Production Manager – Head of Nacelle Production
Nordex Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Rostock • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Lead
About the role
- Responsible for the functional and disciplinary leadership of approximately 250 employees in the production area.
- Ensure production targets for nacelles (machine housings) at the Rostock site — with a focus on occupational safety, quality, cost and on-time delivery.
- Manage and coordinate all personnel and technical resources to optimize productivity and efficiency.
- Organize the availability of workforce, tools and equipment based on production schedules.
- Continuously monitor KPIs and derive improvement measures.
- Continuously optimize production processes through preventive and corrective actions.
- Foster a productive work environment and motivate the team.
- Regularly liaise with international colleagues, especially with our site in Spain, to align processes and share best practices.
- Work closely with the works council to ensure trusted and transparent communication.
- Embed a strong safety culture across the production area — occupational safety is your top priority.
Requirements
- Completed technical university degree (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering) or equivalent qualification through professional experience.
- Several years of experience (at least 5–10 years) in industrial serial production, ideally in sectors such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, aerospace or automotive.
- Proven leadership experience of at least 5 years managing larger teams (50–100 employees), including personnel development and change management.
- Solid knowledge of production planning, lean management and process optimization.
- Strong ability to structure complex processes and implement decisions pragmatically.
- Strong communication skills in an international environment and intercultural competence.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, drive to shape processes and high personal responsibility.
- Fluent German and very good business English; Spanish skills are a plus.
- Willingness to work on-site at the office on all working days.
Benefits
- #GreenerFuture: Help us shape a sustainable future — your work makes a real contribution to the environment.
- #Flexibility: Work–life balance matters — we offer flexible working hours, various work-time models and up to 8 days of remote work per month.
- #Mobility: We promote sustainable mobility — we subsidise 80% of the Deutschlandticket and provide a €15 employer contribution for bike leasing.
- #CareForTomorrow: With our company pension scheme and the option of disability insurance, you are already well secured for tomorrow.
- #Health: Your health matters — we offer health days, company sports, office yoga and free support through the pme family service.
- #Holiday: Those who work must also take a break — as a full-time employee you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year, plus December 24th and 31st off.
- #OneCompany: Together we achieve more — with over 10,000 employees from 95 nations we value and promote an international and collegial corporate culture.
- #Corporate Benefits: Saving made easy — benefit from attractive discounts on travel, electronics and much more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
production planninglean managementprocess optimizationoccupational safetyKPI monitoringpreventive actionscorrective actionstechnical resource managementteam managementchange management
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationintercultural competencemotivationorganizational skillsentrepreneurial mindsetproblem-solvingteam developmentpragmatic decision-makingwork environment fostering
Certifications
technical university degreeMechanical EngineeringProduction EngineeringIndustrial Engineering