Director of Operations

Objective

As Site Director, you are responsible for overseeing production operations for a third‑party manufacturing facility in Wisconsin. You will be based in Charlotte, and during the initial period will travel to our Global Headquarters in Bolzano, Italy. Your focus is on managing the plant where components for charging stations are manufactured, ensuring that production targets are met, processes are optimized, and quality standards are upheld.

• Ensure that the set production targets in terms of output, quality, adherence to delivery dates, and manufacturing costs are achieved.
• Procurement:
  Ensure material availability in the plant through the operational purchasers assigned to you.
• Intralogistics:
  Manage the intralogistics managers to achieve specified inventory ranges and to ensure the right material is available at the right time and place, and to smooth supply replenishments through Kanban and supermarket control loops.
• Product quality:
  Ensure compliance with quality standards in production, implementing quality control measures, monitoring production processes, and working with other departments to make improvements. Stop production immediately and take corrective actions if problems arise, preventing errors through measures such as pFMEA and Poka Yoke.
• Lean management:
  Introduce a lean management philosophy and ensure a pull and one‑piece flow strategy, minimizing waste (TIMWOOD), decreasing throughput times, increasing output figures, and improving delivery dates.
• Process engineering:
  Manage the process engineers and manufacturing engineering specialists to ensure optimal manufacturing equipment is installed and operates at the required quality and quantity, optimizing preventive maintenance, production support, and OEE.
• Take on new products and manufacturing steps from NPI production using defined checklists and milestones.
• Personnel management:
  Lead and motivate a team of production employees in a disciplined manner, ensuring sufficient qualified personnel are available and providing appropriate training and development.
• Employee training:
  Determine training needs and ensure employees receive tailored training.
• Budget and resource management:
  Use resources efficiently, adhere to the production budget, analyze production costs, and identify opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
• Technological development/continuous improvement:
  Continuously improve and develop production processes in terms of electromechanics and assembly technologies (e.g., automation).
• Analysis, preparation, and support of make‑or‑buy decisions.
• Compliance with safety and environmental standards:
  Ensure all safety regulations and environmental standards are complied with, implement safety measures, train employees in safety awareness and environmental protection, and ensure that workplaces are ergonomic.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement strategic site objectives in line with corporate objectives.
• Analysis and decision preparation for equipment in cooperation with Process Engineering (new purchases, replacement purchases, repairs, etc.).
• Responsibility for maintenance and servicing.
• Promotion of a positive working environment and close cooperation with specialist departments; together with employees, live the company values.
• Ensuring cleanliness and order throughout the entire production site.

• Completed technical degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in serial production in electromechanical systems/electronics or a related area.
• Knowledge of lean management and continuous improvement.
• Several years of management experience and strong communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Good knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory requirements for the production environment.
• Preferably Six Sigma qualification.

• Extensive experience in managing industrial serial production (electromechanical systems/electronics).
• In‑depth technical…