Head of Manufacturing

Blackwave; Garching bei München; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading aerospace company in Garching, Germany, seeks a Manufacturing Process Leader to build and manage high-performance manufacturing processes. You will be responsible for scaling production, optimizing processes, and ensuring quality control while leading a team. Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in complex manufacturing environments, a strong technical background, and fluency in German and English. The role is predominantly on-site with excellent benefits and substantial growth opportunities.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Creative freedom in responsibilities

Tax-free benefits

Healthy lunch options

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifikationen

• More than 5 years of leadership experience managing teams of 10.
• Proven experience in production control and planning systems.
• Strong background in lean manufacturing and resource planning.

Aufgaben

• Build and scale the manufacturing site and production systems.
• Manage production targets in collaboration with sales and quality.
• Establish and improve key manufacturing KPIs.

Kenntnisse

Technical understanding of manufacturing technologies

Leadership experience in manufacturing

Stakeholder management

Lean manufacturing process optimization

Fluent in German and English

Ausbildung

Degree in mechanical engineering or comparable field

Tools

Catia

Jobbeschreibung

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Your Mission

The mission of this role is to build manage and continuously develop manufacturing processes. The objective is to establish a stable high-performing and scalable serial production setup successfully bring it into operation and keep it running reliably over time. The role ensures that production quality safety cost and throughput are effectively aligned in a technology-driven scale-up environment.

Therefor you :

Build and scale the manufacturing site (starting in Garching) including target manufacturing architecture US scaling strategy and new headquarters setup

Design and implement a high-performance production system (e.g. Lean Production 5S Kanban SOPs) and approve production lines prior to SOP

Continuously increase production rates capacity and equipment utilization

Drive process automation and industrialization initiatives

Define align and manage production targets in close collaboration with sales quality and supply chain

Establish track and continuously improve key manufacturing KPIs (e.g. OEE yield scrap rework throughput)

Develop an end-to-end production and material flow concept and ensure stable supply chains (on-time material availability 97%)

Own tooling and equipment management including lifecycle and maintenance strategies

Disciplinary leadership and coaching of team leads with a strong focus on developing a high-performance shopfloor culture

Build and implement structured qualification and training systems for production teams

Ensure robust QMS processes full traceability of flight hardware and audit-ready manufacturing documentation

Work closely with quality assurance to establish and maintain effective quality control processes

Establish and maintain a measurable zero-accident safety standard

Own manufacturing cost efficiency and budget responsibility including reduction of scrap downtime and inefficiencies

YOUR PROFILE

Must haves :

Strong technical understanding of complex manufacturing technologies ideally in advanced materials composites metal welding winding or comparable high-performance processes

More than 5 years of leadership experience managing teams of 10 people in highly complex manufacturing environments (e.g. aerospace high-tech composite production)

Proven experience building and managing production control and production planning systems

Strong stakeholder management experience in technology-driven companies or scale-ups of comparable complexity

Solid experience in establishing and stabilizing serial production of complex products

Strong background in lean manufacturing process optimization and resource planning

Deep understanding of manufacturing KPIs (e.g. OEE yield scrap throughput) with proven impact on performance improvements

Ability to lead teams through challenging phases and actively maintain motivation alignment and performance

Fluent German and English with the ability to communicate effectively with operators team leads and senior management

Full on-site availability required (remote work only in exceptional cases)

Nice-to-haves :

Degree in mechanical engineering or a comparable technical field

Experience building and scaling complex manufacturing teams

Experience preparing and executing quality customer or regulatory audits

Background in regulated or safety-critical manufacturing environments

WHAT WE OFFER

• Personal responsibility & creative freedom : You actively contribute to the further development of our production technologies.
• Flexible working hours : Work-life balance is not an empty promise with us
• Start-up spirit meets aerospace : flat hierarchies short decision-making processes and room for innovation.
• Individual benefits : Choose between the Deutschland Ticket Egym-Wellpass or a tax-free benefit with the Give Card (50 net each month).
• Fresh food every day : Shared lunch break with healthy varied dishes.
• Alpine view included : Our roof terrace invites you to relax after work
• Further development guaranteed : You will grow both professionally and personally through exciting projects and exchanges with experts.
• We live and breathe team culture : whether its a tech talk team event or after-work - we celebrate successes together.

About us

Blackwave GmbH is a dynamic and leading aerospace company. We specialize in pushing boundaries through the development and production of high-performance off-the-shelf pressure vessels and complex carbon structures. Our off-the-shelf COPV approach reflects our forward-thinking mindset and our relentless pursuit of innovation. Join us on this journey to the stars in our innovative work setting where team spirit enthusiasm and growth opportunities thrive. Send us your CV and apply directly via our website today!

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