Our client is a German family-owned company and a leading manufacturer (a typical German “Hidden Champion”) of special measurement instruments. For its factory in Changzhou, China, we are looking for a Operation Manager (Plant Manager, Factory Manager).

Asia-Pacific Management Consutling GmbH (APMC) in Düssedorf, Germany is a renowned consultancy specialized in cross-border projects between Europe/Germany and Asia/China. Headquartered in Duesseldorf (Gemany) and an asianwide presence, we supported more than 600 European/German clients in China/Asia since 1997. For more information, please see https://www.asia-pacific.de/en/

Strategic development

• Develop 3-5 year growth perspective (together with BoD)
• Annual planning, budgeting
• Development new products (together with German headquarter)
• Introduction, ramp up of new products

Day to day management of the production facility

• Management of the assembly lines (one shift, currently 25 workers) with all related matters (personnel, procurement etc.)
• Quality assurance (see below)
• Ramp up of production capacity
• Permanent productivity improvements

Supervision of the engineering

• Redesign engineering process to the German PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) standards
• Ensure compliance to requirement specifications, strict release management, strict test routines, adherence to timelines, quality,
• Regular, consistent, unambiguous communication to and interaction with German headquarter staff
• Enable production introduction of new products without any timing, performance or quality compromises
• Enable continuity and know-how development in the engineering department, e.g. by regular personnel exchange with headquarter

Quality assurance: 

• Introduction and management of a hard-line quality management system both for production and engineering
• Incoming goods inspection, in particular from local Chinese vendors
• Quality assurance within production
• Outgoing goods inspection
• 8D (Eight Disciplines of Problem Solving) error rout cause analysis and corrective actions
• Strict adherence to German PLM and quality standards in the engineering department

Exchange with German headquarter

• Weekly video conference
• Monthly forecast planning with German headquarter
• On demand communication
• At least one personal visit in Germany per year
• Every 2-3 months a one-week visit of German experts (e.g. Product Management, Quality, Engineering) to Changzhou (after Corona restrictions)

Qualification/Background

• Engineering or similar degree
• 3-5 years working experience in an international manufacturing environment in China (preferable at German factory) with measurable results
• 3-5 years of working experience within quality department, engineering, production planning, manufacturing line management or similar with measurable results
• Clear leadership potential
• Solid English knowledge (speech and read/writing)

Targets/Measures

• Quality of both production and engineering
• Output, sales, productivity, EBIT of production
• Growth enabling, i.e. doubling of sales every 3-4 years

Please send your English resume to factory@apmc.de

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