SITE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER -

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Job Summary: Leads and develops teams, directs and coordinates manufacturing operations, optimizes efficiencies, and ensures compliance with quality standards in an innovative automotive environment. Key Highlights: 1. Lead and develop the site management team 2. Drive customer satisfaction and optimize efficiencies 3. Manage the operating budget and profit and loss SITE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER \- Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution! OPmobility is a world\-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation\-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11\.6 billion economic revenue in 2024, a global network of 150 plants and 40 R\&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility. OPmobility Lighting covers the entire lighting value chain, from components to complete headlamps, from traditional lighting to intelligent and high\-performance products. The business group develops interior and exterior solutions that enable greater design freedom, enhanced safety and driver assistance. Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting\-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car. **Key Responsibilities**: * Lead and develop the site management team. * Direct and coordinate (performing duties personally through subordinate managers) operational activities including: forecasting, procurement, customer service, master planning, production, quality, shipping manufacturing engineering, human resources, and finance functions. * Responsible for coordinating the plant’s production structure, investments in new capacity, best\-practice assembly methods, and product development projects for the product line. * Define the site’s production strategy, optimize manufacturing footprint and process. * Optimize procurement and manufacturing efficiencies, inventory levels, and on\-time delivery rate. * Facilitate cross\-functional activities to optimize product life cycles, including meeting cost management targets (margin improvements), part rationalization, and growth initiatives. * Ensure compliance with ISO and IATF16949 to maintain required certifications. * Define defective cost quality improvement targets and ensure activities supporting improvements. * Oversee process engineering and quality organization to ensure technical documentation and specification standards are met. * Ensure the site supports and executes talent management activities and HR KPIs. * Prepare Talent Review Program process documents, track defined actions, and drive employee performance and competency development within the Site. * Prepare and deliver monthly reports to Operations Management as required. * Improve operational efficiency across all departments within the reporting structure; with emphasis on business processes, waste elimination, and reduction of variable costs. * Prepare annual expense and capital investment budgets. Review and approve expenses and capital investment project requests per Company Approval Policy. * Continuously manage and develop a world\-class manufacturing team * Drive customer satisfaction through strict adherence to product specifications, open communication, and timely follow\-up * Develop and manage the operation’s operating budget and profit and loss * Identify and implement new technology, equipment, system, and/or process improvements that enhance the manufacturing platform, drive, and maximize return on investment * Know, comply with, and enforce the plant’s Environment, Health and Safety (EH \& S) policy and guidelines. **Additional Responsibilities:** * Support special assignments in areas as required by the organization. * Comply with organizational rules * Comply with and follow up on Varroc’s policy * Develop, communicate, implement, maintain, and comply with procedures relevant to your function. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: * Leadership and team management skills. * Preferably Engineering, Bachelor’s degree or related field * Conversational English EXPERIENCE IN: * More than 8 years of experience in the automotive industry as Plant Director * More than 10 years of experience in manufacturing leadership within a broader manufacturing environment * Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement required * Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills (English) * Change agent with strong credibility and influence within the organization. * Familiarity with SAP, MRP, ISO9001, ISO14001, IATF16949 systems * Direct customer relationships (Ford, GM, Chrysler, VW, Mercedes, Tesla, Rivian, etc.) * Ability to motivate and lead a workforce to achieve desired results As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally. **Date:** Feb 27, 2026 **Location:**Monterrey, MX **Job Requisition ID:** 388736