Manager Global Core Manufacturing Engineering
Core Responsibilities:
Drive, support and define the automation of manufacturing of JSS and its business units and processes globally. Align manufacturing concepts to define global standards, building on best in class production methods and know-how from the regions/ divisions. Contribute your motivation and creativity to build up the new global department “Global Core Manufacturing Engineering”.


1. Definition of
i. Process Standards
ii. Key Technologies
iii. Manufacturing / Equipment Concepts and Standards
2. Future Manufacturing Concepts
3. Global Coordination (consideration of ALL customers and regions!)
4. Define standard manufacturing process, derive standard equipment / technology with consideration of different requirements (e.g. due to wage level, volume)
5. Define standard process and equipment matrix (i.e. table with process steps, corresponding key items to be ensured, selectable variants of equipment to fullfill requirements (e.g. by level of automation: manual, semi-automatic, highly automated))
6. Coordinate global experts in manufacturing engineering regarding standardization and modularization of manufacturing processes and equipment in area of responsibility
7. Analyze and propose potentials for automation and standardization in manufacturing processes, including evaluation of useful and efficient automation considering different requirements in the business units and regions
8. Identify key processes, compare existing approaches and make proposals for improvements, standardization and automation
9. Analyze and propose process improvements (assembly concepts, best practice sharing)
10. Analyze potential production methods and concepts (line concepts, assembly concepts, robots), including considerations on flexibility (“lot size 1”) and modularization (also: reusability) of equipment
11. Recommend and develop process and technology roadmaps together with operational units
12. Prepare and recommend implementation plans considering given resource constraints
13. Drive and support general standards in production processes
14. Foster and enable global information exchange and benchmarking regarding manufacturing technologies and processes
15. Optimize operations within the field, unite diverse agendas to common goal, and harness strategic and operational drivers to deliver results
16. Align initiatives across regions and divisions
17. Evaluate and prioritize Core Manufacturing projects according to the defined requirements
18. Align and exchange with and give input to the Advanced Manufacturing team regarding future manufacturing concepts and technologies
19. Align, exchange, support and closely work with Core Product Engineering
20. Conduct workshops and process analysis in our manufacturing sites with the target of “demand analysis”
21. Manage special projects in the area of Core Manufacturing Engineering (incl. analysis and benchmarking on material flow, automation, robotics, systems)
22. Prepare cost and resource estimates, project schedules, reports and presentations
23. Do not limit your thinking, ideas, input and activities to the explicitly stated items of this job description - instead, always stay open minded, ready to contribute and take over tasks that need to be completed


Desired Candidate Attributes :
1. Demonstrated experience in manufacturing technologies, robotics
2. College/university degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (mechatronic)
3. Multi-cultural and/or global experience
4. Strategic thinker but with an execution bias
5. Deemed as transformational and/or a change agent
6. Strong persuasion skills
7. Comfortable with functioning in a global matrix operating environment
8. Significant experience both with the specific product in area of responsibility as well as within the company
9. Business fluent in English, any other language is a plus (especially Chinese, Spanish, Japanses, German, Romanian, Portuguese)
Additional Position Details:
1. Frequent global business travel required
2. Competitive compensation and benefits package
3. Relocation eligible