About this role
Lead product-specific ramp-up and change projects for new products, materials, equipment, and relocated processes.Maintain and update production specifications, parameters, and documentation in line with standards.Create and revise production flow charts, control plans, and work instructions in collaboration with Quality and based on central R&D/Application Engineering guidelines.Conduct product-specific testing, ensure run@rate, and manage start-up and handover to series production.Update process FMEAs according to local conditions and standards.Support customer release processes (PPAP), including initial sample reporting.Identify and implement product and material optimization opportunities in alignment with central product development.Address and resolve quality issues, including customer complaints and internal rejects, in partnership with Quality.Drive process optimization to improve quality, efficiency, and capability (e.g., extrusion speed, vulcanization, cutting).Develop and maintain production cost calculations using lean principles.Define job instruction sheets and standard times through time studies.Ensure local implementation of central industrialization standards.Provide feedback for continuous improvement of industrialization standards, documentation, and IT tools (e.g., FMEA software).
Experience in leading industrialization for rubber processing and production equipmentNew Product Launch experience - Greenfield as a plusProduct and process industrialization related technologies, systems, infrastructures, standards and processesQuality management (including quality policies, systems and processes)Problem solving and decision making tools and techniquesString Lean Manufacturing principles, methods and tools (e.g. production management system)Proved experience in Leadership & management skills, leading process experts (incl. performance management and people development techniques)Spanish and English Fluent
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