakia, who will fully manage the production site.
* Industry: Automotive
* Location: Slovakia
Your Tasks
* Management of the production plant with approx. 500 employees in accordance with internal company standards and local legal requirements
* Management of production (injection molding, forming), assembly of components for the automotive industry and the administrative departments (HR, accounting) in cooperation with the department managers
* Ensuring smooth production processes including the optimization of processes and procedures, quality assurance and compliance with safety regulations
* Implementation of lean management and process optimization projects with the aim of increasing efficiency
* Budget, resource and cost management, including the monitoring of investment projects
* Contact person for customers and external partners, especially for ongoing projects
* Reporting to the management in Germany
Your Profile
* Completed, technically oriented university degree in mechanical engineering, process or production engineering, or a comparable field; alternatively, technical training with several years of relevant professional experience
* Several years of professional and management experience in the manufacturing industry, preferably in the automotive industry
* Experience in managing production areas in the field of plastics processing, preferably injection molding or extrusion
* Experience in manufacturing, assembly, and process optimization using common lean methods
* Charismatic and team-oriented leadership personality with a goal- and results-oriented approach and recognized communication skills
* Entrepreneurial leader with creative drive and a medium-sized business mindset
* Very good knowledge of Slovak and English or German
The role offers
* An international environment in a successful family business
* Demanding tasks and challenges in an economically well-developed company
* A remuneration package commensurate with the area of responsibility, including a company car for private use
Contact
We look forward to receiving your online application (including references), stating your salary expectations or your current salary and your earliest possible starting date. Our consultant, Mr. Olaf Schnell, will contact you.
Gender note:
All references to persons apply equally to all genders.
Consultant
Partner
olaf.schnell@eoexecutives.com