Operations Manager

Hengbao International Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hengbao International is seeking an Operations Manager for its new module-packaging plant in Singapore. The role involves building a team, ensuring operational efficiency, and maintaining quality standards in production. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in plant operations and a track record in lean manufacturing. A unique opportunity to influence the plant’s direction in a leading high-tech firm.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in plant operations.
• Minimum 3 years’ production-management experience in electronics or module packaging.
• Bilingual proficiency in Chinese and English.

Responsibilities

• Organize and implement module-packaging production resources.
• Control and optimize production-line costs.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performance production team.

Skills

Production Management

Quality Control

Lean Manufacturing

Team Leadership

Communication

Job description

About Us

Hengbao International (HBI) is the Singapore-based global arm of Hengbao Co Ltd (SZSE: 002104), a publicly listed high-tech leader with over 30 years of smart-card, digital-payment and IoT innovation. Backed by advanced R&D and production hubs in Singapore and China, our solutions stem from contactless IC cards and payment terminals to scalable ticketing systems and cybersecurity platforms, power banking, telecom, transport, public services and fintech around the world.

Join our 1,500-strong team to drive high-impact deployments across APAC, MEA, EU and LATAM, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of secure, connected ecosystems.

The Role

As Operations Manager at our brand-new module-packaging plant, you’ll build and scale a high-performance team from the ground up as volumes ramp up. You’ll own end-to-end operations, driving lean process improvements, ensuring top-tier quality, and liaising with marquee banking & telecom clients across our cutting-edge facilities in Singapore. This is your chance to shape a plant’s future, accelerate your career, and deliver mission-critical smart-card and IoT solutions on a global stage.

For senior candidates, both scope and title are open to discussion.

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Execution

• Organize and implement module-packaging production resources
• Allocate personnel and equipment to meet output targets
• Supervise day-to-day production activities, ensuring both quality and quantity commitments are achieved
• Liaise with customers to provide production and delivery updates
• Maintain a safe production environment

Cost & Process Management

• Control and optimize production-line costs
• Identify and drive process improvements using lean-manufacturing principles
• Manage quality-analysis methods to maintain stringent QC standards

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare and submit all production-management reports in a timely manner
• Coordinate cross-functional communication between production, engineering, and customer service teams

Team Leadership & Development

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performance production team
• Execute company strategy at the shop-floor level
• Train and develop first-line production managers

Qualifications & Skills

• 10 or more years of experience in plant operations
• Minimum 3 years’ production-management experience in electronics or module packaging
• Deep knowledge of quality control, production processes, and equipment management in module packaging or electronics manufacturing
• Proven track record of implementing lean-manufacturing improvements and quality-analysis methods
• Bilingual proficiency in Chinese and English to work with regional stakeholders
• Excellent communication, planning, judgment, organizational, and team-leadership skills