Head Production China

Head Production China performs the following activities: Production Management, Operation Standard System & WCOps management, Personnel & Training Responsibilities, Production Planning & Budgeting.

Production Management                                                                                                                   

• Ensure a cost effective and quality compliance production of Oetiker products
• Develops manufacturing objectives consistent with existing sales, projected sales forecasts and inventory requirements, contributes to DIO in reasonable level as required
• Ensure the timely delivery
• Build safety working culture and environment to ensure employee safety and health
• Plan and monitor all production activities against business plan and corporate directives
• Work with peers to jointly plan resources (people, equipment, material) to optimize production
• Plan, co-ordinate and implement corrective actions where deviations from plan occur
• Ensure compliance with Corporate Management manual, process manuals TS16949, ISO 14001/45001 EMS and safety requirements
• Review, approve and implement changes to production policies and procedures
• Review results of production and financial reports to determine the effectiveness in meeting    business plan objectives                                                                                                                                      

Operation Standard System & WCOps Management                                                  

• Develop and sustain operation standard system
• Initiates various programs that lead to improvements on quality, costs and overall efficiency of operation
• Evaluates and improves manufacturing methods, layouts, equipment and technology
• Review and create operation standard documentation when appropriate
• Develop and provide operation standards training methodology
• Initiate and sustain qualification and certification training
• Evaluation and audit of operation standard practices
• Ensure WCOps implementation
• Identify the automation opportunities in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing

Personnel & Training Responsibilities                                                                                                  

• Prepare and conduct six months job reviews and annual performance appraisals
• Identify manpower / training requirements 
• Provide or coordinate on-job training, manage qualification and requalification
• Recommend selection and dismissal of staff
• Administer time & attendance and overtime hours to meet production requirements.

Business Planning and Budgeting

• Work with peers/subordinate to jointly establish business plan objectives  and the supporting plans which include:

            - Capacity planning

            - Production Planning

            - Quality planning

            - Resources planning (people, equipment, material)

            - Annual departmental budgets (capital and expense)

• Review results and establish production directives
• Monitor compliance to customers and Corporate quality objectives

• Using market opportunities feedback, develop production and maintenance strategies

• Determine equipment, tooling and facilities requirements to support production and product development plan
• Determine opportunities for technology advancements