Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing Manager (All Genders)

In this position, you will lead and develop a multidisciplinary production management team consisting of project managers, process engineering, and senior supervisors for around 120 employees (DL & operators). Through modern leadership, you will ensure the operational execution, output goals, and production flexibility, take responsibility for the highest standards in quality and training compliance, and sustainably increase employee satisfaction on the way to becoming the Philips model factory.

Your job:

• Operational shopfloor management:
  Disciplinary leadership of the production management team, responsibility for output figures, shift planning, and production discipline.
• Quality & compliance:
  Ensuring product conformity according to ISO 13485 and high manufacturing quality.
• Skill-management & training:
  Building and maintaining a robust training structure, continuously expanding the skill matrix for flexible employee deployment planning, and ensuring training compliance.
• Lean manufacturing:
  Optimizing manufacturing processes through lean methods and strengthening supervisors as process-responsible leaders.
• Budget & cost management:
  Responsibility for operational cost centers (direct labor), budget planning, cost control, and consumable material planning.

The following should you bring:

• Technical studies (B. Sc./M. Sc.), ideally in medical technology/industrial engineering
• Several years of experience in leading technical teams/supervisors, also in multi-shift operations
• Experience in maintenance, automation/robotics, production control (OEE, quality)
• Handling of quality management systems (ISO 13485 is advantageous) and process validation
• Lean/project management skills (e.g., Six Sigma, Greenbelt)
• Team leadership, motivation, stakeholder moderation
• Fluent German and English

Philips benefits for you:

• Attractive non-tariff compensation
• Annual leave: 30 days
• Mobility:
  Subsidized Germany ticket, leasing options for private use (bicycles, cars, smartphones, etc.)
• Philips University & Philips in Balance:
  Various offers in the field of health as well as professional and personal development
• Philips pension fund:
  Employer-financed pension provision
• Paid partner time: 2 weeks of paid time for partners in connection with the birth of a child
• Philips MyShop:
  Discounted Philips products
• Catering:
  Free drinks & cheap prices in our canteen
• Culture:
  Duz culture, a paid day for voluntary work, diverse team/cultural activities (on sustainability, diversity, etc.), etc.

About Philips

As a company for health technology, Philips puts the well-being of everyone first. Every person, wherever they are on our planet, deserves first-class health care. The assurance of patient safety and quality is the top priority in our daily work. We believe in this and that’s why we get up in the morning. Do you want to do the job of your life to improve the lives of others?

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