Ensure processes, layouts, tooling, fixtures, equipment, work instructions, and test capabilities are prepared to support successful launch and stable ramp-up.
Coordinate industrialization activities with Product Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and local Manufacturing Engineering teams.
Drive design for manufacturability and design for assembly reviews to ensure efficient and scalable manufacturing implementation.
Standardize manufacturing methods, process flows, layouts, tooling concepts, time standards, and documentation across both plants.
Drive best practice sharing and replication of successful manufacturing solutions across sites. Own the automation and manufacturing technology roadmap for Busbar in EMEA.
Identify, evaluate and implement automation, digitalization, tooling, fixtures, equipment, and process technology solutions that improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
Lead capacity planning activities for product transfers, localization, expansions. Prepare, justify, and support execution of CAPEX related to industrialization, automation, NPDI.
Partner with Finance, Operations, and plant leadership to ensure investment prioritization and benefit realization.
Lead strategic process improvement initiatives focused on productivity, labor efficiency, flow, quality improvement, waste reduction, and cost optimization.
Support ramp-up and stabilization of new or modified processes until performance targets are achieved.
Apply Lean manufacturing principles, Kaizen methods, industrial engineering tools, and structured problem solving to deliver measurable business impact.
Ensure clear separation between AME responsibilities and plant ME responsibilities. Support customer audits, technical reviews, and site visits where required.
Provide regular updates to EMEA leadership on launch readiness, AME project execution, investment needs, risks, and resource priorities.
Ensure all AME activities are executed in compliance with company standards, EHS requirements, quality requirements, and applicable regulations.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Operations or another related technical field. Language skills: Fluent English
Experience
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
Minimum 8 years of experience in advanced manufacturing engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrialization, or technical operations.
Proven experience with NPDI, prototype builds, process industrialization, automation, capacity planning, and CAPEX execution.
Strong experience in a manufacturing environment with responsibility for process development, launch readiness, and cross-functional project execution.
Experience working in a matrix organization with product / BU and plant interfaces.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing process development, tooling, fixtures, production readiness, and industrialization methods.
Strong project management and execution capability. Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
Good understanding of Lean manufacturing, standard work, capacity analysis, line balancing, and process optimization.
Willingness to travel regularly within EMEA.
Attitudes
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Ability to lead through influence across multiple sites and functions
Experience with governance, KPI management, and structured operating routines
High agility, ownership, and execution focus in a fast-changing environment
