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Variosystems

End-to-end electronics manufacturing services

Abteilungsleiter Produktion Secondary Operations

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSteinach, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed technical vocational training in electronics, electrical engineering, automation technology, mechatronics, or a comparable field.
  • Several years of professional experience in electronics manufacturing and sound knowledge of relevant secondary-operations processes.
  • Very good knowledge of IPC-A-610 and experience in a quality-oriented production environment; IPC certification is required.
  • At least three years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, including experience developing and motivating employees.
  • A structured, solution-oriented approach, strong sense of ownership, communication skills, and a hands-on mentality.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical and disciplinary leadership for the Secondary Operations department of 19 employees, including three technical team leaders.
  • Own production processes including manual assembly, selective soldering, depaneling, press-fitting, bonding, PCBA washing, and conformal coating, while ensuring quality standards and IPC-A-610 compliance.
  • Coach and develop team leaders and employees.
  • Plan, control, and prioritize daily production activities to meet quality, delivery, and productivity objectives.
  • Ensure efficient shopfloor management and conduct production and team meetings.
  • Continuously optimize processes and workflows and implement lean-management and improvement measures.
  • Work closely with SMT, test, equipment manufacturing, quality assurance, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams.
  • Ensure occupational safety, order, and cleanliness, and support the industrialization of new products and processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement (KVP), or shopfloor management.
  • Further education in leadership, production management, or business administration.

About the Company

Variosystems

End-to-end electronics manufacturing services

Variosystems is an electronics manufacturing services partner that supports customers across the entire hardware lifecycle. It helps with development, industrialization, series production, and lifecycle management to build resilient and scalable supply chains for demanding sectors like aerospace, medical technology, industrial applications, and high-end consumer electronics. The company operates globally, with about 2,800 employees across locations in Switzerland, Germany, Croatia, Romania, the USA, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Singapore and China, enabling collaboration with today’s industry leaders to bring hardware innovations to market. Its approach combines engineering support, manufacturing scale, and lifecycle services to get a product from idea to end-of-life with consistent quality and traceability. The goal is to deliver reliable, high-quality electronics supply chains that help customers bring complex hardware to market efficiently and sustain it over time.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Steinach, Switzerland
Founded
1993

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