Deputy Plant Manager

Faurecia Group; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia, a global automotive technology leader, invites a Deputy Plant Manager to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to guide Production, Logistics and Quality while shaping the manufacturing strategy and ensuring efficient operations.

You will drive QCD performance, manage budgets, and lead continuous improvement with a strong emphasis on safety, people development, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of progressive leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience in production management utilizing lean manufacturing systems.
• Experience creating and managing department budgets with a focus on cost reduction.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Production, Logistics, and Quality managers, while supporting function managers and ensuring proper information flow.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Drive the plant's performance in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) and manage the plant budget.
• Deliver improvements in QCD results, optimize plant layout and equipment use.
• Oversee recruitment, integration, training, and development of plant employees.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

People leadership

Budget management

Quality and process improvement

English communication

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management

Job description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader where we pioneer technology for mobility experience that matters to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Deputy Plant Manager sets up the organization and manages operations in accordance with cost, quality, and deadline constraints. He/she defines the manufacturing strategy for the product lines and ensures the overall performance of production, logistics, and quality.Finally, he/she supports the Autonomous Production, Logistics, and Quality Unit Managers and develops their skills.

The main mission of the role:

• Supervise the Production (UAP), Logistics, and Quality managers, while supporting function managers (HSE, HR, Finance, Purchasing, etc.) and ensure the proper flow of information.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Drive the plant's performance in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD), develop and respect the plant's budget.
• Delivers improvement in the QCD results of the products and processes, optimize the plant layout and the use of equipment.
• Ensure the proper anticipation, at all levels of the plant, of the production launches of new products.
• Define a deployment plan for the Faurecia Excellence System and implement it.
• Involve everyone in the continuous improvement process.
• Ensure employee health, environmental protection, and plant safety.
• Ensure the recruitment, integration, training, and development of the plant's employees.
• Manage with the Plant Manager the social climate and labor relations.
• Develop future Forvia experts and managers.
• Animate the Gap (TOP5, QRQC, TOP 60, HSE audit).
• Generate and implement improvement ideas.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Minimum education level:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management

Professional Experience:

• Successful experience in production management utilizing lean manufacturing systems.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. Preferably in the automotive industry.

Skills and competencies:

• Strong leadership skills and ability to coach.
• Experience in creating and managing department budgets with a focus on cost reduction.
• High degree of autonomy in day-to-day management and decision making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to unite teams
• Drives Results
• Fluent (written and spoken) English

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What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action:use less, use betteranduse longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.

With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.

In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. www.forvia.com