Team Lead, Manufacturing - Malaysia

Watlow; Kulim; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Watlow is seeking a Production Supervisor in Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia to assist the Production Manager and Operations Team Lead in planning, managing and executing production operations. You will lead a team of lead operators and operators to ensure production lines run with minimal downtime and products meet required quality standards, while adhering to safety and regulatory requirements.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years of EMS industry experience, leadership training, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or technical qualification with 3–5 years experience.
• Leadership training.
• Willing to work at Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia.
• Experience in Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry.

Responsibilities

• Assist Production Manager / Operations Team Lead in planning, managing and executing production operations.
• Lead a group of lead operators and operators to minimize downtime and ensure quality.
• Ensure production lines run smoothly and comply with customer/safety/regulatory requirements.
• Apply Lean and CI techniques to sustain daily operational improvements.
• Collaborate with HR on staffing decisions and team development.
• Communicate effectively with all team members and maintain safe work practices.

Skills

Coaching Forward

Communication

Team Building

Goal Deployment

Root Cause Analysis

Time & Attendance Data

Lean Events

CI/Lean

PQDC

MDI

6S

SOP

Education

Bachelor’s degree or technical qualification

Tools

Job description

Position Summary

Assisting the Production Manager / Operations Team Lead, Operations in planning, managing and executing production operations. Lead a group of lead operators and operators and to ensure that production lines run without any problems, minimum downtime, products are manufactured to a required quality standard and adheres to customer/safety/industry-related regulations.

Functional Contribution (Contribution Matrix)

• Uses judgment to know when to refer issues to others;
• Recommends and implements solutions within designated area of responsibility;
• Technical troubleshooting of process, equipment, and product;
• Contribute in problem solving activities;
• Understand the processes and knowledge in tools and techniques and can apply them in multiple work areas and has the ability to train others on specific skills;
• Uses resources to learn the business;
• Facilitates and coach’s others;
• Identifies ways to reduce waste and improve business processes;
• Transfers knowledge from one situation to the next situation;
• Demonstrates approachability and openness;
• Establishes credibility;
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal listening and communication capabilities;
• Uses the Watlow Business System to achieve results;
• Demonstrating the WW Leader Behaviors;

Skills, Abilities and Mastery (Responsibility Matrix)

• Work with manager or senior manager to develop Coaching Forward skills;
• Communication - Communicate effectively with all team members;
• Team Building Skills – Work with manager or senior manager to develop plan to ensure the WW is fully deployed;
• Goal/Metric Deployment - Direct manufacturing operations in accordance with Value Stream Assessment (VSA) plan and strategy deployment;
• RCCA (Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action)/Problem Solving – Solve problems rapidly utilizing the root cause corrective action process and tools;
• Manage data from Time & Attendance System and effectively manage manpower to meet capacity requirements;
• May lead / participate and support Lean events - Ensure that Continuous Improvement (CI)/Lean techniques are being utilized to sustain daily operational improvement;
• Utilize the daily operating system to drive PQDC (People, Quality, Delivery, Cost) performance at the cell level, i.e;
• Assure Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) effectively deployed into production cells;
• 6S - Ensure the development and deployment of a safe and healthy work environment including appropriate training in safety practices;
• Follow Standard Operating Process (SOP) Production Supervisor / Senior Supervisor.

Business Partner

• Delivering a production plan to VSL to achieve SOFP shipments;
• Collaborate with senior manager and Human Resources on team staffing decisions, employee relations;
• Collaborate with the Health Safety and Environmental (HS&E) team on safety matters.

Center of Expertise (COE)

• Bronze Certification;
• Production / Senior Production Roadmap.

Education, Experience and Certification Requirements

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree or Technical Qualification with related experience (3-5 years);
• Leadership training;
• Must be willing to work at Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia;
• Must from Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry.

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