Production Manager - Cable Making Business

R&D Product Development Engineer II

Product Development Engineering (Mechanical)

121779/118601 Office Staff R&D/Product DVL Engineer (Relays)

Responsibilities: Policies, Compliance &amp; Governance <ul><li>Develop and implement manufacturing policies and procedures in compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and customer-specific requirements (e.g., automotive, industrial).</li><li>Ensure full alignment with the organization principles and drive governance across production operations.</li><li>Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability to support a high-performance culture.</li><li>Drive compliance in EHS, quality systems, and corporate policies.</li></ul> Strategy, Demand &amp; Capacity Planning <ul><li>Lead SIOP (Sales, Inventory &amp; Operations Planning) alignment with cross-functional teams (planning, procurement, engineering).</li><li>Own demand forecasting translation into executable production plans.</li><li>Drive capacity planning, including labor, equipment, and tooling readiness for NPI and ramp.</li><li>Develop and manage annual operating plans (AOP), budgets, and KPI targets aligned with plant and segment goals.</li></ul> Production Planning &amp; Execution <ul><li>Oversee detailed production scheduling to meet customer delivery (OTD) and lead-time targets.</li><li>Ensure seamless coordination between planning, material availability, and shopfloor execution.</li><li>Drive daily management using tiered accountability (e.g., SQDC boards) to close gaps quickly.</li><li>Lead ramp readiness and execution for new programs and volume increases.</li></ul> Operations &amp; Value Stream Management <ul><li>Lead Value Stream (VS) performance to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) targets.</li><li>Drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing and company tools (e.g., VSM, QCO, standard work, visual management).</li><li>Ensure strong quality control and assurance, including FPY, scrap reduction, and customer complaint resolution.</li><li>Lead structured problem-solving (8D, A3) for manufacturing and quality issues.</li><li>Ensure STR (Short-Term Recovery) discipline for gap closure.</li></ul> Inventory, Materials &amp; Resource Optimization <ul><li>Drive inventory management aligned with company working capital targets (DOH, turns).</li><li>Ensure material availability while minimizing excess and obsolescence.</li><li>Optimize resource allocation (labor, equipment, floor space) to maximize productivity and efficiency.</li></ul> Cost Management &amp; Productivity <ul><li>Own and deliver cost commitments including productivity, conversion cost, and budget adherence.</li><li>Drive cost reduction through Kaizen, waste elimination, labor productivity, and process optimization.</li><li>Support make vs. buy decisions and footprint optimization where applicable.</li></ul> Maintenance &amp; Equipment Reliability <ul><li>Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure high equipment uptime (OEE focus).</li><li>Implement preventive and predictive maintenance systems aligned with company standards.</li><li>Support equipment qualification, automation, and digitalization initiatives.</li></ul> People Leadership &amp; Talent Development <ul><li>Build and lead a high-performing, engaged production team.</li><li>Develop frontline leaders (supervisors, VS leaders) in Lean, and leadership capability.</li><li>Drive performance management, succession planning, and talent retention.</li><li>Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.</li></ul> Continuous Improvement &amp; Deployment <ul><li>Lead and sustain company deployment across production areas.</li><li>Execute continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen, Tebit savings, CI projects) to improve SQDC performance.</li><li>Promote best practice sharing across value streams and plants.</li></ul> Technology &amp; NPI Support <ul><li>Collaborate with Engineering on NPI, process validation, and industrialization.</li><li>Support DFM/DFA and process capability improvement.</li><li>Drive adoption of new manufacturing technologies and automation to enhance competitiveness.</li></ul> Operational Flexibility <ul><li>Demonstrate flexibility to support shift operations, ramp-up activities, and critical business needs, including off-hours leadership presence when required.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Min 8-10 years working experience in an MNC with responsibilities in production operations.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong exposure to Contract Manufacturing operations.&nbsp;</li><li>SAP knowledge is an added advantage.&nbsp;</li><li>Cable manufacturing exposure is an added advantage.&nbsp;</li><li>Proven ability in People Management.&nbsp;</li><li>Hands-on experience in NPI, ramp up activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated team leadership skills with the ability to drive operational excellence.</li><li>Travelling 20% required for product knowledge transfer.</li><li>Fluent in English &amp; Malay (verbal and written)</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Design &amp; Development of automotive products like Connectors, Header, Terminals, Automotive components.&nbsp;</li><li>Interact directly with customers / Sales and Marketing team to identify key Product Technical requirements / deliverables and establish product specifications to fulfil customer requirements in handling new concepts / quotations.</li><li>To lead and drive complex new product development products starting from concepts generation, DFMEA, DFM/DFA, prototyping &amp; testing.</li><li>To generate 3D CAD models &amp; 2D drawings in PTC Creo for Connector, Terminal, Header &amp; other auto components.&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for creating test specifications, deciding test methods, DVP Preparations &amp; testing and validation.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>B.E (Mechanical)</li><li>Minimum 2 to 9 years of hands-on experience in automotive plastic components development (preferably Connectors).</li><li>Good Experience in Product validation and testing (DV / PV) of automotive products.</li><li>Exposure to manufacturing processes like Injection molding, stamping, Manufacturing and assembly etc.</li><li>Exposure to APQP &amp; PPAP activities.</li><li>Exposure to Design review processes like DFEMA / DFA / DFM / FEA etc.,</li><li>Exposure to IATF 16949 / TS 16949.</li><li>Problem solving and critical thinking.</li><li>Good CAD Modelling skills (Pro-E / Creo), AutoCAD.</li><li>Strong 2D drawing drafting skills.</li><li>Good working knowledge on GD&amp;T &amp; Tolerance Stack up analysis.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Designing and developing new products to meet customer requirements within scope, schedule, and budget constraints by following company LeanPD process.</li><li>Innovating original ideas and design proposal for new products, studying the feasibility of customer specifications.</li><li>Leading new product technical data output, such as: 3D, 2D drawing and Design objective.&nbsp;</li><li>Initiating product design document, such as: PRD, DV/PV plan, Product review, Initial BOM, DFMEA and Significant Characteristic.&nbsp;</li><li>Leading product design review with function team and technical review with customer, and communicating with supplier feasibility study of components material.&nbsp;</li><li>Performing engineering calculations to analyze and describe product to ensure robust design with economic cost.</li><li>Working with FAI approvals, technical risk analysis, supporting 8D report and 5 WHY analysis, judging manufacturing deviations and making decisions on deviation acceptance.</li><li>Improving and enlarging existing products, quality improve and manufacture engineering support. Helping resolve technical problems or providing solutions of avoiding problems to ensure accurate implementation of production.</li><li>Understanding product testing procedures and equipment, reviewing evaluation or test report and confirming accuracy of report contents to ensure product meets quality specification.</li><li>Reviewing patent searches to evaluate patentability of proposed designs to ensure that others patents are not infringed upon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Providing innovative solutions to reduce product cost, improving product quality, and improving process efficiency, documents and communicates potential IP to ensure TEs IP is protected.</li><li>Providing technical support to customers and Sales Engineers to ensure proper application of products in the field.</li></ul> Requirements: Education:&nbsp; <ul><li>B.S. of Engineering or Master or PHD, Mechanical Engineering preferred.</li></ul> Qualification &amp; Certification: <ul><li>Ability to perform complicated product development.</li><li>Be familiar with the customers requirements and transforms them into design objectives through communication with the customer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Be familiar with related automotive standards such as USCAR, SAE,LV15, etc.</li><li>English good.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>B.S. of Engineering with 5 or more years of experience or Masters of Science with 2 or years of experience or PHD</li><li>More than 2 years HV Connector Design related experience.</li></ul> Technical Skill &amp; Competencies: <ul><li>Be familiar with product development process and related product manufacturing process.</li><li>Understanding of special characteristic significance for customer and TE</li><li>Understanding of basic automotive industry core tools, such as APQP, FMEA and PPAP.</li><li>A complete understanding and wide application of technical theories, principles, engineering tools and techniques, such as: GD&amp;T, DFM, DFA, DFSS, etc.</li><li>Ability to skillful use Cero software and drawing design, tolerance calculation.</li><li>Familiar with stamping, plating, molding, assembly and machine Application process.</li><li>Understanding of relevant technical standards and law regulations.</li><li>Ability to build strong internal/external working relationship.</li><li>Effective Interacts and communication within the team.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Designing and developing new products to meet customer requirements within scope, schedule, and budget constraints by following company Lean PD process.</li><li>Innovating original ideas and design proposal for new products, studying the feasibility of customer specifications.</li><li>Leading new product technical data output, such as: 3D, 2D drawing and Design objective.&nbsp;</li><li>Initiating product design document, such as: PRD, DV/PV plan, Product review, Initial BOM, DFMEA and Significant Characteristic.&nbsp;</li><li>Leading product design review with function team and technical review with customer, and communicating with supplier feasibility study of components material.&nbsp;</li><li>Performing engineering calculations to analyze and describe product to ensure robust design with economic cost.</li><li>Working with FAI approvals, technical risk analysis, supporting 8D report and 5 WHY analysis, judging manufacturing deviations and making decisions on deviation acceptance.</li><li>Improving and enlarging existing products, quality improve and manufacture engineering support. Helping resolve technical problems or providing solutions of avoiding problems to ensure accurate implementation of production.</li><li>Understanding HV contactors testing procedures and equipment, reviewing evaluation or test report and confirming accuracy of report contents to ensure product meets quality specification.</li><li>Reviewing patent searches to evaluate patentability of proposed designs to ensure that others patents are not infringed upon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Providing innovative solutions to reduce product cost, improving product quality, and improving process efficiency, documents and communicates potential IP to ensure company IP is protected.</li><li>Providing technical support to customers and Sales Engineers to ensure proper application of products in the field.</li><li>Lead and guide junior engineers to finish comprehensive task, work out design guidelines and lesson learned.</li></ul> Requirements: Education: <ul><li>Bachelor degree or above</li><li>Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering preferred</li></ul> Qualification &amp; Certification: <ul><li>CET-6 or equivalent Level</li><li>6 Sigma Black Belt is a plus</li><li>Be familiar with related automotive standards such as IEC61810 and IEC60664 , LV124 etc.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>At least 5 years of relevant work experience for bachelors, at least 3 years of relevant work experience for masters.</li><li>More than 3 years of experience in contactor design and manufacturing, with successful cases of independent of contactor design</li><li>Familiar with the project development process and related document output in the automotive industry</li></ul> Technical Skill &amp; Competencies: <ul><li>Be familiar with product development process and HV Contactor manufacturing process.</li><li>Understanding of special characteristic significance for customer and TE</li><li>Understanding of basic automotive industry core tools, such as APQP, FMEA and PPAP.</li><li>The completed understanding and wide application of technical theories, principles, engineering tools and techniques, such as: GD&amp;T, DFM, DFA, DFSS, etc.</li><li>Ability to skillful use Creo software and drawing design, tolerance calculation.</li><li>Familiar with key knowledge of high-voltage contactor development, such as coil and electromagnetic system design, Electrical contact design, arc extinguishing design, auxiliary contact design and integration</li><li>design with circuit breaker, etc</li><li>Understanding of relevant technical standards and law regulations.</li><li>Ability to build strong internal/external working relationship.</li><li>Effective Interacts and communication within the team.</li><li>Familiar with Energy-saving contactor circuit design (PWM &amp; dual coil), the matching test of contactor and fuse.</li><li>Familiar with the relevant process of contactor production and the setting of process parameters</li><li>Have certain project management ability to ensure the timely and high-quality completion of the project</li></ul>

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