Supervisor

Job Category: Manufacturing / Operations

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Permanent

Job type: Full-Time

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head‑quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol AUTN).

Responsibilities

General responsibilities

Manage and supervise a production area in order to carry out manufacturing and delivery programs, in accordance with Safety/Environment, Quality, Cost, and Deadlines (SQDCM) objectives.

Perform management duties in a three‑shift system as part of a complex process (multiple technologies) and with a number of staff to supervise (between 15 and 35).

Main responsibilities

• Team management: Supervise and lead teams. Have hierarchical authority over staff (interviews, training, etc.).
• Ensure communication within the team.
• Manage team time and activities.
• Ensure schedules are followed, manage leave, and enforce internal regulations.
• Complying with and enforcing the rules in force on SQDCM aspects.
• Upward and downward reporting (communication).
• Organization and management of production.
• Ensuring the sorting, storage, and disposal of waste within your team.
• Reporting accidents in real time and informing your manager.
• Participating in accident analysis and possibly leading corrective actions.
• Establishes workload plans for their workshop, in conjunction with the production unit manager.
• Ensures that instructions from operators or adjusters are passed on to the next team and passes on instructions to the supervisor of the next team.
• Organizes resources according to unforeseen circumstances and events encountered.
• Analyzes the performance of their sector of activity and oversees the associated action plans.
• Implements the solutions defined in terms of production organization.
• Carries out their manufacturing program based on the logistics production schedule.
• Ensures that production reports (hours, quantities, rejects, etc.) are completed and accurate.
• Optimizes production with a constant focus on improving performance (effectiveness and efficiency).
• Ensures the development of team members and their skills enhancement.
• Ensures that operator training at workstations is appropriate and carried out, and that new employees and temporary workers are welcomed.
• Applies and enforces 5S, TPM, Quality, and Safety standards.
• Makes suggestions for improvement.
• Involves employees in the continuous improvement process.
• Participates in or leads problem‑solving projects (QRQC line, 8D).
• Has the authority to immediately implement corrective actions following incidents of any level relating to quality, safety, or the environment.

Profile

• To succeed in this position, we are looking for someone who is independent, responsive, and capable of analyzing situations. Must be able to manage priorities and anticipate issues. Excellent communication skills.
• At least 3 years' experience in production management, preferably in the automotive sector.
• Ability to lead working groups.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Proactive.

Required qualifications

• Vocational baccalaureate or BTS in industrial engineering/mechanics to Engineer (BAC +2 to BAC +5).
• Good command of SAP and Office.

Are you excited to work in a global and multi‑cultural work environment and are you looking for an inspiring and engaging workplace? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application.