Production Process Manager

Impact In This Role

Your role as the Production Process Manager will be to oversee the end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle, from the initial pre-sales quoting phase through to post-sale mass production and Lifecycle Management (LCM). You will establish highly efficient manufacturing systems, optimize direct labor costs through line balancing, and ensure top-tier product maturity. By applying LEAN principles and driving continuous improvement, you will play a critical role in ensuring 100% on-time delivery and maximizing production yield.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Pre-sales Responsibilities:

  • RFQ Assessment: Assess assembly files coming in from customers at the Request for Quote (RFQ) stages and generate the required manufacturing workflow.
  • Line Balancing & Labor Costing: Conduct line-balancing studies and assess required assembly time by calculating each motion, translating that data directly into direct labor costs.
  • CAPEX Assessment: Assess the required Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for production line-related Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) costs.
  • LEAN Optimization: Apply LEAN principles to optimize costs wherever possible to provide highly competitive and optimized RFQ packages.

  Post-sale Responsibilities:

  • Training & Readiness: Act as the lead for operator training and line readiness for any given assembly program during NPI.
  • PFMEA Leadership: Lead Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) efforts alongside the PMO (TPM and Quality) to maintain a high Product Maturity Index through the first production run and into LCM.
  • Documentation: Generate Work Instructions (WI) and all other required production documents.
  • Tooling & Validation: Drive jigs and fixtures design and validation.
  • Pilot Builds: Execute production line validation through successful pilot builds.
  • OEE Assessment: Conduct Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) assessments to ensure line efficiency.
  • Lifecycle Management (LCM): Lead LCM responsibilities independently from the PMO once a program heads into the LCM stages.

Desired Traits

• 10+ years of experience in automotive component development, production line setup, and equipment management.
• Proven track record in end-to-end NPI-to-mass-production lifecycle management, with a history of achieving zero customer complaints.
• Strong technical skills, including advanced CAD/CAM proficiency and IATF 16949 auditing expertise.
• Business-level Japanese language proficiency (N2 level) for seamless communication with Japanese headquarters or partners.
• English proficiency in reading and writing.
• Excellent leadership skills with experience managing teams of 20+ members and fostering a continuous learning culture.

Perks and Benefits

• Housing fund, and social insurance, commercial insurance for employee and your child
• Annual leave, paid sick leave
• Team celebrations
• Annual training opportunities including English learning, technical skills certifications,
• Yearly health check-up
• And much, much more!

Interested in learning more?  We look forward to hearing from you soon.