Ensures production program:- Monitors and ensures the realization of a defined production program with regards of quality, productivity and timing.- Aligns the production plan with Logistics, re-defines the production plan in case of short-term changes, breakdowns or material shortages, aligns headcount requirements with those changes- Controls and ensures the achievement of the production plan and related KPIs, (OEE, Productivity, scrap, etc)- Analyzes shift information, machines records, to verify shift start-up situation or to address actions if requiredLeads, organizes and optimizes the production area during the shift:- Organizes and permanently improves the employment of personnel and the utilization of machines, material, production facilities in general and auxilliary material with regards to effectiveness and timing- Balances shortages of personnel inbetween particular production cells (production areas, assembly lines, ets) e.G. in case of short term absences or with regards to vacation planning within individual teams; prioritizes tasks for maintenance personnel in case of parallel breakdowns- Contributes to the implementation of technical improvements initiated by IE; shares practical experience from the area- Checks the booking of production, make corrections if necessaryProduction- Monitors and organizes maintenance activities. Evaluates improvement ideas, co-responsible for implementation of improvement ideas- Responsible for keeping safatey and other ESH rules and procedures during the day- Ensures necessary transfer of information to next shift or production management - Knowledge of Customer Specific Requirements according to plant current customerEnsures quality- Permanently monitors production quality, analyzes scrap, ensures root cause analysis and initiates containment and/or corrective actions, audits production process randomly- Contributes to the definition of quality standardsInitiates maintenance- Identify root causes for breakdowns and failures based on production analysis, initiates maintanence activities (repair and/ or preventive maintenance) with maintenance department, monitors implementation and realization during shift,- Forwards respective information to following shift and production management