FES & Productivity Manager

About the role

Join a forward-thinking automotive technology leader as our Division FES and Productivity Maestro. We are on a mission to drive excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth. If you're ready to be a catalyst for change and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is your chance.

Roles and Responsibilities

• FES Excellence Leader:
  • Provide FES expertise at the plant level, collaborating with departments to create an impactful FES deployment plan.
  • Ensure Production System deployment, supporting standardized work, OHP development, and leading FES training sessions.
  • Contribute to lead time reduction through continuous flow implementation and provide expertise on Kanban loop sizing.
  • Lead the digital tools deployment, ensuring quality data capture and delivering training on tools like NEO, DMC, mLean.
  • Participate in FES principles application from the design stage, implementing lean process design and submitting plant good practices.
• Productivity & Waste Reduction Champion:
  • Reduce the Gap to Benchmark for Plant Operations through identification of Productivity Potential and active participation in productivity workshops.
  • Contribute to MOD, MFC, Scrap/Yield improvement initiatives, focusing on Hoshin, 7 wastes, cycle time improvement, bottleneck management, and more.
  • Ensure DLE/DLP tracking process and manage action plans, closing gaps to DLE max.
  • Run value management workshops for MFC and lead problem-solving activities for Scrap/Yield improvement.
• FES Network Animator:
  • Act as a change agent within the plant, cultivating a FES mindset rooted in Lean Manufacturing Concepts.
  • Promote FES X.0 through effective communication, pulling teams into the journey of continuous improvement.

Profile and Competencies to Succeed

• Network animation, coaching and influencing/persuasion skills
• Ability to train and coach within all levels of the plant
• Continuous improvement mind set
• Ability to master change
• Understand basic P&L and operational levers
• Fluent English language knowledge: written and spoken
• Problem Diagnosis and analytic skills to understand contexts and define/support the definition of action plans
• Minimum 3 years of managerial experience (Production / PC&L / Quality Manager…)
• Recommended 3 years of working experience within a production environment (e.g. Engineer, Supervisor, Manager level or equivalent)
• Recognized experience and ability to improve processes and KPI's within a plant using FES principles
• Previous plant launch experience and previous management experience is a plus
• Minimum education level: Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering, or similar field of study

What We Can Do For You

• An engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values.
• Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients.
• Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration.
• We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
• Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Salary Range

USD 100,000 - 115,000