Operation Excellence Manager

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Role (Manager Position)

• General Leadership and managerial aspects:
• Sets short, medium and long term departmental goals & objectives based on Annual Cladtek Business Objectives & KPI.
• Develop strategy, monitor progress, and ensure that goals and objectives are achieved on time, within the approved budget and in compliance with the pertinent policy and procedures at Departmental Level.
• Drive & deliver change management as required to streamline & optimize operations, proactively align and strengthen operations efforts, systems, and personnel to suit the growth and development of the business and the drive for continual improvement.
• Builds and maintains good relationships and alignment with departments internally as well as externally with outside suppliers, contractors, and related government agencies to have smooth operation.

Organization and People Management:

• Review Organization Chart quarterly and make sure a review and/or adjustment is made to meet with business objective.
• Monthly departmental manpower planning & identify critical position and retain the critical people.
• Review with HR Departmental salary structure, compensation and benefit, in order to attract and retain employee.
• Communicate with employee 6 weeks before employee’s contract ends and communicate with HR the decision at the latest 2 weeks before end of contract.

Training & Competency Development:

• Review member’s competency against performance expectation at departmental level.
• Validating training matrix and annual training plan.
• Provide or facilitate coaching & mentoring for member with the support from Training Team
• Perform as Guest Speaker to represent Cladtek Management (including corporate materials), Subject Matter Expert for business related subject, and/or Trainer for Technical & Soft Skill program.

Career & Performance:

• Identify successor for critical position and identify developmental areas.
• Provide clear objectives for member to perform and ensure the people to add it into PMS form.
• Initiate performance mid-year review, by reviewing the progress and the next target.
• Conduct performance closing communication and provide rating.
• Behavior & Discipline:
• Provide high level direction to ensure operational excellence and discipline are achieved.
• Provide warning (level 1 and 2) and/or counselling for direct member.
• Provide immediate and/or not immediate award and/or appreciation to strengthen positive behaviors.
• Review departmental collective behavior with HR Industrial Relation and Policy to reduce people cases and optimize to policy to avoid negative behavior to be occurred in the future.

Technical Role:

• The position is overall responsible for creation and implementation of best practice Lean Vision, strategy, processes and improve operational performance fully in line with budget and schedule.
• Responsible for assigned KPI’s.
• Managing direct team members and coordination with other departments.
• Implement and support cultural change of work across the organisation and drive business improvement.
• Undertake continuous training and development towards lean implementation.
• Conducting audits for various work sections to ensure and sustain the lean related implementations like 5S and so on.
• Proposing and/or implementing upgrades to equipment as appropriate to the Company's continuous improvement processes.
• Validating the process for the proposed new design and welding techniques.
• Input towards to plant improved layout changes.
• Ensuring group roll out post successful implementation in all manufacturing facilities.
• Participate in management meetings and interface closely with production and projects to properly anticipate upcoming needs and requirements and ensure all required equipment and services are available in a timely manner.
• Procedure and WI improvements.
• Accountable for all the works done by him and all the inspection performed by the inspectors working under his command.
• Working within the company approved delegation of authority, budgets, and tasks assigned by superior.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Minimum: Bachelor Degree in Engineer related subject

KNOWLEDGE/COURSES

• Fluent/understand organization related tools and process.
• Familiarity or proficient in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Presentation) and Adobe editor.
• Manufacture engineering process understanding.
• Process optimization understanding.
• API Standard understanding
• Digital application understanding and operating ability.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCE (SKILLS):

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in leadership role.
• Extensive experience with in CRA process for WOL, MLP, fabrication and others
• Experience in project management
• Good communication ability and interpersonal skill
• Fluent in business English communication in both written and spoken.
• Quick learner, good analytical skill, and complex problem-solving ability.
• Leadership and fostering innovation skills.
• Communication and influence skill (including speaking in local language).
• Project Management, planning, and budgeting skill.
• High level of integrity
• Management of change skill
• Analytical skill