Director of Production - York, PA at GEA Process Engineering

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Locally leads manufacturing/Production of a world class operations platform for GEA, allocate resources and prioritize initiatives.
• Oversees management of all areas of Manufacturing to ensure that products are manufactured on schedule and within quality standards and cost objectives.
• Ensures compliance with Company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, OSHA, safety, environmental regulations, and complete and on-time delivery of products at the lowest possible cost.
• Accountable for all processes/teams associated with production in the plant.
• Continuously improve productivity of GEA’s production operations.
• Act as internal contract manufacturer for plant.
• Ensure adherence of quality/ HSE standards.
• Actively monitor market and competition trends to identify opportunities for optimizations in operational excellence including standardization / modularization and continuous improvement programs.
• Careful selection, targeted development and leadership of multiple teams with senior managers, managers and top production talents.
• Strong focus on market trends and competitor developments to draw the right strategic and long-term conclusion with regards to the production function
• Formulates and recommends manufacturing policies and programs which guide the Company in maintaining and improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation
• Maintains operational inventory of material to support customer and financial requirements
• ​Shape a cost and working capital effective production organization 
• Continuous optimization of production processes and structure (strategy, methods, tools, personnel development, etc.) and related key figures
• Identification and realization of cost saving potential​ 
• Develops manufacturing long and short-range plans and objectives

Your Profile / Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Seasoned manufacturing professional with significant experience in running an end-to-end local-plant production organization with a strong focus on integration of businesses and improving cost and performance efficiency 
• Industrial background within a larger global professional organization with a strong emphasis on engineering excellence and innovation 
• Deep practical know-how of state-of-the-art process organization methods and improvement tools  
• Experience in leading significant change management processes at local level within a global organization 
• In-depth understanding of the strategic role production plays within a manufacturing organization
• Profound leadership skills, ability to lead & develop culturally diverse teams, systematically evaluate team performance 
• Strong entrepreneurial competencies 
• Personal drive and a good balance between being a hands-on manager and the ability to think and act strategically 
• Track record of having good business sense and judgment in making decisions 
• Intercultural experience and skills  
• Ability of influencing the team and all parts of the organization by power of persuasion, conviction and as well as by well-argued reasoning 
• Strong communicator, good net-worker and a well-respected executive 

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