Responsibilities:

• Building and developing the manufacturing leadership team, taking in succession planning and employee engagement
• Holding accountability for manufacturing costs at every site and driving ongoing gains in cost competitiveness
• Keeping each facility on track to hit its budgeted operational, quality, and safety targets
• Guaranteeing that products reliably meet both customer and regulatory quality expectations
• Collaborating with Commercial, Sales, Supply Chain, and the Executive Leadership team on cross-functional improvement work
• Upholding a safe working environment and complete regulatory and environmental compliance at all locations
• Reporting on performance to the CEO each month, flagging significant risks quickly, and keeping a rolling 12-month manufacturing improvement plan in place
• Planning, justifying, carrying out, and tracking capital investment projects across the manufacturing footprint
• Working hand in hand with the Supply Chain Director to meet customer service commitments and deliver the approved production plan
• Driving alignment, performance, and dependable supply from Asian manufacturing operations, with regular supplier performance reviews
• This role can be based in Wetzlar or Attendorn, Germany, Cordoba, Spain, or Poznan, Poland, and involves extensive international travel across Europe and Asia.