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As a Production Manager, you’ll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history and innovation. You’ll help tackle the world’s biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern society and enhancing lives - as we continue to apply, refine and recycle metals that matter, for a healthier and more resilient future.\nThe role:\nAs a Production Manager, you will help drive our goals by:\nTake overall responsibility for our production operations and, together with your team, ensure safe, efficient, and competitive manufacturing processes.\nCreate the conditions necessary to consistently meet the highest customer expectations in terms of quality, delivery performance, productivity, and cost, while driving the continuous development of our organization.\nLead, coach, and further develop our production organization, promoting a high-performance, safety-focused, and team-oriented leadership culture.\nTake overall responsibility for the planning, management, and continuous optimization of all production areas with regard to quality, delivery performance, productivity, and cost.\nEnsure effective capacity, resource, and workforce planning to support the achievement of company objectives.\nDevelop, implement, and manage a sustainable KPI system to transparently measure, analyze, and continuously improve production performance. In particular, you will be responsible for sustainably increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by improving availability, performance, and quality.\nDrive Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production performance on a long-term basis.\nKey skills that will help you succeed in this role:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.\nSeveral years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally in the automotive supply industry.\nStrong knowledge of modern production and manufacturing systems, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.\nExperience working with automotive standards and tools such as IATF 16949, APQP, FMEA, SPC, and 8D.\nProven experience managing production operations through KPI-driven performance management and working with ERP systems.\nFluent communication skills in both German and English, written and spoken.\nA strong people leader who can develop, motivate, and align employees and managers toward shared goals.\nEven if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!\nWhat we offer:\nWe make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:\n· Competitive retirement savings\n· Medical plans/health assessments\n· Retailer and Wellbeing discounts\n· Competitive annual incentive plan\nReady to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!\nAt JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.\nFor any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact . We will work with you to make suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are confidential, and your feedback is welcome to help us provide an accessible and positive recruitment experience.\nClosing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised.\n#MyCareerMatters #CareersThatMatter\nHaben wir Ihr Interesse geweckt?\nWir freuen uns auf Ihre aussagekräftige Bewerbung via Workday (inkl. Angabe Ihrer Gehaltsvorstellung und des frühestmöglichen Eintrittstermins. Die Angaben sind bei Ausbildung, Praktika, Aushilfstätigkeiten etc. nicht erforderlich).\nSie erklären sich einverstanden, dass im Rahmen des Bewerbungsvorganges Ihre Daten gespeichert und zur Prüfung einer Einsatzmöglichkeit verarbeitet werden können. Es erfolgt keine Weitergabe an Dritte. Johnson Matthey verpflichtet sich, Ihre personenbezogenen Daten vertraulich zu behandeln und zu schützen.\nWeitere Informationen darüber, wie Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verwendet werden, finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklärung https://www.johnson-matthey.de/kontakt/datenschutz/\nIndem Sie sich für diese Stelle bewerben und ein Konto erstellen, bestätigen Sie die Datenschutzbestimmungenzur Kenntnis genommen zu haben und erklären sich damit einverstanden.\nSie können Ihre Einverständniserklärungjederzeit widerrufen und die Daten nach den gesetzlichen Regelungen löschen lassen. 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