About the Company

Filtrona is the only global, independent market leader in the design, testing and manufacturing of specialist filter solutions and related scientific services. With a head office in Singapore, Filtrona has 9 manufacturing facilities across Europe, America, and Asia, together with 2 innovation centers, an accredited laboratory and a Centre of Excellence focused on sustainability. The company has 2,000 employees serving customers across 120 countries. Our purpose is to support partners to transform and benefit from business growth; we succeed when they succeed. Our mission is to be a responsible, customer-focused innovation leader creating excellence in sustainable solutions for today and tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.filtrona.com.

About the Role

The Global Operations Capability Program develops future capability specialists who can be deployed across Filtrona's manufacturing network to support operational stabilization, capability transfer, startup activities, continuous improvement initiatives, and strategic transformation projects. Participants will be based in designated development hubs and are expected to undertake short-term and long-term assignments globally to support business needs.

Purpose of the Job

To optimise manufacturing efficiency through industrial engineering principles by improving material flow, plant layout, warehouse-to-line movement, routing accuracy, BOM governance, labour productivity and overall operational efficiency across Filtrona's manufacturing network.

Responsibilities

Analyse material flow throughout manufacturing
Conduct motion and time studies
Improve plant layout and travel distances
Optimise warehouse-to-production flow
Validate BOM and routing accuracy
Analyse material consumption and losses
Improve production planning interfaces
Support digital manufacturing initiatives
Lead productivity improvement projects
Support global deployment assignments

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, Operations Engineering, or related discipline.
Tobacco industry background preferred.
2–5 years of relevant manufacturing experience.
Exposure to:
Value Stream Mapping
Time & Motion Study
Lean Manufacturing
Material Flow Analysis
Facility Layout
ERP / SAP routing & BOM
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to interpret operational data and identify improvement opportunities.
Understanding of manufacturing processes and operational workflows, maintenance systems and reliability concepts, root cause analysis, TPM, automation and controls, and project management.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, data analysis tools and SAP.

Success Measures:

Improve material flow efficiency and reduce non-value-added movement.
Improve BOM and routing accuracy.
Deliver measurable productivity improvements through industrial engineering projects.
Complete value stream mapping and layout optimisation initiatives.
Deliver measurable reductions in travel distance, handling time or material losses.

Preferred Skills

Language
Fluent English (written and spoken)
Additional language capability considered an advantage
International Exposure
Study abroad experience
International project exposure
Experience working with regional or global teams
Experience supporting multiple sites or locations

GOCP : Industrial Engineer