Manufacturing Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Manager at our Brattvåg factory, reporting to the VP Operations and joining the Operations team in the Handling Business unit at KONGSBERG Maritime AS. As a leading manufacturer of hydraulic and electric Deck Machinery, we are seeking a results-driven leader to oversee all production activities, including Production, Warehouse, Manufacturing Engineering, and Maintenance. You will be responsible for around 70 employees, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations and on-time deliveries, while driving performance and continuous improvement as part of the Operations management team.

Key accountabilities

• Responsible for delivering products / services as agreed to our customers at the right time, cost and quality
• Responsible for Load and Capacity planning of the factory
• Owner of the budget for Manufacturing in Brattvåg, this includes setting the budget, monitoring and controlling so we ensure we achieve our targets
• Ensuring that Manufacturing in Brattvåg is complying to our Health, Safety & Environment Policy and procedures
• Overall personnel responsibility for department managers and responsible for ensuring sufficient and correct competence in the manufacturing organization
• Owning and developing production strategies and improvements for the factory

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant BSc/MSc degree in production leadership, but experience from leadership roles in a manufacturing company can replace formal education
• You should have held leading roles in a manufacturing company and be able to show experience in implementing changes in a manufacturing company
• An advantage if you have experience in leading other managers
• You have previous experience in organizing the department for development and efficient operations
• You have good communications skills in Norwegian and English, both written as well as orally         

This employment may require security clearance by the Norwegian National Security Authority.  For more information visit www.nsm.no.

You are able to

• act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results
• focus on bottom-line results, identify potential risks and monitor the financial impact of own activities
• provide your team with a clear direction, inspire and coordinate others and keep them focused on set goals
• develop people through delegation, empowerment, coaching and promote self development
• use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively
• analyse complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments
• communicate in a clear, precise and structured way

What we can offer

• An exciting and important position working for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions
• An inspiring and safe work environment
• Personal development and career opportunities
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Competitive terms including attractive insurance policies and pension schemes
• We offer flexible working hours and the option to work remote or from home office
• Social welfare club with social and recreational activities

Work location
Brattvåg

Point of contact
Rune Longva

Kongsberg Maritime, a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, is a global marine technology company, providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including: merchant, offshore, subsea and naval. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 34 countries. Kongsberg Maritime is part of KONGSBERG, an international, knowledge-based group delivering high-technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace

Our Handling division owns, develops and delivers world class handling solutions, with focus on system solutions and integration driving increased efficiency in our customers' operations. The division is responsible for product and technology development, supply chain operations and project delivery for all Kongsberg Maritimes winches and handling solutions.

At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions.  We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers.

WORLD CLASS through people, technology and dedication