About Schneider Electric and the Barcelona Prefab plant

Schneider Electric is a integral leader in energy management and automation and one of the main manufacturers of critical infrastructure for data centers. Within this business, the Barcelona (Sant Boi de Llobregat) plant is one of the most important sites worldwide, with more than 25,000 m² dedicated to the manufacturing of prefabricated data centers for the leading cloud and technology providers, serving Europe, South America and the Middle East.

The plant specializes in Engineered-to-Order (ETO) solutions within the Secure Power division, focusing on prefabricated data centers and power modules. It delivers complete solutions built on Schneider Electric components, covering the full project lifecycle, from tendering and design to commissioning at the customer site and subsequent services.

Role purpose

In a context of strong business growth and site expansion, the Production Manager leads the Manufacturing Operations of the plant. Reporting to the Plant Manager and as a member of the Plant Management Committee, the role is accountable for executing the manufacturing programme of prefabricated data center projects to meet customer demand in quality, time and cost while respecting safety rules, ensuring production performance through effective team management and hierarchical coordination, and aligning resources and skills with operational needs.

The role leads a three-level shop-floor organization: manufacturing supervisors, manufacturing team leaders and manufacturing operators.

Standard Organisation reference

Manufacturing Operations Manager

Department

Manufacturing Operations

Reports to

Plant Manager

Business





Secure Power – Prefabricated Data Center (ETO)

Location

Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain

Direct team

Manufacturing Supervisors · Manufacturing Team Leaders · Manufacturing Operators

Key responsibilities

Leadership and management of the Production function

- Lead, develop and engage the Manufacturing Operations organization (supervisors, team leaders and operators)
- Act as a member of the Plant Management Committee, contributing to the site strategy.
- Execute the manufacturing programme of customer projects, meeting commitments in safety, quality, on time delivery.
- Put in place the necessary resources in quantity (load vs. capacity) and skills in the short, medium and long term, aligned with the plant growth and hiring plan.
- Apply the defined processes, standard work and procedures to guarantee the required quality level, in close collaboration with Methods, Quality and Supply Chain.
- Manage the SIM cycles 1 and 2 according to SPS principles.
- Guarantee training plans and competence levels of the teams, building multi-skilling through the skills matrix.
- Lead levels 1 and 2 of the suggestion system and drive 5S and continuous improvement actions on the shop floor.

Main tasks

- Run the daily and weekly production reviews: safety, quality, output vs. plan, on time delivery,



productivity and WIP.
- Lead short-interval management at sector level and elevate or resolve abnormalities and cross-functional issues.
- Balance load vs. capacity and allocate supervisors, team leaders and operators across modules, areas and shifts.
- Follow up the production schedule of each project and module, ensuring milestones and customer commitments are met.
- Ensure team leaders respond to Andon calls, audit standard work and contain abnormalities within the shift.
- Review the skills matrix and training plan against the quarterly hiring plan.
- Ensure workplace organization (5S), safety rules and ergonomics are applied every day.
- Prepare the production budget and follow up overtime, absenteeism and labour productivity.
- Conduct one-to-ones, performance reviews and development plans for the team.
- Drive the strong business growth and hire more than 100 people for the shop floor in six months.

Requirements

Education and experience

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or similar.
- 5+ years of experience as a manager in production / manufacturing operations, leading large shop-floor teams through supervisors and team leaders. Large plants with more than 300 operators in multi shift environment.
- Experience in labour relations and people management in an industrial environment.

Technical knowledge

- Solid knowledge of Lean Manufacturing / SPS, SIM, standard work and problem solving (5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D).
- Experience with ERP (SAP) and production performance dashboards.
- Technical background in electrical installati

📌 Manufacturing Production Manager (España)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 España