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Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.\n***RELOCATION AVAILABLE***\nBrief Description\nLead end-to-end manufacturing strategy and execution to convert business priorities, customer demand, and growth plans into safe reliable, and cost-effective results. Direct production leaders and coordinate cross-functional partners to improve capacity, workforce capability, quality, delivery, productivity, and financial performance. Establish a disciplined operating system, strengthen leadership depth, and sponsor Lean continuous improvement that enables scalable growth and consistently meets customer commitments.\nKey Responsibilities\nReports to the site leader and directs production supervisors and supporting production leaders across assigned manufacturing operations. Accountable for coordinating production performance with scheduling, supply chain, engineering, quality, EHS, maintenance, finance, and human resources.\nOwn the manufacturing strategy and operating plan for all production activities from material receipt through fabrication, interim quality verification, coating/painting, and shipment.\nTranslate the site business plan, sales forecast, backlog, and customer priorities into capacity, labor, equipment, and production plans that balance safety, quality, delivery, and cost.\nLead, coach, and hold accountable production supervisors and supporting leaders; establish clear objectives, standard work, performance routines, succession plans, and development pathways.\nBuild leadership bandwidth by strengthening frontline decision-making, delegation, cross-training, and coverage for critical production responsibilities.\nEstablish and lead a tiered daily and monthly management system that uses operational KPIs, visual controls, root-cause analysis, and documented countermeasures to identify deviations, assign ownership, remove constraints, and sustain corrective action.\nPartner with scheduling, supply chain, engineering, quality, EHS, maintenance, and finance to identify constraints, manage risk, and improve total plant performance.\nLead capacity planning and manufacturing readiness for business growth, new products, major projects, and capital equipment; define resource requirements and support business-case development.\nSet performance targets and lead corrective action to improve throughput, labor productivity, schedule attainment, first-pass quality, rework, scrap, overtime, inventory flow, and manufacturing cost while protecting safety, customer requirements, and delivery commitments.\nSponsor Lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, value-stream improvement, and problem-solving disciplines; ensure improvements are documented, trained, audited, and sustained.\nEnsure disciplined ERP execution through accurate and timely labor, material, inventory, and work order transactions; establish review routines that identify data gaps, correct recurring errors, and support reliable production planning and performance reporting.\nPartner with engineering to improve design-for-manufacturability, production methods, tooling,fixtures, templates, routings, and implementation of engineering changes.\nPartner with quality to maintain process controls, inspection discipline, nonconformance containment, corrective action, and compliance with customer and internal requirements.\nConsistently embody and promote the #1ANDRITZway core values and #ALeaders behaviors, fostering ownership, collaboration, openness, and customer focus.\nPartner with EHS to lead proactive risk reduction, employee engagement, regulatory compliance, and an injury-free culture; actively promote the ANDRITZ 8 Live-Saving Rules.\nDevelop workforce plans covering staffing, skills matrices, recruiting priorities, cross-training, retention, and skilled-trades partnerships with schools and community organizations.\nOwn production budgets and forecasts by monitoring labor, materials, supplies, repairs, and contracted resources; identify cost risks and opportunities early, implement corrective actions within delegated authority, and escalate material variances with clear recovery recommendations.\nProvide concise executive updates that summarize performance against plan, material constraints, business impact, recovery actions, capital needs, accountable owners, and required decisions;\nescalate significant risks early with evidence-based recommendations.\nScope of Decision-Making Authority\n1. Health, Safety, and Environment: Has authority and accountability to stop unsafe work, direct immediate risk-control measures, and allocate resources within delegated limits to restore safe operations. Escalates regulatory interpretations, significant residual risks, reportable events, and corrective actions with broader site impact to EHS and site leadership.\n2. Production Strategy and Execution: Sets production priorities, operating cadence, resource deployment, workflow, and recovery plans within the approved site strategy, available capacity, and customer commitments. Escalates proposed changes that affect contractual scope, committed delivery dates, approved budgets, site capacity, or material business risk before implementation.\n3. People and Organization: Defines expectations for production leaders, assigns responsibilities, and approves routine staffing assignments and overtime within delegated authority. In partnership with Human Resources and site leadership, recommends changes to organization design, headcount, hiring, promotion, succession, performance correction, and formal disciplinary action.\n4. Financial and Capital: Manages production spending within approved budgets and delegated authority. Develops and presents recommendations for major repairs, capacity investments, automation, and capital equipment, supported by operational need, risk reduction, implementation requirements, expected benefits, and financial justification.\n5. Quality and Process Governance: Approves production methods and process controls within established engineering, quality, and customer requirements. Escalates deviations, specification changes, or risks requiring formal technical or customer approval.\n6. Continuous Improvement: Prioritizes and sponsors cross-functional improvement initiatives; assigns owners, resources, targets, and review cadence. Ensures gains are standardized, verified, and sustained.\n7. Business Continuity and Risk: Leads production response to significant labor, equipment, material, quality, or schedule disruptions and communicates recovery options and business impacts to site leadership.\n#1ANDRITZway Core Behaviors\nCustomer Focus\nOwnership for Performance\nShared Commitment\nOpenness\n#1ANDRITZway ALeaders Behaviors\nLead by Example\nLead the Business\nCare for People\nGuide the Team\nJob Specific Competencies\nActing Strategically\nSetting a Strategic Vision\nManaging Performance\nDeveloping Talent\nDriving Continuous Improvement\nDriving for Results\nManaging Resources\nSolving Complex Problems\nWorking with Financial Information\nWorking Safely\nQualifications (Required)\nEducation, Licenses, & Certifications:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations management, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible manufacturing leadership experience.\nFormal training and demonstrated application of Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or structured problem-solving methods are required.\nExperience:\nMinimum of 10 years of progressive experience in fabrication, manufacturing, production, or assembly operations.\nMinimum of five years leading supervisors or managers in a manufacturing environment, with direct accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, workforce development, performance management, and execution of production plans.\nDemonstrated success delivering sustained results through operational improvement, capacity\nexpansion, organizational change, or capital-equipment implementation, including measurable gains in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, or cost performance.\nExperience managing production budgets, labor planning, KPI systems, and cross-functional execution.\nKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:\nAbility to lead through influence and build effective relationships with employees, customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.\nBroad knowledge of fabrication operations, including cutting, welding, forming, machining, material handling, coating/painting, and shipping.\nStrong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, quality-system, and customer compliance requirements applicable to manufacturing.\nAbility to convert business objectives and demand signals into practical manufacturing strategy, capacity plans, priorities, and measurable execution plans.\nStrong financial acumen, including labor and overhead performance, cost drivers, budgeting, forecasting, capital justification, and return-on-investment thinking.\nAdvanced proficiency using ERP systems and production data to plan work, monitor execution, identify variances, and improve transaction accuracy, along with strong capability in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and operational performance reporting.\nDemonstrated ability to build leadership capability, delegate effectively, manage conflict, and create accountability across multiple production areas.\nExecutive-level written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present risk, performance, and recommendations clearly.\nOther Valued Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Preferred)\nMaster's degree in business, engineering, operations, or a related field.\nLean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.\nExperience in engineered-to-order, project-based, or heavy steel fabrication environments.\nPhysical Requirements\nMobility: Must be able to sit for long periods of time, bend, stoop, crouch, walk, climb or balance, and use hands and arms to reach for objects. Must be able to drive a personal and/or company vehicle and may be exposed to rain, cold, icy roads, wind, heat, and other driving conditions.\nManual Dexterity: Must be able to use hands and arms to reach for objects and carry files. Must have good close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to speak and hear.\nLifting/Carrying: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and carry files.\nEnvironmental Factors: The majority of work is performed in an office located in the production area, with frequent exposure to manufacturing areas, including cranes, welding, forklifts, and related equipment. When in manufacturing areas, may be occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, forklifts, and electricity. Noise levels are usually moderate; specific areas require approved hearing protection, eye protection, gloves, and other required PPE. 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