Cost & Resource Management Manage production costs by controlling material wastage, rework, and machine downtime. Ensure optimal usage of consumables such as solder paste.
Team Leadership & Development Lead, motivate, and train production supervisors and operators. Conduct regular team meetings to align goals, share performance updates, and resolve operational issues. Identify skill gaps and arrange necessary technical training for continuous improvement.
Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing Implement Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen practices to improve workflow efficiency. Work with engineering teams to evaluate new technologies and improve SMT process capability. Lead projects to improve production throughput, reduce changeover time, and enhance equipment performance.
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Production Cost Control – Monitor production costs and identify opportunities to reduce wastage, overtime, material usage and other operational costs.
Machine & Equipment – Coordinate with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure machines and equipment are properly maintained and available for production.
Safety & Compliance – Ensure production activities comply with company safety procedures, workplace requirements and applicable regulations.
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Documentation: Author and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including the Program Initiation Document (PID) and client-facing project plans.
Primary Interface: Serve as the main point of contact between external clients and the company to manage NPI projects within professional standards and policy frameworks.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead, kick off, and facilitate meetings for high-complexity, cross functional, and global core teams.
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Escalation and resolution of quality and supply issues
Cost avoidance for NPI parts and extraction of cost reductions on the existing MP parts
Ensure the best pricing is achieved, this can either be through Cost break down exercise, benchmarking exercise, 3 quotes justification for managed commodities.
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