Finisar Hiring! Full Time Manufacturing Program Manager in Perak

Manufacturing Program Manager

Finisar

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Full Time

Ipoh, Perak

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Ipoh, Perak Ipoh Perak Malaysia

Job Description

Responsibilities

The successful candidate must be a strong execution leader who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, managing ambiguity, challenging functional teams, identifying risks early and driving issues to closure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Manufacturing Program Execution

Lead major manufacturing programs including production ramps, capacity expansions, product transfers, factory moves and strategic operational initiatives.
Translate business and customer requirements into clear manufacturing execution plans with milestones, owners and deliverables.
Establish program governance, execution cadence, risk management and escalation mechanisms.
Drive cross-functional teams to deliver agreed milestones and customer commitments.
Maintain overall program visibility covering schedule, risks, dependencies, resources and recovery actions.

2. Manufacturing Readiness and 4M Governance

Own and coordinate manufacturing readiness across:

Man

Manpower requirements and hiring plans
Training and certification readiness
Shift and leadership readiness
Learning curve and productivity ramp

Machine

Equipment capacity and availability
Installation and qualification
Preventive maintenance readiness
Tooling, fixtures and test capacity

Material

Material readiness and shortage management
Critical component risk
Inventory and WIP strategy
Supplier and logistics readiness

Method

Work instructions and standard work
Process readiness and qualification
Manufacturing systems and data readiness
Production control and escalation processes
Ensure readiness gaps are identified early with clear owners and committed closure dates.

3. Ramp and Capacity Management

Develop and coordinate manufacturing ramp plans covering output, manpower, equipment, materials and floor space.
Monitor actual ramp performance against committed plans.
Identify bottlenecks and constraints affecting output and delivery.
Coordinate recovery plans when actual performance falls behind committed targets.
Work closely with Industrial Engineering and Planning to ensure capacity assumptions and production plans reflect actual factory conditions.
Drive Time-to-Ramp and Time-to-Volume improvement.

4. Delivery and Customer Commitment

Ensure manufacturing execution is aligned with customer delivery commitments.
Monitor production performance, backlog, schedule attainment and shipment risks.
Lead cross-functional recovery activities for critical delivery gaps.
Escalate risks early with clear impact assessment and recommended actions.
Support quarter-end and critical customer delivery execution where required.
Ensure commitments made by the factory are realistic, executable and actively managed.

5. Cross-Functional Program Leadership

Coordinate execution across:

Manufacturing Operations
Planning
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
NPI
Quality
Test Engineering
Maintenance
Supply Chain and Procurement
Warehouse and Logistics
Automation
Facilities
Finance

The Manufacturing Program Manager is expected to drive alignment across functional boundaries and ensure that issues are not delayed due to unclear ownership.

6. Risk, Issue and Escalation Management

Maintain structured program risk and issue registers.
Identify potential constraints before they impact manufacturing commitments.
Establish mitigation and contingency plans for high-risk items.
Drive root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring issues.
Escalate unresolved issues with clear facts, impact, options and recommendations.
Ensure actions are tracked through closure rather than remaining as open discussion items.

7. Program Governance and Management Reporting

Establish daily, weekly and monthly program review cadence based on program criticality.
Prepare concise executive-level program updates covering:
- Overall program status
- Output versus plan
- Manufacturing readiness
- Key milestones
- Top risks and issues
- Recovery plans
- Decisions and support required
Maintain a single source of truth for program status.
Ensure actions have clear owners, due dates and closure criteria.

8. Cost and Operational Improvement

Work with Operations, IE and Finance to ensure programs achieve productivity and cost objectives.
Drive improvements in:
- Labor productivity
- Yield
- OEE
- Cycle time
- WIP
- Scrap and rework
- Overtime
- Support Lean, automation and digital manufacturing initiatives associated with assigned programs.
- Track program benefits and ensure committed operational improvements are realized

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Science or related discipline.
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, program management or project management.
Minimum 5 years of experience leading complex cross-functional manufacturing programs is preferred.
Experience in high-volume and high-mix manufacturing environments.
Experience in electronics, semiconductor, optics, EMS or other advanced manufacturing industries is strongly preferred.
Proven experience in at least two of the following areas:
- Major manufacturing ramp
- NPI to mass-production transition
- Capacity expansion
- Product or factory transfer
- Manufacturing recovery program
- Greenfield or Brownfield expansion
PMP, Lean Six Sigma or equivalent certification is an advantage.

Working Conditions

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