13 hours ago
Production Manager Vulcanizing
- 10 February 2026
- 100%
- Haag
Job summary
Join VAT Group, a leader in vacuum solutions with 3,200+ employees. Embrace a dynamic work environment that values your ideas and supports career growth.
Tasks
- Oversee the Vulcanizing production area with seven team leads.
- Lead and develop team leaders, focusing on strategic initiatives.
- Enhance production planning and ensure quality, cost, and productivity.
Skills
- Technical training with further education in production/process fields.
- Strong production planning and capacity management skills.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
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About VAT Group
At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We guided by our passions integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation – always working together as #oneVAT.
Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.
Production Manager Vulcanizing (m/f/d)
For our VULCH department, we are looking for a dedicated Production Manager (m/f/d).
Your tasks
- Overall responsibility for the Vulcanizing production area with seven team leaders.
- Leadership, development, and coaching of the team leaders - working at a strategic level.
- Professionalization of production and resource planning (capacities, priorities, weekly/visible planning).
- Ensuring quality, adherence to deadlines, costs, and productivity.
- Establishing clear structures and standards across all process steps (preparation, planning, manufacturing, vulcanization, cleaning, quality control).
- Continuous improvement of processes (Lean, CIP, Kaizen, 5S, OEE).
- Participation in and management of projects in digitalization, process optimization, and organization.
- Close collaboration with internal interfaces such as QA, planning, engineering, and management.
Your profile
- Technical basic training (EFZ) with completed further education in production/process environment (e.g., Production Manager Industry FA, Industrial Specialist, Process Specialist, Technical HF).
- Several years of leadership experience – ideally across multiple teams or team leaders.
- Strong skills in production planning, capacity management, and organization of complex production processes.
- Solid experience in Lean Management, CIP, and continuous process optimization.
- Distinct analytical, structured, and solution-oriented working style.
- High communication skills, decisiveness, and confident appearance.
- Very good IT skills (MS Office/Excel, Dynamics 365, Power BI).
- Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written.
Our commitment to inclusion, fairness and equal opportunities
We believe in meaningful careers, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for everyone to drive our innovation and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace. If you have concerns, our compliance channel is available at our website. All reports are handled with strict confidentiality and in accordance with our Code of Conduct .
