Site Leader – Malaysia Datacenter

Description

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 KPI's.
• 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

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company's 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

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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