Operation Director

Client 

A public-listed international group with manufacturing plants throughout the world.

 Responsibilities

 ·       Oversee daily operations, lead and support all the actions needed to improve the system in place.

·       Responsible for health and safety and the environment of the factory, identify risks, driving down risks and the numbers of accidents and incidents on a year-on-year basis.

·       Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, employee engagement and team leadership are a key focus.

·       Manage the planning team to improve delivery performance, output maximization and inventory optimization.

·       Drive the development of technical and leadership competence across the plant and the technical and social competence of the department heads and staff, building a culture which delivers company values.

·       Play an active role in supporting purchasing to deliver key cost reductions and competitive pricing for raw materials and other purchased items.

·       Responsibility for engineering, quality, supply chain and manufacturing.

·       Prepare budgets, schedules and other administrative reports as needed.

·       Drive KPI performance such as cost, efficiency, quality and accuracy.

·       Assist leadership team in the development and formulation of long and short-range planning, policies, programs and objectives that promote company growth.

·       Work closely with NPD in turning concepts into scalable product solutions.

 Requirements

 ·       Degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.

·       10+ years’ of management experience in a similar leadership role, ideally in a manufacturing / engineering environment with multi-operational, high hardware SKU manufacturing environment.

·       Lean or Six Sigma qualifications is a plus.

·       Flexible, proactive and ability to work in a fast-pace environment.

·       Fluent in spoken English and Mandarin.

·       Willingness to travel away from home on a need-to basis.