Production / Quality Manager.

Our client that deals with auto care and manufacturing is looking to fill the position Production/Quality Manager. The successful candidate MUST have at least 3 years of managerial work experience in production and quality control with good hands-on knowledge of metal fabrication, vehicle parts fitment, vehicle conversion, welding, CKD assembly, spray painting/powder coating and blasting, ROPs and other fabricated accessories.

Key Responsibilities:

Liaise with the Director for the generation of bill of materials (BOM) for new jobs.
Oversee the generation of job orders and scheduling of jobs in production sections.
Set daily tasks targets for each section and ensure the achievement of the same.
Coordinate with stores section stock requirements for job execution.
In liaison with the HR department and Production Director, raise staff disciplinary matters.
Review staff performance daily and participate in scheduled performance appraisal for subordinates.
Ensure health and safety requirements in the workshop are adhered to.
Ensure equipment are well maintained & undertake quarterly tools audits.
Implement company policies, procedures, processes and practises.
Review the quality management policy every year.
Develop Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for each stage of production and ensure staff follows them.
Sample items during production using quality check sheets for each production section.
Promptly raise quality issues with the Management to be addressed.
Involved in the investigation of production re-works, product rejections, customer complaints.
Develop corrective action plans with the Director and oversee its implementation.
Sign off all goods produced by the company as “quality assured” before they are stored/dispatched.
Design product blueprints using AutoCAD software’s and operate the CNC machine and oversee its full roll-out phase.
Maintain soft and hard copies gallery of prototypes done.
Highlight to employee’s quality control points for each production section.
Enforce any other quality control system that may be introduced by the management.
Undertake other duties as may be assigned by the Management.

Qualifications:

Must have a Diploma in mechanical engineering or manufacturing.
Must have over 3 years of managerial work experience in production and quality control.
Must have hands-on knowledge of metal fabrication, vehicle parts fitment, vehicle conversion, welding, CKD assembly, spray painting/powder coating and blasting, ROPs and other fabricated accessories.
Knowledge of continuous improvement processes such as Kaizen.
Ability to interpret drawings and job briefs.
Able to operate the plasma machine and make items to specifications.
Proficiency in using a production module on an ERP system and AutoCAD software.
Good people management skills with the ability to motivate individuals and teams.
Good communicator, able to give feedback and enable upward/downward communication.
Ability to meet deadlines with timely updates on progress.