Intro:
We are looking for a Production Department Manager who will own the entire production process and lead the production organization to achieve safety, people development, quality, delivery and productivity goals and objectives. The person will lead and motivate his/ her team to develop innovative solutions, implement LEAN concepts, improve quality and optimize production.
The Production Department Manager will align himself/herself and subordinates with the company objectives and values by leading the manufacturing functions at the Esemda factory.
The team:
The Production Department Manager will be responsible for the team of more than 50 specialists including Chief Technologist with the team, SMT Manager with 20 SMT specialists, PTH Manager with 30 PTH specialists and fellow production department specialists in other smaller teams. There will also be a Technical Manager, Quality Manager and Supply Chain Manager working in collaboration with the Production Department Manager.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage, lead and motivate a multi-skilled team of technologists and production line specialists in an empowered team-based environment, ensuring full engagement of team members.
- Ensure optimum performance, assets utilization, manage budget, ultimately increasing productivity and delivering competitive cost.
- Utilize LEAN tools to measure and improve the departments Key Business Drivers (i.e. VSM, SMED, 5s, TPM, Kaizen, etc.).
- Develop departmental Business Plan and execute daily and weekly plans to meet all commitments and ensure highest quality requirements.
- Ensure daily operations are carried out in compliance with all company requirements, appropriate safety, quality and environmental standards. Lead by example.
- Hire talents and ensure employee development and motivation (with a help from HR)
- Champion continuous improvement efforts - lead Improvement projects, driving a continuous improvement culture based on evidence-based performance.
- Meet new product introduction objectives (quality, cost, timing).
- Coordinate production workflow, plan and prioritize operations to ensure optimal performance.
- Build sustainable team capability, provide continuous coaching, adapt flexible organizational structure, deploy performance enhancement strategies, train and support all production associates dealing with the various in-house, new technologies and emerging business needs.
- Continuously update and maximize resources capacities, oversee the demand vs capacity (short, medium & long terms). Decide the optimal operational pattern to meet the customers demand.
- Review production and operating reports and resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
