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Team Leader (m/f/d) Work Planning
Rittal • Haiger
Rittal
Haiger
Hybrid (On Site / Home Office)
Join our team at the Haiger location as a dedicated manager who, with professional expertise, flexibility, and a strong understanding of processes, will make a significant contribution to the success of our production division.
Join our team at the Haiger location as a dedicated manager who, with professional expertise, flexibility, and a strong understanding of processes, will make a significant contribution to the success of our production division.
Tasks
- Leading and developing the Work Planning team
- Ensuring production and capacity planning, including schedule monitoring and the planning, management, and prioritization of production orders
- Optimizing planning, manufacturing, and material flows, as well as analyzing bottlenecks and implementing appropriate countermeasures
- Implementing and further developing Lean, continuous improvement (KVP), and digitalization initiatives
- Responsibility for master data, work plans, and manufacturing documents in the SAP system
- Managing key performance indicators (KPIs), KPI monitoring, and reporting, including deriving and implementing appropriate optimization measures
- Close collaboration with Production, Sales, Supply Chain Management, and Purchasing to ensure delivery deadlines are met
- Leading projects to improve quality, productivity, and cost efficiency, as well as providing support for capital investment and automation projects
- Ensuring compliance with occupational safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or industrial engineering with a focus on production, logistics, or supply chain management; alternatively, technical training with relevant professional experience
- Several years of professional experience in work planning, production planning, or production control, as well as leadership experience
- Very good knowledge of SAP (especially PP/MM), ideally supplemented by experience with S/4HANA and MES systems
- Good written and spoken English skills are a plus
- Strong focus on goals and results, as well as a deep understanding of processes and methods
- Excellent communication skills, assertiveness, and persuasiveness
What we offer
30 days’ holiday
Holiday pay and Christmas bonus
Opportunities for personal growth
Flexible and mobile working
Regional childcare facilities during school holidays
Bike Leasing
Pension benefits
Corporate Benefits
Free parking and good transport links
Subsidised canteen (selected locations)
Contact person
Sounds interesting?
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Online application
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Review of your documents
Now it’s over to us: We will review your application fairly and get back to you as soon as possible by email or phone. It is very important to us to review each application carefully and with due consideration. To that end, our response time may vary depending on the number of applications that we receive
Getting to know each other
We look forward to learning more about you and invite you to an initial meeting – either virtually or on site. If it’s a good fit for both parties, we typically will follow this up with further conversations to discuss any outstanding questions or issues.
Contract offer
If we are both convinced that it is the right fit, we will put everything in place ready for you to join us and send you your offer and personal contract. And then, all that remains to say: Welcome to the Friedhelm Loh Group!
