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Chief Operating Officer

Wesconi s.r.o.

Place of work
Lower Silesia Tech, Ożary, Poland
Contract type
full-time
Start date
ASAP
Wage (gross)
10 000 - 12 000 EUR/month150 000 per annum

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

  • Overall responsibility for managing and developing a network of production plants in Poland, including P&L, budget, resources, and performance across the full value chain.

  • Implementation of the local site strategy and achievement of targets related to quality, cost, timing, delivery performance, and productivity.

  • Development and execution of target visions for the Polish operations in close cooperation with group management and central functions.

  • Leadership and further development of all subordinate functions across the value chain.

  • Ensuring stable, efficient, and scalable series production in key technologies, including plastic injection moulding, painting, and assembly.

  • Responsibility for successful industrialisation, new product launches, and ramp-up phases, while meeting quality, cost, and timing targets.

  • Continuous improvement of production and business processes, technologies, and organisational structures to increase efficiency, reliability, and competitiveness.

  • Active leadership of change and transformation initiatives to further improve technology, quality, and performance standards.

  • Consistent implementation of a LEAN culture, with a strong focus on operational excellence, shop floor management, KPI-based leadership, and sustainable process improvement.

  • Further development and implementation of the group production system.

  • Ensuring high standards in quality, environment, occupational health and safety, and compliance, including further development of certified management systems according to IATF 16949 and ISO 14001.

  • Leadership, coaching, and development of the local management team, creating a performance-oriented, trust-based, and attractive leadership culture.

  • Close cooperation with customers, central group functions, and international locations to ensure effective cross-site and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Contribution to corporate strategy by supporting the development of future-oriented business models and strategic business areas together with Sales and Business Development.

Requirements for the employee

Minimum education required

University education (Master's degree)

Educational Specialization

University degree in production technology, plastics technology, industrial engineering, or a similar field.

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1) and Polish - Advanced (C1)

Experience in the position/sector

8–10 years of management experience in the automotive supplier industry, including at least 5 years in a comparable senior leadership role with full operational and financial responsibility.

Personality requirements and skills

  • Proven experience in managing a production plant or a network of sites in series production, including P&L responsibility.

  • Strong technical background in plastic injection moulding, painting, and assembly, ideally related to advanced plastic components with high functional and surface-quality requirements.

  • Several years of experience in new product launches, industrialisation projects, and ramp-ups in series production.

  • Strong expertise in operational excellence, LEAN management, shop floor management, and KPI-based performance management.

  • Experience in the sustainable development of production systems, organisational structures, and change management processes.

  • Excellent knowledge of automotive quality and management systems, especially IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and relevant customer requirements.

  • Confident, results-oriented leadership style with strong analytical skills, high implementation capability, and a hands-on mentality.

  • Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset combined with pragmatic, solution-oriented action.

  • Experience in international corporate structures and strong intercultural competence.

  • Fluent Polish and English; German language is an advantage.

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Brief description of the company

Wesconi - YOUR PARTNER IN PLANT MANAGEMENT.
We are an international consulting company with german roots, headquartered in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

Our mission is to help industrial companies to manage and optimize their plants. Digital and operational. We provide full turnkey solutions with focus on growth, sustainability and modern plant management.

In cooperation with more than 1500 highly qualified experts from 18 countries we support our clients globally with:

Greenfield & Brownfield projects
Performance improvement
Automation & Digitalization
Change & Transformation

In cooperation with our partners we provide companies and plant managers with modern softwares and products to manage their plants and develop successful industrial production of the future.

www.wesconi.com

Number of employees

3-4 employees
ID: 5306487  Dátum zverejnenia: 15.6.2026  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 10 000 EUR/month