BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

For our division Werke ,at our location in Pasewalk we are looking for a

First Line Manager Production PU (m/f/x)

Your Tasks

• Disciplinary and technical management of a sub-area of PU production at the site with approx. 100 employees, in particular management of the shift supervisors and team leaders
• Ensuring the performance of the production area for which you are responsible, taking into account the specified quantity and quality specifications
• Monitoring, optimization and further development of the existing key performance indicator system and defined standards
• Developing, monitoring and improving processes, particularly across shifts, taking into account effectiveness, productivity, costs and on-time delivery capability in collaboration with other support functions
• Initiation, planning and management of lean projects
• Coordination and implementation of best practice approaches/lessons learned in the production process
• Determination and monitoring of personnel budget (needs-based personnel deployment) incl. target/actual comparison and control of effective personnel deployment within the production area
• Recruitment (onboarding) in collaboration with HR and leasing companies
• Determination and implementation of needs-based strategic development/qualification of shift managers and subordinate production personnel
• Standardization and further development of store floor management on the production lines
• Planning, monitoring and evaluating product concepts and material tests
• Monitoring, controlling and correcting material stocks in the production area
• Maintaining, checking and developing area-specific master data in the ERP system and the bonus system
• Mutual representation of the FLMs & representation of the Head of Production
  
  
  

Your Profile

• Completed technical studies in production and manufacturing technology or industrial engineering or
• Technical training with further training as a technician, master craftsman or technical business administrator or comparable qualifications
• Several years of professional and management experience, ideally in a production company;
• Experience in the footwear industry – production of PU footwear is an advantage and desirable
• Experienced user knowledge of MS Office and SAP (preferably SAP WM / MM)
• Strong understanding of figures, sound knowledge of process and project management as well as entrepreneurial and cross-divisional thinking and acting
• Application-proven, resilient knowledge of common lean methods
• strong quality awareness, goal-oriented and independent thinking and acting
• Experience in building and establishing stable, resilient teams and maintaining a positive and motivating work environment
  
  
  

We Offer

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. We are looking forward to receiving your online application, stating your salary expectations!

If you have any further questions, please contact Ronny Rose.