Key Purpose

Responsible for direction, strategy, planning & execution of the company's production. Key responsibilities include overseeing the entire production process, ensuring efficient and cost-effective manufacturing of goods or services while maintaining quality standards. This role also involves planning, organizing, and controlling production activities to meet deadlines and budgetary requirements including production team management, optimize processes, and collaborate with other departments.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing & Quality

1. Direct & coordinate production operations which include production, quality, plant engineering & maintenance for hydraulic components & systems and precision machined parts within the company policies & procedures.

2. Prepare the annual manufacturing plan & budget based on the sales plan focusing on capacity utilization, resources allocation, expanding our manufacturing capabilities, efficiency of the manufacturing processes, quality and cost management. Review & roll out action plans during quarterly, monthly forecasts to achieve the targets set.

3. Develop & implement manufacturing methods, techniques and processes which ensure we exceed customer requirements for quality, cost, delivery and development responsiveness / lead times. Cost management will be critical during this activity.

4. Ensure that the planned key performance indicators of efficiency & performance are met or exceeded.

1. Set up and implement standard operating procedure for all production operations and ensure that they are captured in work instructions in our quality management systems. Maintain a standard of performance for each operation and work towards zero defect standards, zero accident safety standards.

2. Analyze trends and market conditions for the present and future pricing, availability, lead time of products & services.

3. Continuously work on reducing inventory carrying levels & increasing inventory turnover ratios.

4. Monitor & analyze trends in company's spending and inventory control in order to make purchasing recommendations for the future, identify areas for possible savings and secure more cost effective & reliable sources of products & services.

5. Co-ordinating with HAWE SE on topics related to production.

6. Operational excellence through continual improvement activity in the manufacturing processes and quality management.

7. Timely service and technical complaint resolution is key to customer satisfaction.

8. Provide training on a continuous basis to upgrade the technical knowledge, skills and capabilities of both reportees and employees especially involved in system technology, service & testing.

Qualifications - Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering/PG