Director, Manufacturing Operations (Based in Batam)

PCI Private Limited; Região Norte; Presencial; BRL 522 000 - 812 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

PCI Private Limited in Batam invites an experienced operations leader to drive manufacturing excellence across cost, quality, and delivery. You will oversee factory setup, line efficiency, and continuous improvement with a focus on scalable, data-driven decisions.

The role requires 15+ years in complex operations and strong executive communication to partner with senior stakeholders and customers.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive operations leadership in contract manufacturing or similar.
• Commercial Savvy with senior management and customers to grow revenue and margins.
• Exceptional communication with ability to translate data into actions.
• Deep expertise in production, scheduling, supply chain, manpower planning, and cost modelling.

Responsabilidades

• Manufacturing Excellence: own plant cost budget and optimize spend.
• Factory setup, equipment installation, and pilot line validation for new ops.
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and Industry 4.0 roadmaps.
• Establish KPI dashboards for OEE, cycle time, and zero-defect quality.
• Coordinate CAPEX, budgets, and resource allocation for cost targets.
• Coaching and talent development within the operations team.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Manufacturing Excellence

Lean Six Sigma

OEE & TPM

Kaizen & 5S

Cost Modelling

Formação académica

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the Role

This position is with PCI Private Limited, a proud member of the Celestica family.

Headquartered in Singapore, PCI is an established global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider. For over 50 years, we have delivered reliable end-to-end design, supply chain, and engineering solutions to top-tier international brands, combining our deep industry expertise with operational excellence across our regional footprint.

As part of the Celestica group, this role offers the unique opportunity to work within a close-knit, agile business environment while enjoying the global stability, reach, and network of a world-class technology leader.

Location: To be based in Batam

Responsibilities

1. Manufacturing Excellence

• Total Production Spend Management: Own and optimize the total plant cost budget, driving down variance in direct labor overheads, equipment maintenance, and material/component scrap.

• Factory Setup & Industrialization: Oversee facility layout design, equipment installation, and pilot line validation for new manufacturing operations.

• Operational Excellence: Implement Lean, Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and Industry 4.0 automation roadmaps.

• Performance & Quality Control: Establish KPI dashboards for overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), cycle time reduction, and zero-defect quality standards.

• Resource & Budget Management: Manage capital expenditure (CAPEX), operating budgets, and resource allocation to achieve cost-reduction targets.

2. Core Operations Competencies

• Highly-Scalable Workforce & Labor Management: Direct Labor (DL) optimization, oversee complex scheduling and up-skilling matrix with master plan for DL

• SMT & Assembly Line Efficiency: OEE maximization, yield & scrap control and level-loading optimization.

• Rapid New Product Introduction: Competencies in prototyping to mass production, time-to-market (TTM) and provide DFM back to the engineering team to optimize yield.

• Cost-Out & Continuous Improvement (CI): Conversion cost reduction and champion in Kaizen, 5S, lean six-sigma and any other CI initiatives

3. Leadership & Talent Development

• Coaching & Talent Development: Invest in mentoring, coaching, and developing a resilient, high-performing team.

• Resource Effectiveness: Optimize resource allocation within the operations organization to maximize output and operational efficiency.

• Organization Design: Refine team structures as the company scales to align operations capabilities with evolving business needs.

4. Strategic Focus

• Market Trends & Insights: Staying ahead of the game and must shift focus from daily firefighting to building a scalable, resilient, and future-proof manufacturing ecosystem.

• Strategic Business Partner: Strong business and commercial acumen to partner with respective stakeholders to win deals and grow the business.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration is preferred.

• Proven Leadership:15+ years of progressive operations leadership in contract manufacturing, industrial, or complex operations environments (Contract manufacturing background strongly preferred).

• Commercial Savvy:Demonstrated track record in working with senior management team, customers and internal stakeholders across the organisation to win deals, grow revenue and improve margin.

• Exceptional Communication:Professional-level written and verbal executive presence; adept at translating complex manufacturing data into clear operational actions.

• Operations Mastery:Deep expertise in production, scheduling, supply chain, manpower planning, and cost modelling.

• People Developer:Passionate about building teams, coaching direct reports, and fostering a collaborative, accountability-focused culture.
  

Why Join Us?

At PCI,We Grow Together. We are committed to recognizing and supporting each individual’s unique career journey within a close-knitted culture built on trust, respect, and dignity.

As part of Celestica, we empower innovation and excellence while providing an inclusive, flexible environment that promotes work-life balance so you can bring your best self to work.