Product Line Manager

Main Missions :

- Ensure achievement of Product Line KPIs related to productivity, quality, cost, capacity, and delivery. - Develop, optimize, and standardize manufacturing processes throughout the product life cycle, from project launch and prototypes to ramp-up and serial production. - Define and optimize process flows, layouts, workstations, material flows, and production line balancing. - Conduct time studies, workload analysis, and capacity calculations to optimize resources, manpower, equipment, and productivity. - Support the selection, installation, commissioning, validation, and optimization of production equipment, tooling, and technologies. - Define and maintain work plans, routings, standard operations, work instructions, and production standards. - Manage product and process changes, assessing their impact on capacity, manpower, cost, quality, equipment, and project timing. - Ensure process validation and production readiness, including participation in FMEA, risk analysis, and corrective and preventive actions. - Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on Lean Manufacturing, waste reduction, cost optimization, ergonomics, and process efficiency. - Coordinate cross-functional activities, support team development, ensure compliance with quality and safety standards, and report performance and progress to management.

Technical Skills, Qualifications and Experience :

- Engineering degree with at least 5 years of relevant industrial or automotive manufacturing experience. - Strong knowledge of wiring harness processes, equipment, tooling, and technical specifications. - Experience in time studies, capacity planning, line balancing, VSM, Lean Manufacturing, and process optimization. - Knowledge of IATF 16949, VDA, APQP, FMEA, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. - Experience in industrialization, product launches, production ramp-up, and change management. Proficiency in MS Office; SAP/ERP and AutoCAD are advantages. - Fluent in English and French - Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, hands-on approach.

- Ensure achievement of Product Line KPIs related to productivity, quality, cost, capacity, and delivery. - Develop, optimize, and standardize manufacturing processes throughout the product life cycle, from project launch and prototypes to ramp-up and serial production. - Define and optimize process flows, layouts, workstations, material flows, and production line balancing. - Conduct time studies, workload analysis, and capacity calculations to optimize resources, manpower, equipment, and productivity. - Support the selection, installation, commissioning, validation, and optimization of production equipment, tooling, and technologies. - Define and maintain work plans, routings, standard operations, work instructions, and production standards. - Manage product and process changes, assessing their impact on capacity, manpower, cost, quality, equipment, and project timing. - Ensure process validation and production readiness, including participation in FMEA, risk analysis, and corrective and preventive actions. - Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on Lean Manufacturing, waste reduction, cost optimization, ergonomics, and process efficiency. - Coordinate cross-functional activities, support team development, ensure compliance with quality and safety standards, and report performance and progress to management. - Engineering degree with at least 5 years of relevant industrial or automotive manufacturing experience. - Strong knowledge of wiring harness processes, equipment, tooling, and technical specifications. - Experience in time studies, capacity planning, line balancing, VSM, Lean Manufacturing, and process optimization. - Knowledge of IATF 16949, VDA, APQP, FMEA, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. - Experience in industrialization, product launches, production ramp-up, and change management. Proficiency in MS Office; SAP/ERP and AutoCAD are advantages. - Fluent in English and French - Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, hands-on approach.