Director of Production - York, United States - GEA Group

GEA Group

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York, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Director of Production - York, PA:

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries.

Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA's success - come and join them We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Why join GEA

Job information

Reference Number

JR

Job function
Manufacturing & Production

Position type
Full time

Site
3475 Board Road, YORK, PA 17406

Your responsibilities and 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 ontime 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 longterm 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 shortrange plans and objectives

Your profile and qualifications:

B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
Seasoned manufacturing professional with significant experience in running an endtoend localplant 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 knowhow of stateoftheart process organization methods and improvement tools
Experience in leading significant change management processes at local level within a global organization
Indepth 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 handson 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 wellargued reasoning
Strong communicator, good networker and a wellrespected executive