HEAD OF PRODUCTION

thyssenkrupp Elevator; Mieres; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

TK Elevator's TK Airport Solutions unit in Mieres, Asturias, is seeking a Production Leader to oversee daily execution across assembly lines, driving safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will manage direct labor, plan shifts, coordinate with Engineering and Logistics, and apply Lean and Kaizen to improve productivity. Fluency in English and Spanish preferred.

Formación

• Proven experience leading production in complex environments.
• Experience with Lean, Kaizen and continuous improvement.
• Experience with ERP/MRP and SAP is valued.
• Strong leadership and safety focus.
• Ability to coordinate across HR, Logistics, Engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Lead daily production across lines and shifts.
• Ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Develop labor and succession planning.
• Coordinate with Engineering on changes.
• Manage maintenance and asset reliability.
• Oversee budget and cost centers.

Conocimientos

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

People leadership

ERP / SAP

Production planning

Continuous improvement

Safety leadership

Spanish language

English communication

Educación

Degree in Industrial Engineering

Herramientas

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Descripción del empleo

We are TK Airport Solutions, a business unit of TKE Group.

TK Elevator (TKE) is a global leader in vertical transportation and urban mobility, providing engineering — from design through installation, maintenance and modernization — for elevators, escalators, moving walkways, passenger boarding bridges, stairlifts, platform lifts and home elevators. TKE employs more than 50.000 people around the world, being present in more than 100 countries.

From our engineering and manufacturing site in Mieres, Asturias, TKAS offers a full portfolio of airport apron and gate mobility solutions. Ourpassenger boarding bridgesconnect terminals to aircraft safely and efficiently. Ourground support equipmentcovers preconditioned air, ground power units and potable water units for aircraft turnaround. Ouradvanced visual docking guidance systems (A-VDGS), including the LiDAR-based Apron Vision, ensure precise and safe aircraft docking. Ourdigital solutions— MAX Automate, MAX Monitor & Control and MAX Maintenance Manager — bring AI and remote operation to the apron.

We also providemodernization and serviceprograms, including upgrades and spare parts that extend equipment life and performance, and we adapt this same engineering expertise toseaports, with our Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBB) for ferry and cruise terminals.

Our equipment is used at more than 370 airports in over 100 countries, and TK Elevator boarding bridges have carried over 1.8 billion passengers worldwide.

Joining TKAS means working on real engineering challenges at global scale, combining German engineering heritage with a strong local team in Asturias, and contributing to safer, smarter and more sustainable airport infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the daily execution of production across assembly lines, workshops, shifts, and teams, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Exercise visible safety leadership on the shop floor, ensuring that higher-risk tasks are properly controlled, and investigate incidents to implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Lead and develop direct labor, supervisors, and line leaders, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, shift planning, multi-skilling, training, and succession planning.
• Ensure the stability, standardization, and performance of assembly lines and production processes, coordinating with Engineering on new products and process changes.
• Lead preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance of equipment and facilities, ensuring the availability, reliability, and legal compliance of production assets.
• Control production hours, efficiency, conversion cost, and cost centers, preparing and monitoring the annual production and maintenance budget.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen methodologies, with structured problem-solving, to drive sustainable productivity and quality improvements.
• Propose and support the prioritization of industrial investments in production and maintenance, ensuring proper execution once approved.
• Coordinate closely with Logistics, PSM, Engineering, Quality, Projects, and HR to ensure material availability, sequencing, and on-time delivery.
• Maintain a professional and constructive relationship with HR and worker representatives on matters within their scope.

Requirements:

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Organization, or equivalent technical qualification.
• Solid, proven experience leading production in complex, configurable, or project-based industrial environments.
• Demonstrable responsibility for direct labor, production supervisors, assembly lines, and operational results.
• Relevant experience in industrial maintenance or in close coordination with a maintenance function.
• Proven track record recovering production plans, managing bottlenecks, and stabilizing operational processes.
• Experience in labor relations, change management, and factory team development.
• Practical, hands‑on knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, problem-solving, standardization, and visual management.
• User experience with ERP/MRP systems for production, cost, and maintenance control; knowledge of SAP is especially valued.
• Exposure to international environments or collaboration with plants and teams in other countries.
• Professional English to collaborate at Business Unit level and with other sites.

Competencies we value

Visible safety leadership, focus on execution and production results, people leadership and labor relations management, focus on maintenance and reliability, quality, productivity, and cost management, financial and budgetary control, and cross-functional collaboration without encroaching on other areas' scope.

• The opportunity to lead production at a specialized, growing engineering and manufacturing center within the airport mobility sector.
• An on-site leadership role in Mieres (Asturias), close to the shop floor and the production teams.
• Real opportunities for development and internal promotion within the organization, based on individual performance and business growth.
• Professional development within a specialized, expanding technical environment, part of the TK Elevator group.
• Terms to be negotiated based on the candidate's profile.