Career Area:

　　Manufacturing

　　Job Description:

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　　Manager Manufacturing Engineering – Santa Catarina

　　About the Role

　　Leads team responsible for developing and implementing new and improved plant operations including production and manufacturing, maintenance, engineering support, safety, regulatory compliance, distribution and warehousing.

　　What You Will Do

　　• Training and developing teams capable of completing business objectives and perform and support the plant operating functions.

　　• Coordinating tool design, assembly, manufacturing processing, cost estimating, systems planning, layout, standards, releasing, etc.

　　• Coordinating capital projects for process enhancement and to improve customer satisfaction, conducting research and ensuring proper approvals.

　　• Coordinating the installation of new machines and equipment and process changes to provide the most efficient and economical manufacture or assembly of quality parts.

　　What You Have – Skills and Experiences

　　Judgment and Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance.

　　Level Working Knowledge:

　　• Discerns between "signal" and "noise" when considering courses of action.

　　• Selects the right activities to work on from a range of competing priorities.

　　• Stands by decisions in the face of conflict or unexpected outcome.

　　• Makes the transition from evaluation to conclusion readily and in a timely manner.

　　• Revisits decisions when appropriate, but infrequently and without disrupting focus.

　　Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.

　　Level Basic Understanding:

　　• Names several capacity-related measurements and installed tools.

　　• Identifies common capacity constraints and seasonal trends.

　　• Locates internal and external informative sources or proprietary materials about capacity planning & management.

　　• Describes the roles and responsibilities of capacity planners.

　　Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.

　　Level Working Knowledge:

　　• Discusses considerations for work cell design and effectiveness monitoring.

　　• Finds solution for key technical and people problems associated with transformation to lean.

　　• Explains issues and considerations of implementing lean in own function or area.

　　• Selects and utilizes tools, techniques and measurements associated with a lean assessment.

　　• Explains benchmarks and measures of effectiveness of lean.

　　Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.

　　Level Working Knowledge:

　　• Assesses associated phases, activities, deliverables and processes.

　　• Documents relevant standards, policies and practices.

　　• Follows standard manufacturing processes to conduct production activities.

　　• Researches new technologies to be integrated into existing manufacturing process.

　　• Explains tools, techniques and documents used for process monitoring and control.

　　Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.

　　Level Working Knowledge:

　　• Conducts daily maintenance and keeps tracking logs on safety equipment.

　　• Responds to first aid and accident situations following standard procedures.

　　• Inspects manufacturing working environment to find safety violations within a specific area.

　　• Utilizes personal protective equipment required or recommended for manufacturing staff.

　　• Determines appropriate action to take when unsafe conditions are encountered.

　　What is Required

　　University degree

　　Advanced English

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　　Final details

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