Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

General Management and Strategy

• manage and coordinate the manufacturing engineering function of the plant/operations unit;

• translate plant/operations unit’s manufacturing engineering strategy into action plans and ensure implementation;

• contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant/operations unit (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning);

• ensure the achievement of manufacturing engineering targets according to internal and external customer expectations;

• initiate and control investments for production equipment (e.g. production machines, assembly equipment, automation technology, etc.) and manufacturing engineering equipment (e.g. for software tools, equipment for machine installation/maintenance);

• participate in and/or steer global or local manufacturing engineering related and cross-functional projects;

• conduct employee dialogues, personnel development and coaching.

• university degree, preferably in production or engineering management, industrial engineering or related discipline;

• professional experience in various engineering functions;

• cross-functional experience e.g. in maintenance, quality, supply chain or CBS preferred;

• comprehensive experience in rubber and plastic production processes;

• leadership position experience, preferably in in a technical team with functional and disciplinary responsibility for other individuals;

• experience in working with international teams on production topics and understanding of foreign cultures;

• Advanced English.

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