Head of Transformer Factory (m/f/d) Linz

Deine Aufgaben

As Head of Transformer Factory (m/f/d) Linz, you will take overall responsibility for our Medium Power Transformers (MPT) operations at the Linz, Austria site. This is a broad operational and leadership role, with responsibility across Order Management, Manufacturing, Testing, Logistics and Quality Management, alongside indirect leadership of key local cluster functions including Factory Loading & Operational Excellence, Offer Management, Offer & Order Engineering and Procurement. You will combine strategic leadership with operational excellence, ensuring the Linz factory delivers on safety, quality, cost, productivity and customer expectations. Working closely with colleagues across the MPT cluster, particularly our sister factories in Dresden and Trento, you will help strengthen our global manufacturing footprint and position the organization to capture future market opportunities.

• Take overall leadership responsibility for the Power Transformers operations in Linz, including Order Management, Manufacturing, Testing, Logistics and Quality Management.
• Provide indirect leadership across key local cluster functions including Factory Loading & Operational Excellence, Offer Management, Offer & Order Engineering and Procurement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, understanding their requirements and ensuring consistently high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Strengthen international collaboration across the MPT cluster, particularly with the sister factories in Dresden, Germany and Trento, Italy, leveraging the global manufacturing footprint to capture market opportunities.
• Drive the continuous development and optimization of state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and quality methodologies.
• Implement cross-factory processes in partnership with the wider cluster and identify opportunities to create synergies and share best practices across the organization.
• Deliver sustainable improvements in process and cost efficiency, productivity, LEAN performance and quality leadership.
• Lead and support transformation initiatives, including digital transformation, automation and the continued development of best-in-class manufacturing capabilities.
• Take a central leadership role in Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) as the site's legally responsible Managing Director (gewerberechtlicher Geschäftsführer) and VBAS.
• Establish trusted and constructive relationships with the wider cluster, other factories, leadership teams, Finance and the Works Council.
• Create a high-performance culture that combines operational discipline with collaboration, continuous improvement and a strong focus on customers.

Dein Profil

• A successfully completed degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable discipline.
• Extensive leadership experience as a Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager or equivalent senior operations leader, or significant leadership responsibility across at least two areas such as Engineering, Procurement, Planning, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management or Project Management.
• Strong experience within an Engineering-to-Order (ETO) business and an understanding of the operational complexity associated with highly engineered products.
• A proven track record of building, developing and leading best-in-class manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrable experience working directly with customers, identifying their needs and translating these into operational priorities and solutions.
• Experience initiating and leading significant change and transformation programs, particularly within digital transformation and manufacturing automation.
• Deep knowledge of LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies, combined with practical experience successfully applying them within manufacturing environments.
• Strong operational and process-oriented business understanding, together with the ability to balance quality, productivity, cost, delivery and customer requirements.
• Strategic foresight and an entrepreneurial mindset, combined with a collaborative leadership style, resilience and the ability to operate effectively in a complex environment.
• Experience working across international and multicultural organizations, with the ability to collaborate and influence successfully across different countries and functions.
• Business-fluent German and English, with the communication and stakeholder-management skills required to operate confidently at senior leadership level.

Vergütung & Benefits

• Career development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• International environment
• Flexible working times
• Home office opportunity
• Canteen or meal contributions
• Pension fund

At Siemens Energy we offer competitive compensation and additional benefits based on your performance, experience and qualification. Due to the Austrian legal regulations, we are obliged to state the minimum salary for this position. Please note that there is a clear willingness for a higher compensation considering your individual expectations, expertise and skills. The minimum salary for this position in the collective agreement for the electrical and electronics industry is in the amount of € 121,964.36 gross/year for a full-time position, plus an All-In agreement including a variable compensation component.

Über den Arbeitgeber

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. 'We energize society' by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Our Grid Technology team enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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