manufacturing project management leader

MANUFACTURING PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADER

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

A world leader in onboard energy storage and emission reduction systems, OPmobility C-Power develops solutions for all types of powertrains including, gasoline, diesel, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles. Electrification is the driver of low-carbon mobility and with the E-Power business, OPmobility is developing battery packs, electronics and power electronics for heavy-duty mobility and light vehicles.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow's clean and connected car.

The main missions of the Manufacturing Project Management Leader are

• Manages the manufacturing engineering scope in a project
• Provides smart, simples, creative and robust solutions in order to make the project profitable
• Ensures cross functional management of the extended team
• Ensures lessons learned.

ACTIVITIES

Project Management:

• Defines initial Statement of Work of manufacturing perimeter including extended team, regarding project perimeter, development budget (hours, hourly rate, travel cost) and Optimap Work Packages,
• Defines and sets up the project planning,
• Manages the manufacturing project reviews, consolidates actions and provides reporting and action plans,
• Participates to design reviews and QUAD reviews.
• Assures that the Launch Readiness (led by the Launch Manager) are well organized

Manufacturing:

• Works regarding to HSE requirements
• Can be involved in upstream phases of the project (expertise phase, acquisition phase),
• Depending on project size, will either take in account activities of the extended team,
• According to the project deliverable steps, defines global industrial scenario. This takes in account production process (paint, assembly) and supply chain (packaging, physical & information flows),
• Is accountable for the use of OPmobility Manufacturing standards in a lean manufacturing way,
• Gives design for manufacturing requirements to product design and ensures the integration,
• Makes sure with the plant that its capacity is in line with project volumes,
• Is responsible for industrialization phase in production plant and SILs. For that purpose he/she takes the lead on the different manufacturing means after the transfer in plant done by the different metier technicians (PPx),
• Manages project Manufacturing economical perimeter (cycle time, number of operators, investments, and supply chain costs (transport, SILS)…). Tracks perimeter changes due to customer and reports to the PM,
• Makes sure the ind. Perf. are the best in class (non added value activities are eliminated).

Budget management:

• Determines the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
• Allocates the budget to his extended team & guarantees resource availability with the manager
• Determines internal and external perimeter regarding SOW,
• Tracks perimeter changes due to customer or internal ones and reports to the PM. Proposes adjustments and modifications linked to perimeter evolution during project life time,
• Insures the follow up of project budget and releases warnings to PM and métiers managers in case of gaps.
• Contributes to investment optimization

Continuous Improvements:

• Participates to continuous improvements for job, organizations and methodology,
• Participates to capitalization and to productivity actions,
• Participates to definition and realization of progress plan,
• At the end of the project, participates to the closure of project and gives feedback regarding best practices and difficulties,
• Depending on the project size, he can also handle himself some activities of the extended team

Competences requirements

• Bachelor's with experience or Master's degree in Engineering
• Prévious experience in manufacturing development and/or activities for automotive industry or as Senior assembly engineer or plant engineer.
• Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, good communication, English, project management skills
• Good command of English

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

Date: Jan 7, 2026

Location:Barcelona, ES

Job Requisition ID: 387726