Assistant Production Manager

Flextronics - The Flex Company; Malaysia; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Bonuses

Job summary

Flex is seeking an Assistant Production Manager in Prai, Penang to lead multi-level assembly, testing, and quality assurance teams. You will guide production activities, coordinate with planning and distribution, and ensure targets are met in cost, quality, and delivery.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree with 3 years of operations experience, plus advanced people and process management and customer relationship skills. Office software proficiency is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in operations.
• Minimum 3 years of operations experience.
• Strong people and/or process management and customer relationship skills.
• Proficiency with office software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases).

Responsibilities

• Guide department activities to support new product designs and modifications.
• Plan projects by monitoring technology trends and market demand.
• Collaborate with management, production, and marketing to address feasibility, cost, and customer demand.
• Forecast operating costs and prepare budget requests.
• Develop strategic plans and annual operating plans for the function.
• Ensure adequate material, equipment and manpower resources and prioritize schedules.

Skills

Customer relationship skills

People and/or process management

Office skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

3 years operations experience

Tools

Office software suite (word, spreadsheets, presentations, databases)

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Assistant Production Manager located in Prai, Penang. Guides and coordinates activities of employees engaged in the following areas of a manufacturing department; multi-level assembly, electronic card/system testing and quality assurance to attain production goals consistent with cost, quality, and delivery requirements.

What a typical day looks like:

• Guides department activities to hold up design of new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and helps on test procedures.
• Explores technology trends and market demand to plan projects.
• Contributes with management, production, and marketing staff to resolve manufacturing feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
• Partners with team and management in the development of the strategic plan and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the function.
• Reviews and establishes material, equipment, and manpower resource requirements.
• Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply in order to meet customer requirements.
• Coordinates production activities with other functional groups such as planning and distribution.
• Selects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function.
• Accountable for controlling manufacturing operation and ensuring that production quality and cost targets are met.
• Working in extremely complex problems where the research of situations or data from an evaluation of intangible factors.
• Reviews budgets and schedules required by management.
• Regulate relations with the executives and/or major customers to maintain relationships with them.
• Resolve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading management levels for the achievements of the plant.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in addition to 3 years of operations experience. Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites. Demonstrates advanced people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills. Demonstrates knowledge of multiple functional technologies/processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.

To perform the major job responsibilities the use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: telephones, word processing, spreadsheet (PC), presentation and database software.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision Life Insurance Paid Time Off Allowances & Bonuses* NB09 AA98

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.

We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [e-mail] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

Through the collective strength of ~150,000 team members across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career with Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your growth, and build great products for our customers that improve people’s lives. Together, let’s create the extraordinary!