Head of Production MRMS/ FT-ICR MS

As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all continents. Bruker offers differentiated, high-value life science and diagnostics systems and solutions in preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics research, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, functional structural and condensate biology, as well as in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics.

Bruker's global leadership in Magnetic Resonance Mass Spectrometry (MRMS) leverages on highly technologies driven by highly skilled scientists and engineers. In term of succession plans, we are looking for an individual with deep high outstanding domain knowledge in the area of MRMS technology to lead a small but high skilled functional team along the complete value chain from production to service. The candidate will be hands on, overseeing design, tooling, manufacturing, quality control, supplier and final test, installation and service. Troubleshooting and continuous improvement (on production and design side) are intrinsic components of the task. This role will be supported by a team of senior MRMS engineers' scientists, mechanical, electrical and production engineers.

In Bremen, we are looking for a Head of Production with high outstanding MRMS expert skills (m/f/d)

• Become our outstanding subject matter expert and Head of production for all MRMS production related questions.
• High identification and 'living' of the technology, the process of MRMS.
• Establish and maintain a coherent tool design to ensure high quality, seamless production and low service support.
• Drive and execute on continuous improvements in all MRMS related process questions.
• High self-motivation and self-engagement to take over MRMS process and production technology challenges.
• Daily challenging of serial production with identically constructed components due to close technical, physical, and chemical process feasibility
• Manage our global suppliers in cooperation with procurement to ensure highest and stable standards in material quality for our systems.
• Troubleshooting in daily operation and hands-on in production and service.
• Support and be part of project team at new developments.
• Support of the individual department in the event of problems relating to the product master data.

• Participation in the preparation and implementation of service trainings all over the world.

• Less shop floor supply chain management tasks.

• More shop floor hands-on mentality, less power point presentation preparation.

• High need of self-decision courage at daily production issues.

• High professional and team working competencies.

• Active administration of MRMS trainings – first initial operation, final testing, debugging etc. 

• Master or PhD, in physics or related engineering education with high practical hands-on orientation and mentality.

• Proven background and hands on experience in shop floor production management.

• Self-reliant mode of operation and self-management.

• High self-time management.

• A few years' experience in an industrial, labor or production context, ideally in the analytical industry, ideally in MRMS

• Experience in managing a heterogeneous team is of advantage.

• Employees find a high-level experienced lead at your side.

• Very good communication skills in German and English.

• Occasional international travel is required.

• Basic project management skills will be perfect.

• Very good communication and teamwork skills along with a highly self-driven attitude

• Looking for the human being of the 'Swiss Penknife'.