Production Engineering Manager

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As a Production Engineering Manager you will lead a department focused on the optimization of the Production organization’s assembly methods, processes and equipment in close cooperation with Production management and external departments and functions. In this role, you will be heading a team in Manufacturing unit in Petrich, driving efficient and cost-effective production results to meet requirements, specifications and targets by coordinating and plant equipment, personnel and production processes. In this role you will aid in the transformation of parts and raw materials into ABB products in a timely and cost-effective manner, developing programs, projects, goals, and metrics to help the organization achieve the highest level of operational performance

This position reports to

Manufacturing Unit Manager

Your responsibilities

• Preparing annual production budgets, overseeing progress, and identifying actions to mitigate risk, remaining within budget and resource constraints
• Identifying deficiencies and proposing improvements, and implementing actions to improve production performance, integrating lean manufacturing methodology into production
• Implementing ABB’s process improvement methodology (Quality Wins) training and methods
• Overseeing manufacturing subcontracts and managing subcontractors with other functions, including Supply Chain, Planning & Fulfilment and Controlling
• Working with HR Management to ensure that the department is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed
• Guiding, motivating and developing team members with varying level of seniority to reach their potential
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental directives, implementing regulations, and monitoring and reporting progress and results

Your background

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering
• 5 years of experience in Engineering position in Manufacturing environment
• 2 years of managerial experience
• Lean Six Sigma certification – Green belt preferred
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with a collaborative, solution-focused approach, and strong written and spoken communication skills
• Experience with SAP, AutoCAD
• English language proficiency and Bulgarian language

More about us

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