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Your role
Product Unit Giraffe 1X is seeking an experienced leader to spearhead the production of our Giraffe1X radar system. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the future of compact and mobile radar systems. You will be part of the Product Unit Giraffe 1X management team and will report to the Head of Product Unit Giraffe 1X. As manager for the Giraffe1X production department you will lead two managers with around 30 employees. You and your team will play a key role in developing our production capabilities, ensuring a close alignment between our different production sites in SE and UK to meet our capacity targets.
You will be responsible for:
- Strategic Planning & Execution: Aligning your team's efforts with overall production strategy, including operational planning, workforce development, and resource allocation.
- Team Leadership & Development: Lead and motivate your team of skilled production managers and production staff. Fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering closely with Procurement, Project office and Design to ensure stable and seamless production of Giraffe1X systems.
- Secure operational performance: Oversee all aspects of Giraffe1X production, from planning to quality control and delivery. Align production processes, method and tools with Giraffe 1X production in UK.
- Continuous Improvement: Championing a culture of ongoing process refinement and optimization within your team to ensure efficiency, quality and on-time delivery from production.
Your profile
As the Head of Giraffe1X Production, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Giraffe 1X production, ensuring our cutting-edge Giraffe1X technology is delivered with unmatched efficiency and quality.
Qualifications:
- Proven track record of leading production teams in a relevant industry
- Understanding of volume production and connected processes
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a related field
- Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.
What you will be part of
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Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.