Product and Process Manager Sidewalls & Container

Continental · Horšovský Týn, Plzeňský kraj, Czechia

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.

Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2025, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.8 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 56,000 people worldwide and has 19 production and 16 development sites.

Close cooperation in the strategic management of the organization

Setting production (inkl. programming) plans and policies in line with the organization's strategy

Managing and organizing data preparation and production, ensuring a lean process flow

Planning data preparation and production capacities and resources to meet deadlines and orders

Optimizing data preparation, production procedures and processes in terms of technology, productivity in cooperation with industrial engineering and quality

Implementing processes for continuous improvement in data preparation and production

Monitoring and evaluating data preparation, production and financial plans while maintaining quality and cost-effectiveness

Close cooperation with the quality management department in resolving complaints and defining corrective and preventive actions

Functional lead for data preparation Sidealls Runding to improve interace between data handling and produciton

Managing appropriate working conditions and overseeing occupational health and safety compliance.Collaborating with other departments.

Leading, motivating, evaluating, and monitoring the performance of subordinate employees

Leadership, motivation, evaluation, and performance control of subordinate employees within the assigned organizational unit

Leader of Maintenance Manager, Ensure maintenacne of machines and building, reduce with preventive maintenance measures machine breakdowns.

Lead of warehouse, logistics and order processing 

Knowledge of design & manufacturing technologies for tire mold production

Understanding of the technical relationships between containers and tire molds

Knowledge of general mechanical engineering, technical mechanics, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, materials science

Lean methodologies

Communication techniques

Proficiency in common MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote

English – spoken and written

Czech - spoken and written

Knowledge in Logistics and BDE-Systems

Knowledge in Maintenance Strategies (TPM)

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Operations pay context

Based on 4,488 disclosed Operations salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $112K/year, with most offers between $83K and $148K (10th–90th percentile: $63K–$188K).

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