Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500.  Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation. The production plant in Ostrov u Stříbra has been operating since 2008 and is one of the key production units within the European Lear network. In Ostrov u Stříbra we produce high-quality seating systems for key customers of the automotive industry. More than 800 employees work together on attractive seat models for the Audi, BMW and Porsche.

  General description of the job:

Ensure that whole Foam area is working as one body. Manages whole Foam Engineering, Maintenance and Production and logistics team with focuse to fulfill all KPIs. Ensures FOAM production processes are running smoothly according JIT and customers demand. Ensures that all technical equipment is all the time prepared for serial process. Manages changes in the processes with focuse to minimalise risks during Foaming process. Manages lentire Foam team to achieve internal defined goals. Ensure suitability, efficiency and effectiveness of plant equipment through implementation of the best practices, whilst ensuring adherence to all quality related standards and customer requirements with compliance to relevant H&S, EMS procedures.

  Main responsibilities: Establish and coordinate the engineering, maintenance and production functions in accordance with Lear policies known business practices. Administer the engineering, maintenance, production and logistics department for assuring growth, development, customer service, quality control, profitability, safety, improvement, and operating-cost reduction. Research, analyze, and monitor the technological factors that may affect the present and future needs of the business and operations. Ensure that personnel within the department are being developed to their full potential. Effectively manage the Department, within budget, ensuring that all aims and objectives are met. Daily communicate within the Team to inform them of current product/process concerns, goals and targets. This is to ensure a multifunctional team approach in relation to problem resolution and continuous improvement. Work with the Launch team on the introduction of new products and current product changes. Ensure that plant is using relevant and valid information about FOAM product. Manages full run of the Foam production in the Tachov plan with full responsibility of production planning Cooperate RFQ/ECN validation by plant team. LJS/LPS system update according to implementation of product changes. Responsible for the creation and implementation of adequate systems for continuous process improvements and assure equipment readiness and effectiveness. Identify and recommend new equipment for maintenance/production purposes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Cooperate on the implementation of adequate health, safety and environmental systems. Liaise with internal and external customers ensuring full understanding of all engineering, production and design issues. Provide the leadership and direction essential to maintaining the safety and health policy. Evaluate the safety and health performance of sub ordinaries, considering these indications of good performance: low injury and illness experience; good housekeeping, a creative, cooperative involvement in safety and health activities, a positive approach to safety and health problems and solutions. Entitled to stop the serial production. Responsible for the implementation of adequate systems for Quality, OEE, Process downtime, Process improvement, Housekeeping, Productivity, RFT monitoring and feedback and that the processes by which these are communicated and improved upon are in place and reviewed for their suitability. Responsible for the implementation of adequate systems for control of scrap   Requirements: Ideally at least 5 years+ expereince on similar position in foaming industry Foam process and product deep technical knowledge Foam chemicals knowledge Active knowledge of english Previous managerial experience - ability to lead and motivate team   We offer: Company car Competitive Salary with managerial bonuses Flexible working hours Personnel Training & Development. Attractive T-Mobile tariff, Daily Meal partially paid by Lear, 25 days of vacation, company events. Strong&challenging company culture.