Director Technics ALPLAinject (all gender)
What you will enjoy doing
- Lead and develop the global technics organization of ALPLAinject, defining strategy, governance, standards, and performance targets across all technical functions.
- Drive technical solutioning and customer offer development, ensuring competitive, feasible, and commercially attractive injection molding solutions.
- Oversee global project management and execution, ensuring successful delivery of customer and internal projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Lead Design & Application Engineering, translating customer requirements into innovative, cost-efficient, and manufacturable packaging solutions.
- Manage the global mold supply chain, including internal mold shops and external suppliers, ensuring optimal quality, cost efficiency, capacity utilization, and delivery performance.
- Strengthen and develop the internal mold shop network, driving standardization, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and strategic competitiveness.
- Contribute to business performance through transparent cost management, investment planning, profitability improvement, and technical decision-making.
- Build and lead high-performing global teams, fostering collaboration, capability development, stakeholder alignment, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
What makes you great
- University degree or equivalent education in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Technology, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field
- Several years of leadership experience in injection molding, tooling, mold manufacturing, project management, product development, application engineering, technical sales support or comparable industrial environments
- Experience in leading global or international teams and working across cultures, regions and functions
- Proven ability to manage complex technical projects, supplier networks, budgets and stakeholder environments
- Strong techno-commercial understanding and ability to balance technical feasibility, cost, quality, timing, risk and customer requirements.
- Experience with internal and external supplier management, investment goods procurement and technical sourcing is an advantage
What you can expect working with us
- Be a part of a global family-owned enterprise
- A unique opportunity to shape and build strategic customer partnerships on a global scale
- High visibility across customers, management and key decision-makers within ALPLA
- A role where technical expertise, commercial thinking and leadership come together
- Your performance is recognized: we invest in your growth with a wide range of development opportunities through the ALPLA Academy
- ALPLA Kids full-day childcare for children aged 15 months to 6 years
- Stay fit and healthy with the professional training offered by ALPLAsports
Legally mandatory note: In line with the minimum salary stipulated in the collective agreement, the actual salary for this position is based on professional qualifications and experience.
Contact
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG
ms Elise Nussbaumer, Human Resources
Allmendstraße 81
6971 Corporate HQ, Hard