Department Head/Production Manager

• Working in a stable company
• Day work with as much as 14 days of catch-up rest
• A competitive salary package

• You are responsible for the joinery department, including:

1. Warehouse management
2. Machine management of sawing machines, glue rollers + presses, milling machines, edge glueers, wood crushers and dust extraction
3. Delivery of table tops to assembly

• You are the overall point of contact between final assembly and delivery of components.
• Within your department, you are responsible for production planning, personnel planning (5 people) and purchasing
• It is a very hands-on position in which you will jump in when needed

Our client is a family business active in the furniture industry. As a Belgian manufacturer, they stand for quality and good service & support. The company is growing and now has 130 employees.

• Bachelor's degree (electromechanics, mechanics or woodworking) or equivalent through experience.

• Passionate about continuous improvement within production. Sufficient mechanical insight to support the whole and to remedy small issues.
• Hands-on mentality (and likes to be active on the work floor) and possessing good physical condition
• Quality control, order and efficiency is a permanent task
• Forklift and stacker experience is a plus
• Several years of experience in a managerial position within woodworking is very important.
• Max. 20 km around Gavere