Interim Plant Manager – Automotive | Turnaround & Restructuring

Project overview

For an automotive supplier, we are urgently seeking an experienced interim plant manager (m/f/d) to consistently implement an ongoing turnaround at the site.

The action plan is largely in place. Now, a strong, execution-oriented leader is needed to manage the overall process, set clear priorities, and ensure measurable results together with the management team.

Your Mission

What You Bring

What Matters

We are not looking for a concept consultant, but for an experienced interim manager who has successfully managed and operationally overseen similar restructuring situations in Germany.

Crucial are the ability to quickly integrate into existing structures, engage people, and consistently translate defined measures into measurable results.

• Management and stabilization of an automotive site with around 220 employees
• Consistent implementation of the already defined restructuring and turnaround measures
• Support of the planned personnel cost adjustments, taking into account German labor law and operational framework conditions
• Management of parallel measures to improve quality, scrap, processes, and profitability
• Follow-up on critical technical and operational projects, as well as support for task force issues and series production ramp-ups
• Leadership, support, and further development of the local management team
• Responsibility for results, costs, and relevant site KPIs
• Close cooperation with management, headquarters, and works council
• Several years of experience in plant or site management in the automotive supplier environment
• Proven turnaround and restructuring experience in Germany, ideally with your own overall operational responsibility
• Experience in leading and restructuring production sites of comparable size (approx. 150–400 employees)
• Sound experience with personnel adjustment measures and in working with German works councils
• Successfully implemented process and cost improvements with measurable results
• Strong task force and project management skills, ideally also in critical series production ramp-ups in the automotive environment
• Sound understanding of automotive quality requirements / IATF
• Experience in plastics processing or injection molding is an advantage
• High self-motivation, decisiveness, and a strong hands-on mentality
• Ability to engage an existing management team, support less experienced managers, and simultaneously demand results

Project details

• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 12 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Raum Frankfurt, Deutschland, DE
• Rate: 119-119 EUR/h
• Languages: German