Job Description

Our client is a leading automobile parts supplier to the world’s automotive manufacturers.

The Production Manager will report directly to the Thai Factory Manager and will take responsibility for managing overall production operations, including the following:

• Planning, scheduling, and prioritizing work to meet delivery schedules and quality standards, while providing technical support and serving as a resource person in the production area and other departments.
• Assisting in defining the design of current and future products, helping to establish work processes and procedures, and making recommendations on manpower requirements.
• Ensuring a safe working environment, reviewing and selecting special tooling and equipment, and becoming involved in the sourcing of materials needed for client orders.
• Controlling production to meet programmed delivery dates and optimizing wastage, downtime, and stock levels.
• Being responsible for controlling, reporting on, and implementing day-to-day priorities regarding production requirements for our clients' sheet metal products with suppliers, manufacturers, and internally within our clients' assembly processes.
• Monitoring production and unit costs, facilitating cost-reduction measures in both product and production processes together with other managers, suppliers, and customers.
• Revising existing drawings per request and creating drawings of products that meet customer requirements.
• Performing any other activities as directed by management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or any related field.
• At least 8 - 10 years of experience in a supervisory role, ideally in a medium-volume and low-cost manufacturing process, preferably with hands-on knowledge and experience in sheet metal, pressing, stamping, and laser cutting processes from the automotive industry.
• Good knowledge of production management, production techniques, equipment, and tooling.
• Understanding of productivity, cost control, and basic profit and loss.
• Strong management, analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, leadership, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Good command of spoken and written English.

REFERENCE CODE: 128612