The manager will lead productivity assessments in manufacturing, collaborate with cross-functional teams, advocate for best practices, communicate clearly with leadership, and drive change in operations.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead plant productivity assessments using gemba-based diagnostics to identify bottlenecks, waste, and conversion cost loss; identify where labor hours and conversion cost fail to convert into earned output.
- Partner directly with plant leaders and cross-functional teams to prioritize, shape, and accelerate measurable productivity opportunities tied to throughput, conversion cost, quality, and delivery.
- Translate shop-floor observations and plant data into clear actions, quantified opportunity pipelines. Work with the site through the various phases of ideation, feasibility & vetting, planning and execution.
- Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to Site, ISC and PPX leadership using concise, evidence-based messaging.
- Identify and scale repeatable best practices and productivity plays across sites to drive broader ISC network impact.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of PPX tools, methods, and deployment standards based on field learning.
- 6+ years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, operations, Lean, or plant productivity roles in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience conducting plant assessments / site visits and identifying measurable productivity improvement opportunities using an evidenced based approach.
- Strong understanding of throughput, bottlenecks, labor productivity, conversion cost, rework, and manufacturing flow.
- Experience with MOS governance, daily management, standard work, and sustainment in plant operations.
- Demonstrated ability to work across operations, planning, materials, quality, maintenance, and engineering to drive execution.
- Strong executive and plant-floor communication skills, with the ability to influence site leadership and convert facts into results.
- Experience leading or supporting practical change execution in plant environments, not only central project management.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently across the APAC region.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in supply chain project management.
- Expertise in lean manufacturing & Six sigma principles, methodologies & process improvement tools
- Experience with ERP, MES, labor / operations productivity reporting, downtime analysis, quality / rework data, and plant performance metrics.
- Ability to influence and drive change in a complex and matrixed organization.
- Commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the supply chain function.
Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
- 6+ years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, operations, Lean, or plant productivity roles in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience conducting plant assessments / site visits and identifying measurable productivity improvement opportunities using an evidenced based approach.
- Strong understanding of throughput, bottlenecks, labor productivity, conversion cost, rework, and manufacturing flow.
- Experience with MOS governance, daily management, standard work, and sustainment in plant operations.
- Demonstrated ability to work across operations, planning, materials, quality, maintenance, and engineering to drive execution.
- Strong executive and plant-floor communication skills, with the ability to influence site leadership and convert facts into results.
- Experience leading or supporting practical change execution in plant environments, not only central project management.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently across the APAC region.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in supply chain project management.
- Expertise in lean manufacturing & Six sigma principles, methodologies & process improvement tools
- Experience with ERP, MES, labor / operations productivity reporting, downtime analysis, quality / rework data, and plant performance metrics.
- Ability to influence and drive change in a complex and matrixed organization.
- Commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the supply chain function.
WE VALUE
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in supply chain project management.
- Expertise in lean manufacturing & Six sigma principles, methodologies & process improvement tools
- Experience with ERP, MES, labor / operations productivity reporting, downtime analysis, quality / rework data, and plant performance metrics.
- Ability to influence and drive change in a complex and matrixed organization.
- Commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the supply chain function.
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