OPS Manager

Adient plc; Rastatt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient plc in Germany is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead our production, maintenance and logistics activities. You will ensure Just-in-Time production, high product quality and a safe, motivating working environment for our employees.

Adient is a global leader with 65,000+ employees across 29 countries. This role requires strong people leadership and the ability to drive continuous improvement, budgeting and cross‑functional collaboration across shifts and departments.

Qualifications

• Min 10 years of expertise.
• Proven leadership experience in production, operations, maintenance or a comparable manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of Just‑in‑Time production, quality standards, health and safety requirements and continuous improvement.
• Ability to coordinate complex operational processes across departments and shifts.
• Strong communication skills with a practical, solution-oriented and people-focused leadership style.
• Experience in managing customer expectations, production priorities and cost improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure required right quantity, product quality and reliable delivery performance to the customer.
• Optimize production sequences and continuously improve operational efficiency, quality and cost performance.
• Lead all direct and indirect work within the assigned area, including production, maintenance and logistics.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, quality standards, health and safety regulations and internal procedures.
• Coordinate servicing, maintenance and improvement activities for machinery, technical equipment, buildings and outside facilities.
• Set priorities for maintenance and service activities to ensure employees and machines can operate effectively.
• Drive and implement production-oriented CI projects and recommend improved procedures and processes.
• Maintain close contact with customers and ensure smooth internal collaboration with materials management, quality assurance and other departments.
• Analyze and evaluate technical equipment and support investment decisions by recommending or declining purchases.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Cost improvement

Job description

Operations Manager

We are looking for an experienced and hands‑on Operations Manager to lead our production, maintenance and logistics activities. In this role, you will ensure reliable Just‑in‑Time production, strong product quality, efficient operational processes and a safe, motivating working environment for our employees.

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat‑making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Ensure required right quantity, product quality and reliable delivery performance to the customer.
• Optimize production sequences and continuously improve operational efficiency, quality and cost performance.
• Lead all direct and indirect work within the assigned area, including production, maintenance and logistics.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, quality standards, health and safety regulations and internal procedures.
• Coordinate servicing, maintenance and improvement activities for machinery, technical equipment, buildings and outside facilities.
• Set priorities for maintenance and service activities to ensure employees and machines can operate effectively.
• Drive and implement production-oriented CI projects and recommend improved procedures and processes.
• Maintain close contact with customers and ensure smooth internal collaboration with materials management, quality assurance and other departments.
• Analyze and evaluate technical equipment and support investment decisions by recommending or declining purchases.

People Leadership

Lead, guide and monitor employees in production, maintenance and logistics. Create a motivating working environment through open, direct and regular communication with employees. Consult regularly with departmental heads and HR to ensure delivery across all shifts. Participate in selection and recruitment processes for new employees in the area of responsibility. Conduct performance reviews and plan individual development measures to improve employee performance and support personal growth.

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

• Min 10 years of expertise
• Proven leadership experience in production, operations, maintenance or a comparable manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of Just‑in‑Time production, quality standards, health and safety requirements and continuous improvement.
• Ability to coordinate complex operational processes across departments and shifts.
• Strong communication skills with a practical, solution-oriented and people-focused leadership style.
• Experience in managing customer expectations, production priorities and cost improvement initiatives.

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world.

Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

PRIMARY LOCATION: Rastatt