Technologist: Press & Assembly

Job Title: Production Technologist (m/f)

Goals:
(fundamental objectives for orientation of the employee)

• Ensure that the correct production program is used within the assigned production area.
• Organization and optimization of the workflow within the assigned production area.
• Assurance/optimization of the manufacturing quality within the assigned production area.
• Controlling the repair and maintenance work within the assigned production area.
• Expert and disciplinary leadership of the subordinate employees.
• Adhering to the instructions for safety and environmental protection.
• Reduce unplanned downtime in department that will result in improved efficiency.

Tasks:

(important primary responsibilities in logical order)

• Implementing the convened production program planning, while taking into account the existing system capacity and personnel capacity within the assigned production hall (shift), with respective response to possible interferences.
• Ensuring the organizational workflow within the assigned production area (shift).
• Ensuring and adhering to all valid work instructions within the assigned production area (shift).
• Ensuring the qualitative and quantitative achievement of objectives within the assigned production hall (shift).
• Continuous professional further qualification of employees within his own area of responsibility.
• Initiating CIP processes within own area of responsibility and control and implement these as well as executing the success control procedure - derive standards if applicable.
• Reporting the hall-related production results to team management.
• Adhering to current safety regulations, environmental protection regulations and other legal and intercompany provisions and regulations.
• Analyze defects, rework and waste, as well as work out measures for the preventative quality assurance and implement those in collaboration with the respective special departments.
• Planning and adapting the personnel requirement including the need for temporary employees with production management. (As a substitute during absence of team management)
• Organize and improve the use of personnel, machines, materials and operating equipment according to criteria of economic efficiency and scheduling situation.
• Participating in budget planning and investment approaches as well as monitoring and reviewing the cost development within the assigned area of responsibility (shift)
• Participating in the new creation and modification of work systems, production changes and production processes as well as implementation of his own experiences and suggestions for design.
• Initiating and guiding manufacturing meetings with the respective tracking of measures taken.
• Defining and adapting leadership tasks in the framework of objective agreements. Checking work results and discuss these in employee meetings.
• Ensuring good communication across all interfaces.

Competencies:

(special strengths, decision making powers)

• Access to all relevant IT systems (SAP, Babtec, etc.).
• Controlling and prioritizing tasks in the special departments within the assigned production hall (shift).

Responsibilities:

(professional responsibilities, responsibilities for personnel)

• Responsible for the continuous fulfillment of the production program within the assigned production hall (shift) regarding quality, quantity, scheduling and economic efficiency.
• Responsible for the achievement of key figures within the assigned production hall (shift).
• Obligation to inform team management and production management regarding all relevant production events.

Environmental conditions of the workplace:

• Combined workplace in production/office/machine, where the safety and environmental regulations of the company are to be observed.

Education requirements:

• Completed vocational education in the metal area.
• Additional qualification as a college degree.

Professional experience:

• Several years of experience in the metal area and metal forming.
• Knowledge of metrology and reading drawings.
• Experienced in the leadership and development of employees.
• Business management knowledge.
• Good knowledge of MSOffice, SAP, Babtec, etc.

Personal skills:

• Delegation ability - can transfer decisions, tasks and responsibility. Trusts his colleagues’ competence. Gives clear and understandable instructions.
• Leadership skills - is able to challenge, encourage coworkers according to their strengths and weaknesses and to entice them to submit open, honest and constructive feedback; recognizes and uses the potentials of the team members and can express appreciation and recognition. Can lead individuals and groups in a goal-oriented and integrative manner.
• Decisiveness - can make decisions. Independent thoughts and actions.
• Ability to communicate - has the ability to transmit a message with enthusiasm and self-confidence. Can catch reactions and meanings and create a good dialog on their basis. Can adapt to different conversation situations.
• Assertiveness - does not avoid uncomfortable situations. Can create and endure adequate pressure. Can implement viewpoints oriented towards the achievement of objectives, even with resistance, in a socially acceptable manner.