GENERAL PURPOSE

As member of WII Group Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the President of WII Group, the Site Leader leads all iPEK activities and teams related to the sites of Sulzberg (Germany) and Hirschegg (Austria), with the aim to deliver reliably and effectively top quality products that meet market and client demand, while securing Quality, Safety & Environmental impact, as well as building a scalable, effective, sustainable organization and a profitable operation. The Site Leader will lead the implementation of IDEX Operational model and build a culture of excellence, high-performance and customer-centricity.

The Site Leader’s direct reports will include Quality, Operations (incl. production, purchasing, maintenance, industrial engineering), HR, Facility Management and EHS. The Site leader will partner with Sales, Engineering, Finance and IT to achieve iPEK long & short-term strategy goals.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Strategy: Defining,communicating divisional strategies and key strategic prioritiesin line, while contributing, as member of WII SLT, to elaborating WII group and iPEK strategies while being aligned with IW strategy and goals.

• Operational Leadership and oversight: Leadingher / his leadership teamand implementing divisional strategies, roadmaps and initiatives, while monitoring the actions needed to meet market demand,continuously improvingorganizational efficiency and ensuring effective implementation andtranslation of strategy into action.Implementing the IDEX Op. Modelacross functions and building highly effective leadership teams.

• Quality & Excellence: Steeringthe leadership team to build excellence and be accountable to deliver top quality products, with zero defect on time, meeting market & clients’ needs and demand.

• New building project: Ensuring effective leadership of the new building project , while monitoring costs, investments and delivery timelines, building a show piece for IDEX with a strong footprint in Sustainability.

• Culture: Working with her / his leadershipteam and other functional leaders to build the cultureacross the organization: a culture of customer centricity, accountability, quality & excellence, performance-driven and cross-functional collaboration.

• Organization and Talent (OTC): Building a scalable, diverse, effective organization and talent pool, securingthe right talents in the right roles,growing talents and leaders from inside, with effective succession planning.

• E nvironment, H ealth & S afety (EHS) :Promoting and ensuring health & safety at all levels, taking concrete actions to create a positive environmental impact. Supporting the new building project so to create a strong vision and footprint in sustainability and environmental impact.

• Facility Management : Ensuring an effective facility management, optimizing space utilization, cleaning, cost effectiveness and good working environment.​

• Budgeting, planning and reporting: Ensureseffective planningand monitoring of the cost budget and investments in close coordination with the leadership team, following-up with regular budget reconciliation and reporting, proposing any countermeasure in case of deviations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader, with high potential to grow rapidly into a larger GM role, with the following capabilities:

Leadership capabilities

• Operational leadership with ability to focus on key priorities and to engage teams for effective execution

• Influential leadership and communication skills with ability convince, influence and inspire

• Adaptability and agility

• Assertiveness and ability to take bold decisions

Intellectual Competencies

• Strategic and analytical thinking

• Critical and out-of-box thinking

Motivational Competencies

• Entrepreneurial drive with sense of initiatives and result orientation

• Collaborative and ability to cooperate on a Senior Leadership Team level, being accountable for his/ her function and for the entire business.

Technical/Functional Competencies

• Solid knowledge of manufacturing and Lean Management (PDCA/5S/A Kaizen master) methodologies and processes

• Strong business and financial acumen

• Solid complex project mgt and organizational skills with ability to prioritize 80-20

• Solid understanding of technical products and environment

• Solid experience in operational excellence and process optimization

WHAT WE OFFER

• A position with responsible tasks and creative opportunities in a dynamic and future-oriented global company on a strong course for success, excellence and growth

• A family culture characterized by a strong team spirit, trust and passion

• Intensive training, individual qualification and further training opportunities and further development opportunities, also within the IDEX Group

• A job in the beautiful Oberallgäu with a high quality of life and leisure time and the mountains and lakes on your doorstep

• Access to varied sports and wellness opportunities with the EGYM Wellpass for only €14.26 or tax-free gift card (givve-card)

• An attractive, performance-based remuneration, company pension scheme, business bikes, corporate benefits, a good work-life balance, joint sports and leisure events and much more!

"Would you like to become part of the team? Then we look forward to receiving your application and meeting you in person soon.

As part of the IDEX Corporation Group, we welcome all people who contribute to the diversity of our company.

The masculine form is used in this job description only for better readability, but refers to the gender male, female and diverse."

Job Family: General Management

Business Unit: iPEK