Plant Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

We’re hiring a Plant Manager. Our Clean Mobility Division is looking for a Plant Manager for its manufacturing facility in Columbus, IN to oversee end‑to‑end plant operations, aligning people, processes, and performance to achieve strategic business goals. This leader fosters a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while ensuring operational and financial results.

You’ll work on challenges that matter. This job will require you to:

• Assume the management of the Autonomous Production Unit (UAP) Managers and of the support function managers (HR, Quality, Finance, Logistics, Purchasing,…)
• Ensure smooth inbound and outbound information flows
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Drive plant Quality, Cost, Delivery, People (QCDP) performance, and build and meet the plant budget
• Drive product and process QCD improvement
• Optimize plant lay‑out and equipment usage
• Ensure manufacturing readiness and launches at plant level
• Drive supplier performance improvement
• Define a deployment plan for the FORVIA Excellence System and implement it
• Drive plant improvement networks and involve everyone in continuous improvement processes
• Ensure employees safety, respect for the environment and security of the plant
• Fulfil legal responsibilities and interact with local authorities
• Ensure staffing, induction, training and development of plant employees
• Manage social climate and labor relations
• Develop future FORVIA experts and managers

The ideal candidate. To succeed in this position, you will ideally have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
• Proven experience in production management
• Proven experience in team management
• Ability to build and manage a budget
• Results oriented
• Minimum bi‑lingual (English required)
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Forvia's Code of Ethics and Code of Management

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world).
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority:
  In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.