Manager I Mfg Engineering

Job Overview

Production Planning and Scheduling

• Based on sales orders and market forecasts, formulate detailed production plans, including product varieties, quantities, and production time, etc., to ensure the on-time delivery of products. For example, formulate the production schedule for the current month at the beginning of each month and coordinate the matching of manpower, equipment and other resources with production tasks.

• Monitor the production progress and promptly handle abnormal situations during the production process, such as delays caused by equipment failures or shortages of raw materials, and reasonably adjust the production plan.

Production Process Management

• Establish and optimize production processes to improve production efficiency and product quality. For example, introduce advanced production technologies or conduct value stream analysis on existing processes to eliminate wasteful links.

• Organize and guide production operations, conduct operation training for workers, and ensure that employees carry out production in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure production safety and that products meet quality requirements.

Cost Control

• Be responsible for the control and management of production costs, including the costs of raw materials, labor, and equipment. For example, negotiate with suppliers to obtain more favorable raw material prices and arrange personnel work reasonably to avoid waste of human resources.

• Analyze the structure of production costs and look for opportunities to reduce costs, aiming to minimize costs while ensuring product quality.

Quality Management

• Cooperate with the quality department to ensure that the production process complies with quality standards. Take prompt measures for quality problems in production, such as isolating nonconforming

Safety Management

A Day In The Life

1. Production Planning and Scheduling
2. Production Process Management
3. Cost Control
4. Quality Management
    

What will help you thrive in this role?

Rich Production Knowledge and Experience

• Be familiar with all aspects of the production process, including raw material processing, assembly, testing, etc. For example, in the electronics manufacturing industry, understanding the whole process from circuit board production to the assembly of the entire machine enables precise arrangement of production links and time.

• Have relevant industry experience and understand the production characteristics and common problems of different products. For instance, in the automotive manufacturing industry, be clear about the production difficulties and quality control points of automotive parts.

Outstanding Organizational and Planning Abilities

• Be able to efficiently formulate production plans by taking into account multiple factors such as the number of orders, delivery deadlines, and equipment production capacity. For example, when receiving a large urgent order, reasonably arrange overtime work and equipment shifts to ensure on-time delivery.

• Effectively organize production resources, including manpower, materials, and financial resources. For instance, allocate workers reasonably according to production tasks to ensure sufficient personnel in each position, while controlling the inventory of raw materials to avoid tying up funds.

Excellent Team Management Abilities

• Be good at motivating employees and improving their work enthusiasm through reward mechanisms, promotion opportunities, etc. For example, set up the Monthly Outstanding Employee Award to recognize employees with excellent performance.

• Possess good communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with different departments (such as procurement, sales, quality control) and employees at different levels. Like communicating with the procurement department about the supply situation of raw materials and with front-line workers about production progress and quality requirements.

Strong Problem-Solving Abilities

• React promptly in the face of unexpected situations in production, such as equipment failures, staff shortages, quality accidents, etc. For example, when equipment suddenly breaks down, be able to quickly contact maintenance personnel and adjust the production plan in a timely manner.

• Be good at analyzing the root causes of problems and taking effective preventive measures to avoid recurrence. For example, after a quality accident occurs, organize cross-departmental meetings, conduct in-depth analysis of the causes, and formulate long-term improvement measures.

Cost Awareness and Financial Management Abilities

• Have a keen cost awareness and be able to reduce production costs through optimizing the production process, reasonable procurement, etc. while ensuring product quality. For example, look for raw material suppliers with better cost performance.

• Understand basic financial knowledge and be able to effectively manage production budgets, cost accounting, etc. For instance, accurately calculate the cost of each production batch to provide a basis for product pricing.