Vertical Start-up Manager:in (d/f/m)

Henkel Corporation; Wien; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation is seeking a Start-Up Operations Lead in Vienna to drive the hand-over from Engineering and R&D to operations and to shape early production capability. The role focuses on defining end-to-end start-up scope, coordinating experts, and ensuring readiness for mass production.

You will design trials and verification plans, manage FAT activities, and guide the ramp-up to target performance with cross-functional teams across engineering, operations and QA.

Responsibilities

• Act as the counterpart of the Engineering and R&D teams in the technology hand-over process to operations and ensure capability delivery in your technology area
• Develop and implement work processes in line with the identified HPS (Henkel Production System) phase progression objectives
• Act as the single point of contact for technology-related items in the start-up team
• Participating to the project as of design phase and provide feedback/input from the Operations team
• Leads the start-up end-to-end operational scope definition
• Coordinates all subject matter experts to prepare a successful start-up
• Ensures the Operations Assessment is completed
• Leads the Start-Up success criteria and OEE glidepath /ramp-up
• Designs and leads Trials, Commissioning, Qualification and Verification details plans
• Ensure that equipment, materials, people, and processes are implemented well enough to ensure smooth mass production according to expected performance
• Attends the FAT together with representatives from Engineering and Operations team
• Action creation and follow up on the punch list items (incl FAT)

Job description

About this PositionAt Henkel, you can dare to make real impact.In this role, you will drive the successful implementation and continuous improvement of operational processes, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient execution.Join a global team that dares to shape a purposeful future.

What you´ll do

• Act as the counterpart of the Engineering and R&D teams in the technology hand-over process to operations and ensure capability delivery in your technology area
• Develop and implement work processes in line with the identified HPS (Henkel Production System) phase progression objectives
• Act as the single point of contact for technology-related items in the start-up team
• Participating to the project as of design phase and provide feedback/input from the Operations team
• Leads the start-up end-to-end operational scope definition.
• Coordinates all subject matter experts to prepare a successful start-up
• Ensures the Operations Assessment is completed
• Leads the Start-Up success criteria and OEE glidepath /ramp-up
• Designs and leads Trials, Commissioning, Qualification and Verification details plans
• Ensure that equipment, materials, people, and processes are implemented well enough to ensure smooth mass production according to expected performance
• Attends the FAT together with representatives from Engineering and Operations team
• Action creation and follow up on the punch list items (incl FAT)