Head of Production

Lmg Gmbh; Stadt Hoym/Anhalt; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Vacation pay

Christmas bonus

Cafeteria meals

Bicycle leasing

Corporate Benefits portal

Referral bonus

Health subsidy

Pension contributions

Autonomous work

Flexible hours

Career growth

Job summary

Lmg GmbH in Hoym, Saxony-Anhalt is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead manufacturing processes, drive continuous improvements, and ensure product quality across the area of responsibility. You will oversee planning, shop-floor management, staffing, safety, and collaboration with other departments to optimize throughput, costs, and profitability.

Fluent German and advanced English (C1) are required, with a results-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• At least a university degree and several years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong leadership and team-management experience.
• Fluency in German and advanced English (C1).

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for operations, including processing, optimization, and automation.
• Disciplinary management responsibility for department employees.
• Organize shop-floor management and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Continuously optimize manufacturing processes to meet quality targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality regulations.
• Collaborate with other departments and support staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Cost control

Process optimization

Analytical thinking

German language

English

Education

University degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ensuring production success through the planning, organization, and management of the manufacturing process within the area of responsibility

Work Schedule Model

Full-time; 40 hours; flexible hours

Location

Hoym

Main Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for operations, including processing, optimization, and automation
• Disciplinary management responsibility for the department’s employees
• Organizing shop-floor management and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations
• Continuously optimizing existing manufacturing processes for series production and ensuring the successful launch of new products while meeting specified product and process quality targets
• Efficient use of resources through employee scheduling and a solution-oriented approach to ad hoc changes
• Development of personnel development plans and qualification matrices, and conducting employee performance reviews
• Ensuring quality by coordinating and guiding corrective actions in response to internal production complaints
• Contributing suggestions for improvement to a project or through the work of the management board
• Taking full responsibility for achieving departmental goals and quality standards
• Ensuring compliance with legal requirements, quality standards, occupational safety, and environmental regulations
• Responsible for ensuring occupational safety and cleanliness in the workplace
• Developing staff development plans and a competency matrix, and conducting performance reviews
• Collaborating with and supporting other departments
• Responsibility for compliance with legal requirements, quality standards, occupational safety, and waste management and environmental regulations
• Responsible for training new employees by demonstrating basic work procedures
• Ensuring and maintaining order and cleanliness in one’s own work area

Other

• Working knowledge of MS Office applications
• Progressive mindset and approach
• Affinity for numbers and a high degree of conscientiousness
• Analytical, goal-oriented approach with a strong understanding of processes
• Leadership qualities with a strong focus on goals, results, and solutions
• Financial expertise in budgeting, cost control, and profitability improvement
• Exceptionally strong sense of personal responsibility
• Analytical thinking; ability to work independently and in a structured manner
• Fluency in German and an advanced level of English (at least C1)
• Experience leading teams

At least 4 years of college education and several years of relevant professional experience

• Salary structure based on the IG Metall collective bargaining agreement for Saxony-Anhalt
• 30 days of vacation
• Vacation pay and Christmas bonus
• A cafeteria with discounted meals and free fruit
• Bicycle leasing
• Access to the Corporate Benefits portal
• Employee referral bonus
• Subsidy for health and wellness programs (e.g., gym membership) and voluntary pension contributions
• Autonomous work and flexible hours
• You’ll have the opportunity to grow personally and professionally and help shape the future of the company.
• Quick decision-making thanks to close collaboration, an open corporate culture, and a flat hierarchy