Operations Director Manufacturing Metal Components (f/m/d)

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
EagleBurgmann is a leading international specialist in industrial sealing technology. We combine innovative technologies, digital solutions and our passion to create sophisticated and reliable sealing systems. Our products help make entire industries safer and more sustainable.

Some of your Benefits

• Company Pension: Save for retirement with the company's help.
• Health Management: We support you to stay and become healthy and fit.
• Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.
• Corporate Events: We celebrate success as a team, because only together can we achieve our goals.
• Employee discounts: Opportunities for deals on products and services.

Hybrid Work

You support our team as

Operations Director Manufacturing Metal Components (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

• Responsible leadership of metal component manufacturing at the Eurasburg site across 7 production lines: sawmill, 5 machining lines, and fine machining, with approximately 145 employees and 7 Operations Managers as direct reports.
• Accountability for the strategic development and implementation of digitization and automation initiatives.
• Ensuring a productive and flexible manufacturing process to best meet cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Identification and implementation of process improvements to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards and continuous improvement of production quality.
• Planning and monitoring of the production area budget.
• Close collaboration with interface departments such as Engineering, Quality, Planning, CAM, Tool Management, HSE, Industrial Engineering, etc.

Qualifications

• Completed technical degree combined with solid business management knowledge
• Several years of professional experience in a production environment, including core competencies in machining, automation, and digitalization
• Several years of leadership experience as an Operations Director with a corresponding strategic background
• Strong knowledge of production planning and control as well as lean management
• Distinct leadership and communication skills
• Analytical mindset and a solution‐oriented approach
• Business‐fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken (CEF B2/C1)

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.