Production Manager
Core
Lead XRX FIF production operations from NPI build and ramp-up through stable mass production, ensuring safe, compliant, and disciplined shopfloor execution.
Role type
Senior Production Manager (Electronics/Precision Assembly)
Builds
Consumer electronics and precision assembly products for ZEISS customers
Domain
Consumer electronics manufacturing / Precision assembly
Deliverable
production features
Required skills
Production planning and control, Capacity and manpower planning, Line balancing, Lean manufacturing, OEE analysis, UPH/FPY/yield tracking, ESD compliance, Traceability management, Change control, Structured problem solving (8D, DMAIC, 5-Why), MES/ERP familiarity
Preferred skills
EMS/ODM experience, Customer-facing manufacturing experience, Data-based shopfloor management
Technologies
MES, ERP, 8D, DMAIC, 5-Why
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop the production organization including staffing and training; Own daily production execution and achievement of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people objectives; Establish rigorous shopfloor management including tier meetings, shift handover, and visual management; Lead production readiness for NPI builds and MP ramp-up covering manpower, training, line layout, and equipment; Drive stable ramp-up and mass-production performance by monitoring and improving UPH, FPY/yield, OEE, labor efficiency, line balance, downtime, scrap, rework, and on-time delivery; Ensure strict execution of approved SOPs, process parameters, control plans, ESD requirements, traceability, and change-control instructions; Coordinate rapid containment and recovery for material, equipment, process, quality, and staffing issues; Plan capacity, shifts, and direct labor according to demand and standard time; Control production operating expenses, overtime, consumables, scrap, and rework losses; Maintain production governance and compliance with EHS, quality-system, information-security, and company requirements; Build a transparent, accountable, and continuous-improvement culture using Lean and data-based decision making.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
