Company thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology company employing around 100,000 people. Across 48 countries it generated sales of 38 billion in fiscal 2022/2023. Backed by extensive technological know-how, the businesses develop cost-effective and resource-friendly solutions to the challenges of the future, mainly in the fields of climate protection, the energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future. Under the thyssenkrupp umbrella brand the company creates long-term value with innovative products, technologies and services and contributes to a better life for future generations. Your responsibilities The Production Unit Leader (PUL) is responsible for leading the manufacturing, technical, and support functions of an assigned production unit within the Hamilton Plant. This position manages a team of professionals (direct reports and matrixed reports) in continuous improvement activities and the development of the unit's employees, processes and capabilities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Maintains a safe working environment by complying with all safety and environmental policies in the workplace. Advocates for and promotes a safe work environment by reporting near misses and/or other safety and environmental hazards, wearing all required PPE and encouraging others to do the same. Manages the day-to-day operations within the production unit. Develops the culture within the unit focusing on employee safety, quality, on time delivery, continuous improvement and teamwork. Coaches the team on understanding the performance metrics (Parts per operator hour, labor $ per part) and ensures the teams on all shifts make decisions affecting these KPIs in a positive manner. Communicates and collaborates with the scheduling team daily to align on and develop operations plans considering schedule, labor, priorities etc. that meet and exceed KPI targets. Maintains and improves 6S Standards within the production unit. Functionally leads maintenance, internal quality, manufacturing engineering / technicians, and operational excellence related to production. Works directly with Quality and assigned staff to assure all quality measures and requirements are in place and followed within the unit. Recruits, hires, trains and develops staff. Provides direction to and development of employees through coaching, the administration of performance management and the creation and implementation of development plans. Supports efforts to implement succession planning for targeted key functional positions. Works directly with manufacturing engineering and maintenance on equipment availability, corrective maintenance and preventative maintenance execution. Leads/manages/facilitates Safety, Sustainability, Quality, Delivery and Cost (S2QDC) meetings for the production unit ensuring a proactive and driven approach and an improvement focused work force. Develops budgets and coordinates spending on cost centers in order to stay within targets Ensures all document management standards (Process Flows, FMEA, Control Plans, WI's) are met throughout the unit.Supports new product launches and ensures readiness in manufacturing. Escalates concerns that impact a smooth launch. Collaborates with other Production Units in order to optimize performance by sharing resources. Interfaces with Quality, Logistics, Maintenance, Product Engineering personnel to assure timely production support. Plans and has an overview over machine capacities. Provides input to new customer project inquiries on capacity constraints. Fosters engineering studies and analyses on existing manufacturing processes to improve process capability, reliability, problem solve, or to improve product quality & cost. Leads continuous improvement activities of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment. Proactivel