Engineer, Manufacturing Continuous Improvement
Reporting Location:
Hanoi - Chee Wah Toys Co. (TMS)
Workplace Type:
Onsite
Base in Hanoi
Job Summary
- This person will be responsible to assist reporting manager developing and implementing a culture of continuously improving manufacturing, utilizing lean and automation concepts across the vendor base in order to deliver quantifiable improvements in process, quality and safety, and financial benefits.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead & execute actions that will result in goals and KPIs being achieved and on time under reporting manager’s instruction
- Work with vendor responsible to develop, prioritize and implement plans for continuous improvement initiatives
- Facilitates and participates in cross-functional teams with vendors to identify process changes that will improve ability to maximize automation capabilities
- Improve productivity and speed to market in all strategic vendors, without comprising safety and quality standards.
- Particpates lean audit activities and follow-up with every stakeholder for audit improvement
- Prepare & carry out continuous improvement training for factory employees in support of improvement initiatives
- Quantify the results and benefit of continuous improvement
- Ad hoc project from reporting manager
Key Success Measures
- Productivity Improvement and quality enhancement – quantified measurement
- Reduce leadtime/speed to market
- Improve levels of automation capabilities
Qualifications/Experience
- 2 years experience in Continuous Manufacturing deployment and transformation
- Experienced/demonstrated ability to solve problems systematically utilizing scientific methodologies and process focus.
- Capability to plan and drive change in a fast paced and ever changing environment, influence skills essential
- Ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate responsible team and others
- Experienced in Asian Manufacturing of high volume - fast changing consumer products
Job Knowledge/Skills
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and tools (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Value Stream Management, etc.)
- Analytical with strong statistics background
- High proficiency in both written and spoken Chinese and English
Education
- Degree holder in relevant curriculum preferred