Automation Production Manager

About the role

Fresenius Medical Care's Antalya plant in Turkey produces high-quality components for dialysis therapy, including bloodlines, tubing systems and accessories, with a team of 1,600 employees using technologies such as bloodline assembly, automated sub-assembly, extrusion, injection molding and ETO sterilization. The Automation Production Manager leads the team of engineers and technicians and oversees the automated production assembly lines.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the team of experienced engineers and technicians reporting to you
• Manage and monitor automated production assembly lines
• Monitor production quality and production efficiency KPIs
• Manage commissioning and validation of automation machines
• Improve lines to increase overall equipment efficiency (OEE)
• Find, diagnose and eliminate faults
• Implement, monitor and close assigned NC/CAPA activities

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering department (electric/electronic/mechatronic/mechanical engineering)
• Minimum 10 years of business experience in production plants, including 5 years in team management of blue-collar and white-collar staff
• Experience in automotive, food and beverage, medical products or electronics manufacturing
• Project management experience
• Good manufacturing practice (GMP) experience; international team experience preferred
• Excellent spoken and written English; living in Antalya or willingness to relocate

Required skills

• Industrial automation instruments: robots, drivers, PLC control systems
• MES and camera vision systems
• Laser welding systems
• Industrial robot programming (Kuka or ABB preferred)
• Lean, 6 Sigma, TPM and WCM knowledge is an asset