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Factory Manager - Automotive Industry

The factory Operations Head will lead factory setup and end-to-end production process which covers: production strategy, production planning & control, production/assembly line, and quality control. This role is responsible for operating the production line and ensuring it meets target delivery for quantity and quality standards.

Job Descriptions:

Factory setup

  • Assesses potential factory location and setup strategy (buy/rent/acquire)
  • Plan production strategy and layout
  • Define requirements of building facilities and ME
  • Recruit and train blue-collar labor
  • Works with cross-functional teams to ensure overall factory setup runs smoothly and meets requirements

Production preparation

  • Leads production engineering to assess the feasibility of product manufacturability
  • Gives guidelines to the R&D team to fulfill manufacturing requirements
  • Enables plants and facilities to produce products
  • Ensure flawless and efficient 2-wheeler assembly and the design and installation of the production tooling
  • Interface to styling and R&D departments to conduct a product feasibility study and approve product design from a manufacturing engineer perspective
  • Provides input to the system selection process for product development
  • Develops formal assembly process instructions
  • Virtual & physical verification of product manufacturability and process compatibility
  • Refines cost and confirms manufacturing requirements with R&D

Factory operations and quality control

  • Controls and tracks entire quality (program, product, and supplier quality)
  • Works with cross-functional teams to ensure the program meets the requirements and passes the gates smoothly
  • Tracks progress of issue resolving status according to an agreed plan
  • Defines and develop critical quality standards that address customer wants and needs
  • Ensure preparation to achieve standard accreditation for quality and environmental management

Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of experience
  • Prior experience in manufacturing/assembly and quality control of Automotive OEM company or Tier 1 supplier company built to print parts (such as: casting, welding, forging, machining, and sheet metal) that relate directly to Automotive OEM.
  • Prior experience in developing and implementing a standard of quality management systems (ISO 9001)
  • Ability to develop and foster strong stakeholder relationships
  • Ability to identify potential risks and plan to mitigate them
  • Hands-on experience in working with multiple cross-functional teams (CFT)
  • Experience in project management
  • Prior experience in developing new product
  • Prior experience in setting up new factory facilities and processes is a plus

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