Do you have experience of injecting plastic moulds? Are you fluent in English? Then this is the job for you!
For our client based in Valais, a company active in the plastic mould injection industry, we are looking for a Moulds Business Unit Manager (M/F).
Your activities at your future employer
* Leading a team of 4 design engineers and app. 15 shopfloor people
* (Project Planning & Management, Quality Control, CNC Machining incl. Programming,
* Molds Test Assembly, Prototype Testing)
* Implement a strategy to enable consistent growth of the Mold business and Services.
* Initiate LEAN Production Operations in Moulds Factory and continuously improve productivity; use automation technology to increase growth and output with same or less staff
* Pursue new market opportunities with Sales
* Drive operational efficiencies through innovation and new product/service introductions.
* Take responsibility for people decisions such as people management and performance management.
* Build a strong and empowered team, coaches, counsels and motivates the team through regular feedback.
* Manage the workstream Engineering & Manufacturing of this Business Units
* Member of the Management Team
Your advantages for your future employer
* Hands-on leader (at least 50% time to be spent on shopfloor)
* Can identify and train talented foremen in shopfloor
* Experienced in lean improvements for moulds production and assembly processes
* Can understand and make assembly processes more efficient
* Able and willing to relocate to Wallis or closeby
* Education: ideally a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a lean qualification or Technical Apprenticeship with experience in mold making /tool making (“Werkzeugmacher”)
* Experience in automation business is a plus
* Languages: English a must, German preferable, French a plus
Are you interested in this job? Then don`t wait to apply!
Lieu du travail: Canton du Valais.
Contact: Mikael Castelli, m.castelli@careerplus.ch, +41 21 613 06 60