Production Manager- Footwear

- Directing and controlling the production departments activities to achieve targets for quantity, quality, productivity and on time delivery with minimum production costs, in order to satisfy customer requirements
- Management of the production departments inclusive production planning, labor, and production lines, equipment at production department
- Calculate the productivity of the production, analyse the production capacity and collect information concerning human and technological resources. Establish the manufacturing layout. Balance the production lines. Calculate the productivity ratios to be used as a basis for decision-making inside the company. Follow the entire footwear and leather goods production and make adjustments to the work methods and operative times according to the technical specification of the model, human resources and equipment. Optimise the production lines and increase the productivity.
- Design the manufacturing process for each footwear model. Plan the stages of manufacturing and operations for production. Plan the usage of materials and footwear components. Select machines and equipment. Plan the workforce. Calculate direct and indirect costs associated with manufacturing. Plan the maintenance of machines and equipment.
- Plan, organise and monitor logistics and supply chain activities based on the footwear or leather goods companys main objectives regarding quality, cost, delivery, and flexibility.
- Create, test and verify prototypes or samples of footwear against a predefined set of criteria throughout all stages of the manufacturing process. Revise the initial design concepts and implement technical improvements.
- Embrace a leadership role in the organisation and with colleagues as to provide coaching and direction to subordinates aiming at the achievement of specific objectives.
- Plan the production according to the company’s objectives, deadlines and available resources. Distribute, coordinate and control all activities and the various production phases using information from technical sheets and organisation and methods. Strive to optimise quality, productivity and safety. Collaborate with all linked departments. Report on production, quality, productivity deviations and propose corrective measures.
- Assess the environmental impact of footwear manufacture and minimise environmental risks. Reduce environmentally harmful work practices in different stages of the footwear manufacturing.
- Innovate and create in the sector. Evaluate new ideas and concepts to turn them into marketable products. Use entrepreneurial thinking in all stages of the product and process development to identify new business opportunities for the targeted markets.
- Provide support as required for ‘Lean Manufacturing’ project to reduce non-direct processes.
- Determine the most efficient sequence of operations and work flow.
- Conduct studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control and production record systems
- Developing and implementing an action plan for lean process improvement.
- Working with management to identify, develop and implement continuous improvement projects, cost reductions, product quality enhancements, and process effectiveness improvement.
- Evaluate lean tools and activities including 5S, TPM, Cell Layout and Line Balancing and Kaizen events.
- Conduct process analysis and build company process flow chart
- Conduct time motion study on manufacturing operations
- Build, implement and Standardize the operations
- Securing and continuously improvement of productivity and the product quality.
- Responsible for training, coaching and supporting production team in terms of work Procedure, Work Instruction, work list, hygiene of factory.

Experience
- 6+ years’ working in manufacturing company with at least 4 years’ working as a manager role in footwear.
- Experiences with Lean, Kaizen, CI and Tools (A3, SixSigma…)
Skills
- Strong leadership and project management
- Good in teamwork
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively and be flexible
- Strong and proven communication skills
- Detail and solution oriented
- Ability to problem solve effectively
- Use IT tools which support for the job very well
Knowledge
- Footwear manufacturing & process technology.
- Footwear quality
- Pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear
- Footwear materials such as the characteristics, components, advantages and limitations of a wide range of materials used in footwear production
- Health and safety in the workplace
- Manual cutting processes: Cutting rules, variance of the material properties on its surface and elongation directions of the product.
- Procedures and methods in chemical and mechanical processing of materials
- Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.
- Lean, Kaizen, CI and Tools (A3, SixSigma…)

- Thưởng lương tháng 13, thưởng KPI
- Bảo hiểm sức khỏe cho bản thân và 3 người thân trong gia đình
- Phụ cấp điện thoại 500.000/tháng

Công ty TNHH Ortholite Việt Nam là doanh nghiệp 100% vốn đầu tư của Mỹ , chuyên sản xuất đế lót giày với dây chuyền công nghệ hiện đại. Ortholite Việt Nam chính thức thành lập nhà máy tại bình dương vào 16 / 1 / 2013 . Được tọa lạc tại TX Thuận An, Bình Dương . Công ty Ortholite có tổng diện tích 7.280 m2.

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