About the role
- Champion a strong safety culture and safe working practices, with the goal of achieving zero accidents.
- Lead, coach, and develop the manufacturing engineering team to strengthen capability, performance, and career growth.
- Define the manufacturing roadmap, with a strong focus on new product introduction, process design, and automation.
- Lead and develop engineering, maintenance, and technical teams to deliver operational excellence.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards to maintain a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.
- Partner with PLM, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure seamless product and process transitions.
- Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives to increase productivity, eliminate waste, and enhance operational performance.
- Own the manufacturing engineering budget, including CAPEX and OPEX, to optimize resource allocation and maintain cost control.
- Maintain and consolidate quarterly and annual product costing in the ERP system, providing management with clear impact analysis and insights.
- Collaborate with suppliers and vendors to evaluate new technologies, materials, and equipment that improve processes and reduce costs.
- Develop and lead the maintenance strategy to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and asset utilization.
- Implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to minimize downtime and improve asset performance.
- Build robust business cases and ROI analyses for capital investments, automation projects, and facility upgrades.
- Lead cost-reduction initiatives through process optimization, localization, design improvements, and productivity gains.
- Manage quarterly and annual product costing updates in the ERP system and provide management with detailed financial and profitability analysis.
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