Challenges:

• Takes over the responsibility for:
  • All QM activities as per LEONI IMS within the Plant.
  • Training & Qualification of PS Quality Managers and their teams within the Plant.
  • The overall QM Budget planning, monitoring and achievement of the Plant.
• Ensures the deployment and implementation of QM standards throughout the Plant.
• Ensures implementation of continuous improvement actions of the quality management processes, procedures, policies, activities and reports throughout the Plant.
• Ensures compliance with Customer Specific Requirement within the Plant.
• Authorized to Stop production and/or dispatch to mitigate risk of non-conforming processes/products.

Mandatory LEONI Responsibilities:

• Complies with all current relevant legal and internal defined standards as well as safety and environmental regulations.
• Every employee is obliged, in the context of her or his responsibilities and duties, to report risks and opportunities to their direct superior.
• Ensures and contributes to the customer satisfaction.
• Ensures and contributes to LEONI financial targets and results.
• Complies with the LPSplus Standards in accordance to LPSplus Manual.
• Uses efficiently any kind of materials and resources of the company.

Leadership:

• People Management of the area of responsibility (resource allocation, evaluation, leadership, monitoring).
• Ensures the budget/costs planning, allocation, review and tracking under the consideration of the LEONI profitability.
• Develops respective processes and KPIs.
• Coordinates activities across departments and monitors results in order to achieve the defined objectives.
• Encourages employees to come up with ideas for improving the activity and implementing them (promotes independence and self-confidence.)
• Continuously empowers and motivates the team by showing attention for good performance.
• Demonstrates appropriate and desirable behavior, serves as a role model.
• Maintains discipline in a consistent manner (sets limits with consequences).
• Ensures the exchange of information among team members and between the teams.
• Enables cooperation within the department and between different departments.

• Level of Education : University : Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Studies / Branch of Study / Degree : Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Work Experience : Minimum of 10 years experience in relevant Production Management role.
• Leadership Experience : Minimum of 10 years experience in relevant Production Management role.
• Languages : German, English, French.
• Key Qualifications (Professional Competence) :
  • Communication and presentation skills.
  • Leadership experience.
  • Knowledge of product liability.
  • Ability to understand technical drawings.
  • Knowledge of quality standards IATF 16949.
  • Interviewing / Competency Based Interviewing Skills Working knowl.
• Key qualifications (Social Competence) :
  • Direction Setting and Execution.
  • Empowerment & Delegation.
  • Personal Accountability and Ownership.
  • Customer Focus.
  • Innovation & Learning.
  • Teamwork.
  • Effective Communication.