Associate Manager Production Operations Casting / Fertigungsbereichsleiter Gießerei - Gigafactory Berlin in Grünheide (Mark) bei Tesla

The Role

The Associate Manager Production Operations Casting will be responsible for meeting production forecast and ensuring policies and procedures are carried out to achieve established company goals. The Operations Manager will lead the Casting Production teams with a focus on Safety, Quality, Shop Capacity and Cost. This position reports to the Gigafactory Berlin, Production Operations Manager Casting/Plastics.

• Accountability for key shop metrics: First Time Through, Overall Equipment Efficiency, Safety Matrix, Quality Targets and Daily Production Plan.
• Support and meet all business plans, capacity & headcount targets, and Key Performance Indicators.
• Maintain high product quality and manufacturing yield while ensuring optimal use of resources and adherences to best safety practices.
• Help with implementation of and continued adherence to Lean manufacturing and 5S initiatives.
• Assess and analyze current practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure consistency in standards and documentation; monitor and ensure compliance.
• Maintain and improve process control systems.
• Monitor and evaluate product key characteristics.
• Support new product and material introductions. Interact with design team to coordinate new model launches.
• Develop, chart, track process metrics. Manage and trend process equipment.
• Interact with Quality Management Team to correct, contain, and resolve vehicle quality concerns.
• Support and manage continuous improvement activities in safety, environmental, quality, cost, efficiency, and productivity objectives; provide feedback to management on issues; benchmark other organizations for best practices.
• Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management Systems (BMS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) requirements.
• Enforce proper material management procedures.
• Leads in the interviewing, hiring, training, and decision-making process for all production supervisors, production associates and production engineer new hires.

• BS/MS degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of prior manufacturing experience in leadership positions.
• Experience in a HPDC (High Pressure Die Casting) Production environment.
• Must be fluent in the English & German languages.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Committed to continuous improvement.
• Ability to work well under pressure, manage competing demands and meet tight deadlines with strong follow through.
• Good understanding of standardized processes.
• Ability to foster close working relationships with team members and management.
• High-level leadership and decision-making skills.
• Extensive budget management experience.
• Skilled in leading, coaching and developing direct reports across a broad range of engineering and technical disciplines.
• Broad experience with lean manufacturing systems and methodologies, including; Tier Accountability, Layered Auditing, Continuous Improvement and Kaizen Activities.
• Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for a large associate team.
• Availability to cover shifts for all scheduled PTO / absences as needed.
• Availability for off-hours calls.