Engineer, Manufacturing Continuous Improvement

Base in Hanoi
Job Summary

• This person will be responsible to assist reporting manager developing and implementing a culture of continuously improving manufacturing, utilizing lean and automation concepts across the vendor base in order to deliver quantifiable improvements in process, quality and safety, and financial benefits.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead & execute actions that will result in goals and KPIs being achieved and on time under reporting manager's instruction

• Work with vendor responsible to develop, prioritize and implement plans for continuous improvement initiatives

• Facilitates and participates in cross-functional teams with vendors to identify process changes that will improve ability to maximize automation capabilities

• Improve productivity and speed to market in all strategic vendors, without comprising safety and quality standards.

• Particpates lean audit activities and follow-up with every stakeholder for audit improvement

• Prepare & carry out continuous improvement training for factory employees in support of improvement initiatives

• Quantify the results and benefit of continuous improvement

• Ad hoc project from reporting manager

Key Success Measures

• Productivity Improvement and quality enhancement - quantified measurement

• Reduce leadtime/speed to market

• Improve levels of automation capabilities

Qualifications/Experience

• 2 years experience in Continuous Manufacturing deployment and transformation

• Experienced/demonstrated ability to solve problems systematically utilizing scientific methodologies and process focus.

• Capability to plan and drive change in a fast paced and ever changing environment, influence skills essential

• Ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate responsible team and others

• Experienced in Asian Manufacturing of high volume - fast changing consumer products

Job Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and tools (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Value Stream Management, etc.)

• Analytical with strong statistics background

• High proficiency in both written and spoken Chinese and English

Education

• Degree holder in relevant curriculum preferred