Technical Manager - Welding - Working in Haiphong

Responsible for leading the overall performance of equipment and technical activities of Aluminum Casting Factory - VinFast Supplier Park through direct reports and, by extension, Manufacturing Engineering.

• Build and manage the Engineering department, taking full responsibility for the Department KPIs

• Lead a predictive maintenance program which provides benchmark uptime levels for production equipment.

• Drive an analytical and statistical approach to maintenance activities and resources.

• Develop a whole-of-life asset management program for equipment.

• Introduce an Operator Maintenance program to reduce breakdown response time.

• Ensure risk reduction tools such as PFMEA and SFMEA are used to identify and eliminate high risk activities, especially during changes to equipment.

• Lead safety initiatives while ensuring safe work practises and compliance to all local regulatory guidelines are met.

• Lead and support all activities to ensure overall business objectives and targets are met or exceeded.

• Lead and support production launch activities to ensure a quality and competitive start-up.

• Drive a right first time approach by effectively buying out and trialing equipment.

• Ensure that all programs meet the three measures of a successful vehicle launch: on time, excellent quality and meeting and/or exceeding program financial targets.

• Select, develop and train technical and maintenance team members to ensure technical competency is maintained.

• Effectively train, coach and support team members in problem solving and resolution activities.

• Establish people development as a core value to develop future leaders and grow organisational capability.

• Empower and support teams to improve their work environment through the understanding of lean manufacturing systems and the elimination of constraints.

• Support strategies to increase production at minimum cost and reduce structural cost activities.