Injection Manager

Job title: Injection Manager

About the Role Lead injection molding operations at OPmobility to support safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets in a JIT automotive environment. You will manage a ~50-person injection organization and partner across corporate and regional networks to ensure performance and continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

• Lead injection molding operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and performance targets in a JIT automotive environment.
• Manage and develop a large injection organization, including engineers, maintenance, shift leaders, and tool room teams (approximately 50 employees).
• Ensure compliance with Corporate and Business Group HSE and energy requirements.
• Drive disciplined daily management routines, KPI reviews, and structured problem-solving to ensure KPI convergence.
• Guarantee production output meets customer specifications, including high standards for visual and cosmetic parts.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across injection molding processes, equipment performance, and standard work.
• Act as IMS process owner for the injection area, including KPIs, procedures, audits, and corrective actions.
• Manage short- and mid-term production planning, capacity, and support new product and program launches.
• Oversee operating budgets and contribute to industrial feasibility and cost optimization for new programs.
• Support greenfield activities including best practice deployment, visual management implementation, and team onboarding.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment with direct exposure to injection molding operations.
• Strong automotive manufacturing background; experience with Tier 1 or Tier 2 suppliers preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading injection molding production with heavy KPI ownership (OEE, scrap, delivery, quality).
• Proven people leader with experience managing large, multi-layered teams.
• Strong understanding of JIT manufacturing and on-time delivery requirements.
• Solid knowledge of injection molding processes, troubleshooting, and equipment performance optimization.
• Continuous Improvement mindset; Lean manufacturing experience required (certification a plus, not mandatory).
• Highly disciplined, structured, and results-oriented leader with strong execution rigor.
• Strong communication skills; English is sufficient.
• Proficiency with standard business tools (Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related reporting tools).

Nice to Have

• Lean manufacturing certification or formal training is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits Salary information not disclosed in this posting. OPmobility emphasizes inclusive teams, diversity, and opportunities to grow in an international environment.