Senior Production Lead - Forging & On-Time Delivery

vanbeestbv; Spain; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Irizar Forge, part of the Royal Van Beest Group, is seeking a Production Manager to oversee the execution of the production plan and coordinate diverse operational processes at Lazkao (Gipuzkoa). The role reports to the Operations Director and leads teams across forging, auxiliary processes, final operations and logistics.

The candidate will drive on-time delivery, first-time-right quality, and cost control while working with Planning, Process Engineering, Purchasing, Quality and Sales.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in production management within industrial environments.
• Experience leading multiple processes and teams.
• Familiarity with SAP and production KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure rigorous execution of the production plan and on-time delivery.
• Apply First Time Right to minimize errors, rejects and rework.
• Supervise and coordinate Production Orders from release to closure.
• Establish production priorities, sequences and schedules for continuity and efficiency.
• Lead production follow-up meetings.
• Identify and anticipate deviations impacting deadlines or costs.
• Review closure of Production Orders and monitor cost deviations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Planning, Process Engineering, Purchasing, Quality and Sales.
• Participate in the Quality Committee and analyze rejects and non-conformities.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Results oriented

Decision making

Shift-based manufacturing

Production KPIs

Tools

SAP

Job description

Irizar Forge, part of the Royal Van Beest Group, is seeking a Production Manager to oversee the execution of the production plan and coordinate diverse operational processes at Lazkao (Gipuzkoa). The role reports to the Operations Director and leads teams across forging, auxiliary processes, final operations and logistics.

The candidate will drive on-time delivery, first-time-right quality, and cost control while working with Planning, Process Engineering, Purchasing, Quality and Sales.