Group Leader PI Construction

Company Description
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.

Job Description

• Oversee and manage a group of engineers responsible for the industrialsation of new products and processes;
• Ensures the onboarding of new team members as coach;
• Actively monitor the performance of team members and identify improvement measures;
• Optimize the performance of each team member;
• Optimize the team performance;
• Assure planning and execution prototype tires building in according with central requierements and plant capacity;
• Set methods/procedure to support prototype quality and efficiency according to corporate and plant standards;
• Assure in time introduction of new technologies to support new product introduction;
• Prioritize and plan the start of production in accordance with corporate requirements and plant capacity ;
• Looks for new ways to improve efficiency, product quality, reduce complexity and costs;
• Coordinates and monitors the progress of the start of production phase and ensure implementation of improvement measures;
• Monitors initial production and identify quality improvement measures to ensure successful and in time completion of product introduction phase;
• Initiate risk assessment of new technologies;
• Keep a balance between new technologies and complexity in the plant;
• Offers support in case of problems with certain products or processes;
• Develop new guidelines to improve product quality;
• Collaborates with Design, Process, Manufacturing departments to solve product and production problems;
• Manages the introduction of new products and the technical assistance of production, for a specific product or group of products, after the transfer from the design to the internal production.

Qualifications

• Technical University Degree - preferred Mechanical/Mechatronics;
• Previous professional experience as Product Industrialization Construction Engineer, minimum 5 years;
• Advanced systems for tires specifications and evaluation tools;
• Specific product knowledge (component specification, components Bill of Materials, component calculation);
• Design guideline knowledge (central and plant guideline);
• SPS methodology and tools;
• Previous experience in external projects, in an international setting;
• Previous experience in leading teams/strategic projects;
• English - minimum B2.

Additional Information

• 13th salary;
• Performance bonus;
• Christmas & Easter bonus;
• Seniority bonus;
• Flexible working time;
• Home office;
• Competitive salaries & benefits;
• Health & wellness (Life Assurance, Private Health and Dental Insurance, Sport activities, Canteen, 24/7 Helpline with Psychologists etc.);
• Different discounts (tires, glasses, medical, shopping, etc.)
• Relocation bonus for non-Timisoara Residents;
• Professional development opportunities (in Technical and Leadership Areas);
• International Work Environment & Traveling Opportunities.

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