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Job Summary

The role is as a proactive member of the Senior Management team of Nidec Traction to Create, Deliver, and Manage Strategies to achieve operational excellence within the manufacturing footprint of the business to achieve the ambitious targets of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and drive Continuous Improvement across all manufacturing related areas of the business. Provide clear leadership and vision, inspire and motivate staff and mentor them as they develop new skills. Drive Key Performance Indicators across all areas of the Manufacturing function to ensure that all projects are delivered on cost and on time to the highest quality standards.

Job Description

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall responsibility for Manufacturing activities across the global business and developing the footprints in China, India, Mexico and the US to accommodate In Region For Region Manufacturing Strategy.
• Implement manufacturing best practices bringing vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet the business objectives and demands of the Nidec Group.
• Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.
• Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process focusing on Base Line Profit (BLP).
• Be the owner of the manufacturing policy, guidelines, and any associated documents.
• Lead, develop, and implement variable cost productivity programs across all areas of responsibility.
• Formulate and Deploy Strategies to optimize the cost performance of the plant through capital investment programs targeting the adoption of Automation wherever appropriate.
• Develop and manage master production schedule and execute maintenance activity to ensure plant performance meets the OEE targets and strives to exceed them through innovation and the adoption of industry best practices.
• Provide input for manufacturing at early stages in the New Product Development (NPD) in collaboration with Research and Development as supply chain and develop effective processes to ensure efficient manufacturing of the product while maintaining quality, safety and environmental standards and achieving cost targets.
• Ensure that Environmental, Health and Safety, manufacturing and quality standards and procedures are adhered to.
• Build the Quality system to ensure that manufacturing capabilities and quality levels meet or exceed company requirements and customer needs.
• Collaborate with the Plant Manager to ensure continuous improvement goals and objectives are met and achieve operational excellence.
• Develop and champion risk mitigation strategies to guarantee continuity of operations and supply.
• Partner with Finance on budget and ongoing cost control and proposed facility and operational capital investments in line with business objectives.
• Create, develop, and deploy an organizational construct to drive process consistency and accountability.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.

Additional Job Details

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Engineering or above as required. Electric motor or electronics major is a plus. MBA is preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive Manufacturing experience, at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• P&L management experience strongly preferred.
• Strong business acumen and a proven track record of achieving financial and operational results.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including team building, coaching, and the ability to motivate people.
• Must be a highly results-oriented and customer-focused individual.
• Lean Six Sigma experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Languages

• English mandatory. Other language skills are helpful.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Global Mindset
• Leadership Capability
• Ability to work in Matrix Org
• Operates with Nidec Values
• Customer Focus
• Strategic Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Change Management
• Building Effective Teams
• Action Oriented
• Complexity Management
• Being resilient
• Collaborates
• Effective Communicates

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

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Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.