Horse Powertrain

Horse Powertrain

Operations (Plant) Director

Southfield, United States of America, US · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 41 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementExcelOperations ManagementSupply ChainLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • About Horse Powertrain Horse Powertrain Limited is an independent new powertrain solutions business, with over 125 years of heritage from Renault and Geely.
  • Horse Powertrain has 19,000 dedicated and determined employees, working in 17 manufacturing plants, and 5 R&D centers on three continents.
  • This role is employed by Horse Powertrain Ltd and is based at our office in Detroit, with occasional travel possible to Horse Powertrain's other sites.

Responsibilities

  • If you're ready to create excellence with us, you'll be appreciated and rewarded.
  • Lead and build U.S. operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, and quality, ensuring operational excellence, plant launch start-up & success, and alignment with global standards.
  • Build and lead U.S. operations across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality; translate global strategy into regional execution.
  • Develop a manufacturing site from the ground up and drive performance in productivity, cost, and efficiency.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience within an automotive OEM and/or supplier manufacturing environment.
  • Proven success leading plant operations with responsibility for production, quality, supply chain, safety, and overall site performance.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, operational excellence, and supply chain management.
  • Experience launching, scaling, or ramping up new manufacturing operations strongly preferred.
  • Experience working effectively within global and matrixed organizations.
  • Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
  • We encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply for our job vacancies.

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