Site Leader – Malaysia Datacenter

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The Site Leader has the following duties and is fully accountable for the following areas and performance metrics at the site:

• Prepare site annual plan and budget with BU input.
• Manage site operations and assure compliance activities.
• Engage with BU on SIOP and S&OE.
• Decide targets for manufacturing excellence metrics and KPIs.
• Drive product cost reduction against KPI targets.
• Enhance product quality against KPI targets.
• Execute procurement plans as per SIOP.
• Monitor site-level safety & workforce management metrics against defined targets.
• Drive site-level adoption of standard processes & best practices.
• Manage Quality EH&S Facilities and any site level Legal & Trade Compliance activities.
• Decide resource requirements and hiring plan for upcoming period.
• Design and implement facilities metrics and tracking.
• Identify design and deploy automation capabilities to improve operations at a site (e.g. data automation equipment automation etc.)
• Decide and implement data strategy & governance.
• Decide and implement data infrastructure & systems.
• Decide standard change control processes for manufacturing operations incorporating input from Legal and Compliance at site level.
• Devise & approve a machine downtime scheduling plan for all the critical machines/ tools at the site to maximize utilization.
• Review and approve procurement plans based on SIOP planning Direct Materials.
• Review and approve procurement plans for Indirect Materials.
• Devise approve and implement plans to reduce the total cost of quality that maximizes enterprise profitability.
• Decide relevant training and development programs for site specific capabilities.
• Will serve as a Single point of contact for all updates and communications with Corporate and Regional Leadership for the assigned Site/s.

Education & Experience

• BS in Engineering or technical related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
• 15 years of progressive manufacturing experience preferably currently having same role (Site Leader) in a manufacturing company OR with at least 10 years of increasing management responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong operational experience with the ability to establish and measure KPIs.
• Proven analytical evaluative and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.
• Proven financial acumen.
• Experience in managing continuous improvement projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Possess working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques including Kaizen 5S Visual Management and JIT Lean manufacturing.

Skills

• A visionary with strong leadership skills for integrating engineering quality facilities planning and operations in order to meet the goals of the business and achieve customer satisfaction.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to foster and engage the staff in solving problems quickly and effectively.
• Ability to achieve best-in-class performance through the use of Lean 5S and other tools associated with operational excellence.
• Skilled at developing and implementing aggressive plans in support of company goals.
• Able to execute plans programs and goals motivate and engage the workforce evaluate work accomplishments and provide effective feedback/solutions.
• Ability to deal effectively with differences of opinion to influence to draw ideas from others and to negotiate and mediate.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills and the ability to comprehend and communicate at multiple levels within and outside the organization.
• Skilled at developing relationships and mentoring.
• Set a high standard of ethics professionalism leadership and competency.

Working Conditions

• This role is onsite

CultureCommitment

Ensure adherence to companys values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm Find a Sense of Purpose in Work