Time and Methods Supervisor

Location: Rubiera, Italy; onsite role with no travel required.

Company

ARAG S.r.l., part of hirify.global Corporation's Precision Agriculture Division, designs and manufactures components and systems for crop spraying, weed control, and crop protection.

What you will do

• Lead the Time & Methods department and support the development of two experienced team members.
• Define, maintain, and improve production standards, including new cycles, cycle revisions, and requirements for new products.
• Conduct time studies and analyse work methods, material movement, and value creation directly on the shop floor.
• Identify, validate, plan, and manage productivity and operational improvement projects with Manufacturing stakeholders.
• Develop economic rationales for improvement and investment projects, including labour-hour savings and return, then monitor results against budgets and business cases.
• Contribute to line balancing, efficient work organisation, continuous improvement, and collaboration with Production, Logistics, HSE, Industrialisation, Moulding, and Production Planning.

Requirements

• Proven professional experience in Time & Methods or time studies within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience leading a team or department. Approximately three to five years of leadership experience is preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with significant operational and economic data.
• Practical project-management capability, including setting objectives, coordinating stakeholders, and driving projects forward.
• Sound knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Hands-on manufacturing mindset and willingness to work on the shop floor observing processes, material movement, and value creation.
• Curious, self-motivated, results-oriented approach, with confidence to challenge established methods and support change.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across different functions and organisational levels.

Nice to have

• Experience in discrete product manufacturing, particularly mechanical, metalworking, CNC, or assembly environments.
• Experience with investment projects, business cases, or ROI analysis.
• Knowledge of CAD for understanding or adjusting plant layouts.
• Knowledge of ERP systems or SAP.
• Experience with Time & Methods or ergonomics software.
• English-language capability.

Culture & Benefits

• Structured onboarding with introductions to key departments and basic and advanced product training.
• Direct exposure to Manufacturing, Production, and shop-floor operations, with knowledge sharing from experienced colleagues.
• Significant autonomy to shape departmental priorities and turn improvement ideas into practical results.
• Environment encouraging continuous learning, collaboration, and learning from experience.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for growth and development.