Production Unit Leader

**JOB STATEMENT & ESSENTIAL DUTIES** Financial & Business Performance -------------------------------- * Own the workshop operating budget and financial performance. * Deliver business targets including revenue, product margin, profitability, absorption, and indirect cost performance. * Monitor operational and financial KPIs and implement corrective actions. * Lead initiatives that improve productivity, profitability, and cost competitiveness. * Develop forecasts, capacity plans, and investment recommendations. * Prepare monthly operational, financial, quality, and HSE reports. * Identify cost reduction opportunities while maintaining safety and quality. Operations Leadership --------------------- * Lead daily workshop operations to achieve production, delivery, quality, and financial objectives. * Manage production schedules, capacity, labor, equipment, and subcontracting. * Establish long-term operational strategies. * Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement. * Optimize throughput, equipment utilization, logistics, and material flow. Health, Safety & Environmental Leadership ----------------------------------------- * Promote a strong safety culture. * Ensure compliance with HSE policies and regulations. * Lead safety observations, investigations, and corrective actions. * Maintain safe equipment and facilities. Quality Management ------------------ * Maintain responsibility for workshop quality performance. * Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions. * Reduce scrap, rework, and Cost of Poor Quality. * Drive First-Time-Right performance. Continuous Improvement ---------------------- * Champion Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen. * Standardize best practices. * Improve productivity through process optimization. Systems & Operational Data -------------------------- * Ensure effective ERP and production planning system utilization. * Promote data accuracy and reporting. * Support operational decisions through analytics. Leadership & People Development ------------------------------- * Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and employees. * Conduct performance management and succession planning. * Build an accountable, engaged, high-performing team. Customer & Cross-Functional Collaboration ----------------------------------------- * Partner with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and Quality. * Maintain strong customer relationships. * Support business development and procurement planning. Decision Making Authority ------------------------- * Daily management of workshop operations. * Production scheduling and workforce planning. * Operational spending within authority limits. * Continuous improvement implementation. Key Performance Indicators -------------------------- * Financial: Revenue, Product Margin, Profitability, Absorption, Indirect Cost. * Operations: OTD, Productivity, Capacity Utilization, Throughput, Schedule Adherence. * Quality: COPQ, Scrap, Rework, Customer Complaints, First-Time-Right. * HSE: LTIR, Near Misses, Safety Observations, Compliance. * People: Engagement, Training, Workforce Stability, Succession. **AUTHORITY & LEADERSHIP:** This position requires a high degree of decision-making authority working in conjunction with the Senior Manager, Global Workshop Operations and Area Management Team members and the leaders within assigned Business Line responsibilities. Position has direct reports.  **POSITION QUALIFICATIONS – Education & Experience:** Qualifications -------------- * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience). * Minimum 5 years of manufacturing or industrial operations leadership experience. * Strong financial and business acumen. * Experience with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement. * Knowledge of ERP systems, production planning, quality systems, and HSE. * Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills **COMPENTENICES:** Core Competencies ----------------- * Strategic Leadership * Operational Excellence * Financial Acumen * Lean Manufacturing * Customer Focus * Decision Making * Talent Development * Change Leadership * Continuous Improvement * Collaboration