★☆★ Assistant/ Industrial Engineer Manager

* Grade: 10/11
* Manager: Assistant/ General Manager
* Department: IE
1. Plant Layout and Intra-Factory Logistics
• Review overall factory layout (including offices, facilities, etc.), identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend changes as needed.
• Develop tools and processes for effective transportation of materials between various areas of the factory.
• Equip direct reports with key concepts, such as just-in-time and visual management, to identify material transport improvement opportunities.
2. Work Content Reduction
• Train direct team and production team on “motion economy” principles, identifying and implementing opportunities for work content reduction through time and motion studies. Personally be involved in participating in Best Practices meetings to support SMV reduction.
• Train direct team and production team on developing work process aids (e.g. tools to reduce handling or transport motion) to reduce wasted motion.
• Evaluate the work content reduction opportunity and calculate Return-on-Investment (ROI) of new machines recommended by Mechanic Head.
3. Work Process Flow Efficiency
• Refresh production team on concepts such as operator loading, work studies, and visual management to enable them to create the operator loading and re-balance the line for maximum productivity
• Train production team on concepts such as efficient line layout to enable them to design a production line layout which minimizes wasted movement or handling.
4. Continuous Improvement (Kaizen)
• Under the guidance of the Concepts & Standards MS Manager, apply Kaizen tools and systems by implementing projects such as the one-piece-flow production line which have learnings scalable to all production lines. Assist Production Managers in launching projects to drive continuous improvement in their Production Units.
• Work through the Concepts & Standards MS Manager and Regional MS Manager to share new knowledge and learning through continuous improvement with the other Plants across the Group.
5．Ergonomic Work Environment
• Introduce the concept of ergonomics to factory, and train direct reports and IE to identify key opportunities for cost effective ergonomic improvement.
• Hold direct report and IE accountable for training employees on the benefits of ergonomics to ensure the ergonomics standards are followed.
6. Incentive Schemes
• Recommend to GM an incentive scheme for operators which will generate max. productivity gains for minimum possible cost increase
• Monitor the implementation of the approved incentives schemes to ensure that the incentive schemes are not abused. Take appropriate actions to address issues in the incentives schemes as appropriate
7. Functional Leadership of IE
• Work with Production Managers and HR Manager to forecast the future IE manpower needs, recruit qualified candidates and approved their hiring as needed.
• Provide necessary technical/ functional training to continually upgrade the skill level of IE.
• Develop a methodology for assessing the skill level of each IE.
• Communicate the skill level assessment results to Production Manager as input to the salary and career progression of IE. Make final decision on any de-selection.
8. Managerial Leadership of Immediate Team
• Communicate the “big picture” context in which direct reports need to plan and execute work (e.g. world, country, industry, Group, customer and inter-departmental considerations)
• Establish process for meeting regularly and holding direct reports accountable for effective and collaborative teamwork between departments, at their level.
• Agree on SMART goals and assignments with individual direct reports and provide continuous managerial guidance and feedback. Provide support for enhancing performance in the current role, conduct weekly progress reviews and determine year-end performance appraisal ratings.
• Assess the strengths and development needs of direct reports and coach them in developing their technical and managerial abilities in their current jobs and in line with their role and responsibilities.
• Provide differential recognition and recommendations for reward incentives for direct reports (pay, promotion, development opportunities.)
• Recommend re-assignment or termination of direct reports where appropriate, supported by a fair “due process” program.

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