As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

We are seeking an experienced Production Leader  who will lead a multi functional team in the manufacture of welded/ painted/ assembled and tested products to world class quality standards.

You will be responsible for ensuring that your team and the production achieves the business targets for HS&E, Quality, Cost and Delivery for current production/ aftersales and new programme introductions.

This is a significant leadership role that requires a wide range of skills to deliver and drive lean improvements through great engagement with our talented people.

Your tasks

• Communicate, lead, and inspire in line with the Brose FIRST Principles so that our teams can achieve their full potential.
• Drive Quality and Continual Improvement in line with our Brose Production System and the Company’s Mission, vision, and strategic goals
• Build and lead an effective operational team, including recruitment, training, coaching, developing and performance reviews
• Liaise and develop close working relationship with customers and suppliers
• Capacity planning, monitoring for all resources; manpower, machines, methods, and materials
• Plan and execute budgets, monitor and drive KPIs and improve the enablers to drive results, for all aspects of the business
• Working with our customer teams, both locally and in the headquarters ensuring effective controlled change management including new program introduction
• Absence and Disciplinary management

Your Profile

• Degree or equivalent in Production or Engineering
• Previous experience in leading teams in a manufacturing / JIT environment.  We do not believe that this position would suit someone stepping into Leadership for the first time.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work well with employees at different levels, leading cross-functional teams and possesses the ability to make sound business decisions and escalate issues as required
• Strong, demonstrable people management experience, that is employee centric in approach and someone who possess the passion to achieve through sustaining trusted and open relationships.
• Embracing Lean leadership behaviours to drive day-to day improvement activity like 5S and longer-term lean projects to enable continuous improvement in performance and the way we operate.  Encouraging participation in our employee recognition and IDEAs schemes.
• Demonstrating ability to respond at pace, to changing demands through robust planning, teamwork, and collaboration

Are you ready to take the next step in your career, and take on new tasks? Then we are looking forward to receive your application. If you have any questions, your HR contact person is happy to answer them.

Please be aware that the position availability is determined by the ability of a prospective candidate having the right to work in the UK. 

Please apply directly via the Online application form.

Contact person:

Amrita Singh - amrita.singh@brose.com

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