Production Director

FORTACO JL Sp. z o.o.; gmina Janów Lubelski; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Poland is seeking a leader to manage welding, machining, and logistic departments. The ideal candidate has a technical education, strong leadership, and communication skills in Polish and English, with a focus on continuous improvement and LEAN manufacturing principles. Experience in similar roles is essential for achieving operational KPI targets.

Qualifications

• Min. 3 years of relevant experience in similar roles in the manufacturing sector.
• Knowledge of welding and machining processes would be an advantage.
• Proactive, fast and oriented on practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Leading welding, CNC machining, maintenance and logistic departments.
• Managing plant operations to achieve KPI targets.
• Driving competence development in the departments.
• Focusing on continuous improvement with Lean Thinking.

Skills

LEAN Manufacturing knowledge

Leadership skills

Communication skills in Polish and English

Problem-solving

Team building

Education

Higher education in a technical field

Job description

We expect:

• Higher education in a technical field (management faculty will be an advantage)
• Min. 3 years of relevant experience in similar roles in the manufacturing sector (the knowledge of welding and machining processes would be an advantage)
• LEAN Manufacturing knowledge, skills and practical experience
• Proactive, fast and oriented on practical solutions
• Strong leadership, collaboration and communication skills
• Team builder, decision maker
• Commitment and problem solving orientated, learning mentality
• Business development attitude, able to build customer relations
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in Polish and English

Key tasks & responsibilities:

• Leading welding, CNC machining, maintenance and logistic departments (in total ca 300 FTE)
• Managing the plant operations to achieve KPI targets (H&S, Quality, Delivery, Cost) with a low level of bureaucracy
• Creating leadership, building trust and openness
• Creating bottom-up commitment to understand internal customer value and satisfaction
• Driving competence development and skillset in the departments
• Continuous improvement by focusing on Lean Thinking
• Partner closely with other teams (HR, H&S, Sales, Sourcing, Quality, Engineering)