Head of Operations (m/w/d)

LAPP

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, LAPP is a leading supplier of integrated solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology. The company’s portfolio includes standard and highly flexible cables, industrial connectors and screw technology, customised system solutions, automation technology and robotics solutions for the intelligent factory of the future, as well as technical accessories. LAPP’s core market is in the industrial machinery and plant engineering sector.

The company was founded in 1959 and is still entirely family-owned today. According to preliminary figures, it generated a consolidated sales of slightly more than 1.8 billion euros in the 2023/24 financial year. LAPP employs around 5,800 people worldwide, manufactures at 21 international locations and is active in a total of over 80 countries worldwide.

Are you looking for an employer that offers both the exciting business world of a global technology company and the warm atmosphere of a family business? Then become part of LAPP!

Your tasks

• Responsible management and future-oriented further development of a modern production and maintenance department with approx. 80 employees in coordination with interface departments (e.g. technology, logistics)
• Disciplinary and technical management of the team and further development of a sustainable HR strategy in production and maintenance in cooperation with the works council
• Planning, optimizing and monitoring all production processes, guaranteeing product quality and ensuring compliance with occupational safety and environmental regulations
• Developing production strategies to increase efficiency and reduce costs and implementing exciting projects to further develop our production and maintenance department
• Analyzing key production figures and preparing regular reports for management

Your profile

• Completed technical or business studies (e.g. in the fields of economics, metal processing, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering, plant engineering)
• Several years of experience as a production or manufacturing manager (m/f/d) in a medium-sized company as well as a strong leadership personality
• A practiced eye for key figures, profitability and KPIs
• Strong fluency and communication skills in German and English
• Assertiveness/organizational skills as well as strong decision-making skills and an eye for the big picture

Good reasons for LAPP

• Variety of tasks and responsibilities & plenty of scope for ideas
• Value-based family business
• Global player with flat hierarchies
• Work-life balance and home office
• Social benefits and discounts
• Personnel development, onboarding & individual support
• Annual international soccer & volleyball tournament
• Public transport connection directly at station ‚Lapp Kabel‘
• Sports & health activities and healthy canteen
• Consulting in social and care services

Contact

Lapp GmbH Kabelwerke · Oskar-Lapp-Street 5 · 70565 Stuttgart

We are happy to answer any questions you may have in advance.

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