Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Basic functions include planning, scheduling, resource allocation, problem-solving, interviewing, staffing, and employee relations. Acts as a coach and facilitator to lead team members to achieve operational goals and objectives. Builds a shared responsibility work team through development of individual & team skills and competencies. Gets involved with special projects and with the development and delivery of new products and assemblies. Drives activities to improve production efficiency and quality.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develops, communicates, and implements plans consistent with organizational and business unit goals. Includes expense and capital budgeting, resource planning, goal setting, and prioritizing and managing time.

• Establishes departmental yearly/monthly objectives and take initiative to lead production team to achieve the goals and objectives.
• Creates an environment that stimulates new ideas, provides effective work direction and motivation, sets challenging work goals through personal growth, respect, trust, and empowerment of the individual.
• Provides coaching, mentoring, employee development, and team-building to employees. Trains production supervisors, trainers and line leaders to improve their management skills.
• Works cross-functionally with Production Planning, Materials, Purchasing, Engineering, and other key interfaces to review, analyze, and optimize new and existing product and processes.
• Teams up with team members to improve products quality and On-Time-Delivery to meet customers' requirements.
• Improves production efficiency and reduce lead time from order placement to finish goods delivery.
• Develops and implements structures that promote work team ownership of continuous improvement and corrective action processes.
• Facilitates continuous improvement actions in production related area.
• Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organizational requirements for quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies, and general duty of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS: * Ability to collaborate and involve others in decision-making and problem solving.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good command of English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to negotiate effectively and to set priorities.
• Well understanding of Lean Manufacturing.
• Good leadership skills at motivation and team building.
• Ability to present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner. Good command of presentation skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• Prefer 5+ years of experience in Electrical/Electronics Manufacturing and Operations Management.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing.
• PC hardware and systems literacy.
• Experience with a high mix/mixed volume part and product manufacturing environment preferred.

Desirable:

• Prefer self-directed work teams experience.
• Knowledge of 6 Sigma management.

EDUCATION:

Essential:

Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of technical education and experience.