Operation Manager at Danfoss

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following.

• Providing leadership, direction, and guidance to supervisors,
• Liaise closely with regional sales team to meet customer expectations and grow the business. Manage customer relationships and technical assistance through customer visits and audits,
• Generating a highly motivated and committed workforce with an emphasis on the development of skills needed to accomplish safety, quality, on-time delivery, and product cost goals,
• Proactively implements, promotes, and maintains a safe working environment through diligence in accident prevention, investigation, equipment maintenance, and rule enforcement,
• Coordinate, leverage, and appropriately utilize resources to resolve manufacturing problems, improve processes, meet external and internal customer demands, and ensure business production objectives are achieved,
• Managing the production capacity planning in line with customer demand,
• Effectively communicate information (in various types of meetings & settings) of a wide range of performance measures,
• Driving the company’s vision and mission by reinforcing ethics, values, and quality policies throughout its area of responsibility,
• Acting as a business partner by planning, initiating, leading, measuring, monitoring, and assessing continuous improvement programs and manufacturing process improvements by applying appropriate Danfoss Business System (DBS) processes and problem-solving tools such as 6S,
• Promoting a quality culture by demonstrating customer focus and regularly communicating customer feedback to employees to facilitate collaborative problem-solving, drive continuous quality improvement, and ensure alignment/compliance with industry standards,

The ideal candidate possesses these skills. 

• Bachelor’s degree qualification in either Industrial Engineering or Project Management is preferred for the role,
• Experience in an Operations role within a technical /hydraulic or engineering industry is essential,
• Exceptional communication skills with people management experience is required,
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office tools,
• Knowledge/experience in SAP is preferred and would be an added advantage,
• Experience working in a matrix organization with various reporting lines as well as being familiar and dealing with international stakeholders is a must-have,
• Previous experience having worked on turnkey solutions and various maintenance projects an added advantage,
• Ability to travel (50%).