Job Summary
The job holder is the Production Director at ECCO (Thailand), reporting to the Managing Director. He/ She is responsible, comprising but not limiting to work study, upper and shoe production, quality control, engineering and general maintenance.
This position is expected to provide sound production advice to the Unit's management team in strategic decision making to ensure high level of operation efficiency.
Duties And Responsibilities
General Production Management Responsibilities
- Primarily responsible for the management and development of all the teams under the Production Department within the factory. Provide consistent, homogeny and clear directions to subordinates and responsible for their functional activities;
- Responsible for overall production function efficiency and production capability. Ensure day-to-day production schedules are set for optimal par levels and timely delivery of product.
- Direct all tasks under the production division within the confinement of the Group’s CoC, guidelines, system and procedures and in accordance with local law and regulations;
- Apply knowledge of processes, equipment and system capability to lead the production function to ensure that all products are produced as efficiently as possible, on time, minimizing cost and with superior quality. Ensure production team has a continuous performance and process improvement program. Oversee new equipment acquisition and installation, and identify areas for process improvement. Ensure production activities are being carried out maximizing quality, delivery and cost performance;
- Safeguard the company’s financial and non-financial assets;
- Define, monitor and manage annual operating plans and budget for the production function, including planning, forecasting and capacity management processes to achieve optimum production output. Lead problem-solving efforts through the facilitation of team meetings. Coordinate issues of mutual impact with other production units and HQ;
- Participate in HQ’s conferences as required;
- Participate in and contribute to board meetings;
- Cooperate with other division directors and foster teamwork among division managers to achieve set business goals
- Provide direction and emphasis to create a safe, clean production environment, in compliance to all environment, health and safety guidelines.
Competent Production Pipeline Building
- Primarily responsible for the competency of the production positions in the factory.
- Ensure there is a constant staff development to ensure the production line has the right number of people with the right production/technical skills, experience and competence in the right positions at the right time to do the right things.
- Supervise, train, develop and evaluate various direct reports, co-ordinate communication and cooperate between production team departments.
Any other company projects and tasks assigned where necessary.
Requirements
- Relevant progressive shoe production and/or technical working experience from operational to managerial role, over a span of 10 years or more.
- Possess a university degree Bachelor or Master Degree with a major in production engineering or shoe technical or business administration.
- In-depth knowledge of shoe production and process
- Good knowledge of shoe production technology
- In-depth business process knowledge
- Good knowledge of project management principles
ABOUT ECCO:
ECCO is characterized by an international organization, with many nationalities in many countries. We aim at reflecting the same multi-cultural culture across the organization. All qualified applications are therefore very welcome, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, age or ethnical background.
For more information on this position, please contact Phenrat Visetpricha, ECCO Shoes (Thailand) Co., Ltd, on telephone +66 35 958 560. Apply as soon as possible at enter.ecco.com, as we stop the search when the right candidate shows up.