Signode System GmbH

Plant Controller (m/f/d)

Dinslaken
Feste Anstellung
Vollzeit

Schnelle Bewerbung

Target & purpose of the position:

You support the Operations Team with financial support and drive the plant towards a higher level of excellence. You will be a proactive and engaged sparring partner to the Operations Team, helping with improving our manufacturing operations into becoming world-respectively Best-of-Class.

Signode Group is a leading manufacturer of strap, stretch and protective packaging consumables, tools and equipment. The company's products are used to contain, unitize and protect goods during manufacturing, transport and warehousing. Its products are sold around the world under a broad array of well-known brand names, including Signode, Strapex, Orgapack, Fleetwood, Mima, Angleboard, Haloila, Muller, Multi-Wall and Shippers. Signode Group is a $2.4 billion company and employs nearly 7,000 people across six continents. Signode is a division of Crown Holdings Inc.

Plant Controller (m/f/d)

Content of position:

Spend analysis & control:

Help investigation in weekly/monthly dashboard of spending, highlighting opportunities for improvement
Support analysis and commentary of drivers behind variances, month to month vs. prior year, and forecast and budget
Review production variances (materials and labor) with management and help drive to root cause analysis
Ensure correct codifications of operational expenses (dimensions used for monitoring/control, etc.)
Monitor spending on key categories to include maintenance, supplies and consumables, and support company initiatives to reduce spending
Control Capex budget spending and identify priorities
Identify and explain variations in RM costs

KPI & financial management:

Review weekly KPI data with management; understand trends and help analyze root causes (scrap, OEE, utilization, etc.)
Ensure KPIs are correctly implemented in line with company standards and across multiple sites
Ensure EIP (earning improvements projects) are recorded accurately
Support month-end close process

Planning & budgeting:

Help/Take lead in preparing forecasts and the annual budget for the Operations department
Help/Take lead in planning the Operations Capex budget and be involved in post-spend audits
Support preparation of budget, forecasts and monthly bridges
Support direct labor planning based on order/market trends

Earning improvement programs:

Identify, implement and monitor projects that simplify processes and routines
Work with plant management to prepare, justify and implement Capex projects
Share EIP details across sites and identify opportunities to enroll these in other sites
Support working capital improvement plans

Other:

Attend in plant operations meetings and present financial results to ensure the management team is aligned with the performance of the company
Ensure robust financial controls are in place and are following financial policies
Support plant management in ad hoc exercises

Areas of responsibility:

Sourcing/RM costs
Conversion cost metrics
CI/EIP
Working capital optimization
Utilization
Benchmarking
Capex management

Key skills:

Degree in Administration & Finance or Economy, or apprenticeship with relevant job experience
Financial and controlling experience
Ability to anticipate future results and contribute to strategic direction of the business with management
Experience in manufacturing environment
Strong affinity, interest and identification towards industrial production and associated logistics areas
Excellent communication skills
Applies business simplification
Ability to cope with and implement change
Hands-on and pragmatic individual
Strong curiosity, distinct analytical mindset
Fluent English and German (business language)