Head of Plant

At ZF LIFETEC, we save lives through cutting-edge technology. With over 60 years of automotive safety innovation, we blend start-up agility with corporate stability to

drive meaningful impact worldwide. Operating across 51 locations in 22 countries, our global presence amplifies our mission to make roads safer and save lives.

Join us in a supportive and dynamic environment committed to safety, innovation, and reliability. As a part of our international team, your contributions spark industry-

leading innovations in automotive safety. Our inclusive and diverse working environment promotes creativity, career growth, and continuous development.

Your Tasks:

•Responsible for the following main areas: EHS& Environment protection, ensure legal requirement compliance ,provide excellent services for all stakeholder, achieve business results (FCM) and develop the team.

•Assure and ensure appropriate assets (manpower, equipment / infrastructure and materials) of the plant are available and deployed to deliver the required and agreed operational performance and new product introduction.

•Lead, manage, coach, mentor, find and develop plant leadership team with passion to ensure that a diverse result/process and problem solving-orientated organization is in place and is cascaded throughout the plant by empowerment, clear accountability and compliance.

•Drive the organization in achieving agreed operational performance/budgets, ensuring the achievement of Daily (SFM Process), Weekly, Monthly (BCC process), Quarterly and Annual (OP/SP) Plant Targets of: Safety Performance, Quality Performance, Internal and External Customer Delivery Performance, Production Volumes, Manufacturing Costs, Productivity, Working Capital, Profit, Cash, Production KPIs and the “6 Vital Few” (LTAR,OPV,ITR, PPP, OEE, FCP) and long-term business objectives based on ZF OP/SP. 

•Drives and fosters an environment of continuous improvement, ensures that there is a long-term vision for the plant supported by a detailed plant roadmap following the “ZF PS Way” with a clear correlation between action and results, following Div/Corp Strategy.

•Based on the ZF planning cycles, the plant manager will construct the Plant OP/SP and resource / infra-structure plan with their superior. 

•Ensure that customers and Unions internally and externally are fully understood and that reliable relationships are established and maintained to the mutual benefit of both parties. 

•Ensure 24 hour support of Production Unit leading the daily gemba agenda and the observation approach

Your Profile:

•5+ years solid working experience in Operations and relevant Functions

•3+ years leadership experience incl. coaching/mentoring skills

•Experience in Project Management

•Lean Management, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement

•Transformation competence and organizational development skills

•Coaching and Mentoring Skills

•Business / Finance Management Acumen

•Results/Process/Problem Solving - Oriented

•In Depth knowledge in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Production and Launch Readiness