Production Manager

Req ID: 121114
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Johor
City: Senai

**Summary**:
**Detailed Description**:
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

- Manages resources responsible for assembling, testing and repairing products in a manufacturing site generally with fewer than 400 employees.
- Plans, manages and controls department performance by establishing overall direction and priorities.
- Establishes policies and guidelines and evaluates results.
- Establishes production metrics, tracks metrics and sets realistic production goals to maximize throughput.
- Recommends and manages the work unit budget.
- Advocates for and allocates appropriate resources, tools, equipment and support to meet production requirements.
- Acts as an interface between production and other product related functions.
- Drives and promotes quality workmanship and continuous improvement in all manufacturing processes.
- Participates in cross-functional product teams and process improvement groups.

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- In-depth knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit.
- Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
- Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.

**Physical Demands**:

- Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.
- Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- Occasional overnight travel is required.
- Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines

**Typical Experience**:

- Ten to Twelve years of relevant experience

**Typical Education**:

- Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

**Notes**:
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

**COMPANY OVERVIEW**:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.