Production Leader

RADICI Plastics GMbH is the German Company of High-Performance Polymers Business Unit one of the world’s leading producers of engineering plastics and a network of production and sales sites located throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia.

The Production Leader coordinates and manages, directly or by proxy, all production operations and activities. The person will be responsible for overseeing the production process, ensuring that production targets are met, managing the efficiency and quality of operations. The Production Leader will have to manage shifts and plan the presence of the production personnel.

The candidate will report directly to the Industrial Manager of Radici Plastics GmbH.

Responsibilities

• Cooperate with the Industrial Department to achieve company goals;

• Manage autonomously the production process, guaranteeing production within the defined times, quantities and quality standards;

• Direct and coordinate the activities of the Production Department, manage relations with the company sectors;

• Monitoring the correct activity in SAP for what concern production orders in line with the guidelines received by Supply Chain for raw material;

• Manage shifts and plan the presence of the production personnel;

• Provide guidelines for production, coordinate company for production items;

• Ensure the implementation of the directives and plans within the deadlines, through the efficient and effective management of the resources for which it is responsible;

• Make more and more efficient the production process by taking in account company standard rules of quality and safety;

• Propose to Industrial Department initiatives aimed to optimize production efficiency;

• Create, manage and fine-tuning of production orders in order Optimize Raw Materials management and usage based on material availability, pursuing and being in compliance with Company targets in terms of product quality and costs;

• Manage the formulations in the mixing area;

• Improve motivation and competences of the production team by assigning goals and guidelines and work on their professional development;

• Apply and enforce company policy and procedures by collaborators periodically and work to issue any suggestion in term of improvement;

• Manage any reporting for what concerns data and results of production function;

• Be the point of contact with HSE manager for what concern safety items in production function;

• Cooperate with R&D and QA leader for all the activities finalized to monitor and  improve production processes;

• Manage all the activities needed to improve the quality of the product in cooperation with R&D and QA Function;

Qualification

• At least 3 years of professional experience similar roles;

• Experience in managing shifts and production personnel;

• Knowledge of SAP is considered a plus;

• German: Level C1/ business fluent;

• English: Good Knowledge (written and Spoken).

Office Location: Lüneburg, Germany