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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies · 1 day ago

Business Unit Leader

Cleveland, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is a global technology group focused on creating a cleaner, healthier, and more comfortable world. The Business Unit Leader is responsible for overseeing production activities, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and safety standards while promoting operational excellence and continuous improvement within the team.

AutomotiveMechanical EngineeringPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

The Business Unit Leader is responsible for overseeing all production activities within a designated manufacturing cell, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, safety standards, and company goals. This role directs Team Leads with a strong focus on product quality, on-time delivery, and production efficiency. The position manages the transformation of raw materials into components or unfinished goods using various processes along a specific production line. It also involves coordinating personnel matters, promoting Lean practices, and supporting continuous improvement efforts. The Business Unit Leader plays a key role in fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence across the team

Operational Excellence: Manage production, quality, cost, delivery, technical applications, safety, and human resources to achieve defined goals

Target Achievement: Deliver targets for cost, productivity, scrap reduction, quality improvements, and customer complaint resolution

Continuous Improvement: Use Lean tools to reduce costs, enhance production, and promote quality

Leadership & Development: Supervise cell leaders, technical staff, and production planning, focusing on people development

Resource Allocation: Ensure minimum downtime and timely completion of activities by prioritizing and managing the team's workload

Customer Experience: Ensure best-in-class customer experience with high delivery reliability and product quality

Health, Safety & Environment: Coordinate and monitor compliance with all legal and internal HSE requirements

Investment Planning: Plan and execute investment projects within the business unit

Qualification

Lean System toolsSix Sigma Green BeltLeadership experienceProduction experienceMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelTechnical specificationsCustomer-oriented strategyInnovationDrive & ExecutionProfessional EnglishWritten communicationVerbal communicationInterpersonal skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving skills

Required

Proven leadership experience required

Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong interpersonal and team collaboration abilities

Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to write clear procedures

Ability to interpret and apply technical specifications

Willingness and ability to travel as needed

Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while serving as a sparring partner to internal/external stakeholders. Fosters teamwork between employees and across the organization

Value for Customers: Drives a customer-oriented business strategy and provides indispensable support to deliver successful outcomes

Innovation: Envisions the impact of potential future trends and proactively drives necessary changes. Encourages creativity and initiative from employees

Drive & Execution: Inspires and motivates self and others, while taking full accountability for actions and results