The purpose of this position is to supervise shift operations of Value stream / Sub Value streams, manage & motivates shop-floor associates, facilitates efficient value creation, mentors entry level associates, coaches & develop associates, ensure conformance to safety, quality & shop-floor standards, maintain IR & shop floor discipline, follow deviation management & continuous improvement to achieve targeted operational results.
Production Management
Organize production setup as per production schedule, assign task to associates, follow standard procedures,
methods, BPS & work instructions, adapt & steer primary production activities to fulfil SQCD targets of the shift. Responsible for Vacuum hardening, case carbonizing, through hardening and cleaning process. Follow HTSA CQI9 guideline and Quality Systems
Daily shop Management
Conduct & document checks / LPC to ensure conformance to safety, quality & shop-floor standards. Record shift
events (attendance, breakdowns, quality issues, criticality, performance, etc). Summarize shift events & performance and handover to next shift FLM to ensure seamless production continuity.
Performance Management
Track production performance and efficiency KPI (OEE, FPY, scrap, tool life, levelling, fulfilment, etc.), identify and record deviations, collaborate with CFT members or escalate impediments to define & ensure execution of corrective actions to restore & stabilize targeted performance conditions
Communication & collaboration
Organize & lead daily meetings (shift, SQCD, etc) with associates, CFT members, managers, vendors, etc, to
communicate relevant topics, e.g. company initiatives, goals, challenges & success, projects, discipline,
performance, etc, to uphold transparency, productivity & good working relationship.
Employee & industrial relation
Engage proactively with associates to sustain an open forum for them to voice their concerns, grievances, etc.
Clarify, advice, counsel, resolve or raise topics to superiors in a fair, transparent & amicable manner to safe guard
interests of associates & management and build a progressive work environment.
Continuous improvement and change initiatives
Motivate and coach associates into active engagement of learning, problem-solving & identifying potentials in
manufacturing for Kaizens, suggestions on SQCD to enable operational excellence. Implement organizational change initiatives to bring transformational improvements to VS performance.
Coaching & skill development
Organize and train new associates for the production lines. Track & monitor skill levels of existing associates. Organize, train and coach them to understand the requirements and reasons behind various processes, procedures & controls planned to ensure safety, efficiency and defect free production.
Process management
Follow defined manufacturing process standards i.e. drawings, PDS, SPC, PFEP, Gauge validity and conduct
checks to confirm release of manufacturing during Shift start / Change over and execute defined deviation
management if needed to ensure defect free production.
Management reporting
Compile, consolidate and report shop floor deliverables e.g. SAP reporting, input hours, rejection qty, down-times, to enable management to visualize actual performance e.g. cost review, inventory, order tracking, associate payment, maintenance, budgets, etc. to accordingly steer business performance.