Production Manager
Title:
Production ManagerType:
Full Time PermanentStart Date:
ASAPSkills:
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Over 5-years’ experience working with Asian consumer electronics manufacturing
- Experience working with Tier 1 contract manufacturers e.g. Flextronics, Jabil etc.
- Production engineering or technical consumer electronics background would be an advantage
- Significant experience working within a fast paced entrepreneurial technology based business
- Ability to establish process and lead a team to ensure quality objectives are fulfilled
- Good communication & strong leadership
- Understanding of the Chinese language and culture an advantage
- Experience of working with factories in the far East and China
Description:
JOB PURPOSE:
As the Production Manager, you will lead the manufacturing process in alignment with company strategies and goals and ensure standards of quality, delivery and business practices are achieved and maintained. You will be responsible principally for the manufacture of wearable tech products and as such you should have prior experience of the manufacture of consumer electronics, and the production, testing, assembly and related processes involved. You will work closely with our in house design and engineering team, as well as work with 3rd party hardware and software teams, culminating in manufacture at a Tier 1 Contract Manufacturer.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Head up and oversee the day to day management of the production team. This will include shaping and planning all production activities, team workflow, team development and performance.
- Responsible for and manage all aspects of manufacture, being principle manager of Contract Manufacturer
- Planning and management of all inventory, including planning and purchasing through to assembly and delivery
- Constantly monitoring the production processes and adjusting the schedules to ensure all products are produced on time and of a high quality
- Ensure production processes, equipment, facilities and the working environment are all conducive to producing high quality products
- Liaise and work with engineering and sales teams to develop efficient transitions from product development into manufacturing against sales demand.
- Analyse costs on an ongoing basis, and drive cost down activities
- Identify and evaluate supplier capabilities to maximise business potential
- Ensure that the production team deploy best practice across the company and to deliver accurate and meaningful reporting on production metrics
- Ensure factories are meeting quality targets and output requirements
- Drive initiatives to meet the KPI’s set by the company by putting in place the needed production capacity, resources and systems, including quality
- Directly manage resolution of production issues so as to minimise impact to production output and quality.
- Should expect and be available for frequent travel to China (may be intense travel in the short term)
- Perform additional duties and assignments as requested
