Manager, Production

Overview

As the leader of our Nivelles Manufacturing Plant workshop, you will be at the heart of our manufacturing operations. You will lead production, planning & scheduling, maintenance, and continuous improvement activities, with a strong focus on people development and operational excellence. By continuously improving our teams, methods, and processes, you will help ensure safe, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective production and a high level of customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Health, Environment & Quality

• Ensure that HSE rules and procedures are followed by all employees within the department and that facilities comply with local and governmental safety regulations.
• Drive the achievement of quality objectives in line with the company’s Quality Policy.
• Ensure that corrective actions are implemented promptly when required.

Production & Operational Excellence

• Structure, schedule, and coordinate production activities to ensure safe, high-quality and on-time delivery.
• Regularly assess operational performance to ensure objectives are met and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives across the workshop.
• Monitor and communicate key production KPIs, including workload, capacity, delivery performance, and throughput.
• Ensure that routers and Bills of Materials (BoMs) are accurate and up to date.
• Manage Work in Progress (WIP) and oversee production equipment and shop supplies.
• Work closely with Procurement on Make/Buy analyses.

Maintenance, Resources & Investments

• Ensure machinery and production equipment are properly maintained and kept in good working condition.
• Contribute to the development of the department budget and labor forecasts and ensure adherence to the approved budget.
• Identify investment needs and initiate and justify requests for new machinery and equipment.

People Leadership & Development

• Select, manage, motivate, and develop employees to maintain a skilled, engaged, and high-performing workforce.
• Set clear individual objectives and provide fair and constructive feedback.
• Assess performance, development opportunities, training needs, and areas for improvement.
• Support employees in developing their skills and managing their career paths.
• Build a positive team dynamic that encourages collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Promote team building and employee development.

Site Leadership & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Act as an active member of the Nivelles Management Team, contributing to organizational, coordination, and strategic decisions at site level.
• Foster strong collaboration between departments to ensure an efficient flow of projects throughout the value creation chain.
• Represent Production and communicate operational performance to different stakeholders.
• Participate as a management representative in the Works Council.

Your experience

• Master’s degree in Engineering with 5-7+ years manufacturing or related experience
• Process improvement experience with Lean, Six Sigma, 5S is desired
• Knowledge of TDW products is a strong asset

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Fluent in French
• Comfortable working in English, both written and spoken
• Excellent leadership, team building, and organizational capabilities
• Ability to exercise sound judgment about personnel and business needs
• Resilience to pressure, fast changing environment, adaptability and agility
• Excellent verbal and written communication