Associate Production Supervisor-8

Flex; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner of choice, helping market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products. The Associate Production Supervisor in Perai, Penang will lead production lines in a high-tech environment, manage a team of professionals, and drive improvements to quality, cost, and delivery.

The role emphasizes coaching, safety, and adherence to standards within an Equal Opportunity framework.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience related to production and manufacturing.
• Plus 6 years of operations experience.
• Experience leading a technical operations team.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of several processes/lines in a highly technical environment.
• Leads a team comprising engineers and officers to meet quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements.
• Reviews daily plant operating performance and advises on changes to improve efficiency and quality.
• Troubleshoots/analyses operational problems and coaches operators to improve capability.
• Solicits ideas for plant improvements and works with engineers on project proposals.
• Provides technical/operational advice to project teams.
• May act as principal interface between operations and maintenance.
• May train and coach junior operators and team leaders.
• Prioritizes production schedules to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Operations management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in production/manufacturing

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.

Associate Production Supervisor - Perai, Penang

What a typical day looks like:

• Responsible for the production of several processes/lines in a highly technical environment.
• Leads a team comprising of individual professionals (e.g. engineers/officers) to meet quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements.
• Reviews daily/regularly plant operating performance, evaluate areas that may be impacting performance, and advise on changes in operating conditions that will improve efficiencies/quality.
• Troubleshoots/analyses operational problems and advises on their resolution. Holds regular discussions with operators to coach performance and improve operational understanding/capability.
• Listen to and evaluate ideas for plant improvements and work with qualified engineers to develop project proposals to encourage improvements and changes.
• Provides technical/operational advice to project teams.
• May act as principal interface between the operation team and the maintenance function.
• May train and coach junior operators and junior team leaders
• Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply in order to meet customer requirements.
• Initiates and participates in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Assists in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance of standards.
• Ensure that all manufacturing area personnel are trained and certified in their specific functions, and that no task is performed by untrained.
• Ensure that all manufacturing personnel adhere to all safety guidelines.

Experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience related to production and manufacturing as well as 6 years of operations experience.

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