Technical Manager

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Manager to lead and develop the Technical Department within a high-precision manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for driving technical strategy, engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and supporting business growth through effective management of people, processes, machinery, and technology.
Key responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and develop the Technical Department to ensure high performance, efficiency, and alignment with the company's strategy, production requirements, and operational objectives.
- Plan, organize, and control departmental activities while mentoring and supporting team members to enhance technical capability and professional growth.
- Manage departmental workforce planning including recruitment, training, performance appraisal, discipline, and motivation to ensure sufficient technical capacity to meet business demands.
- Develop and implement technical strategies to support the company's long-term manufacturing capability and continuous growth.
- Evaluate, plan, and manage the acquisition of new machinery, tooling, and equipment to meet production demand and technological advancement.
- Oversee installation, commissioning, and tooling setup of new machinery and ensure optimal performance of existing equipment.
- Ensure all equipment, systems, and software remain up to date, efficient, and compliant with current industry standards.
- Prepare and manage the department's annual operational and capital expenditure budgets.
- Monitor departmental financial performance and control expenses to achieve budget targets.
- Support manufacturing operations to meet budgeted financial performance and productivity objectives.
- Provide engineering and technical support to the Production Department to ensure efficient manufacturing processes and achievement of weekly and monthly production targets.
- Ensure timely preparation of job instruction sheets, job cards, tooling specifications, and CAD/CAM programs required for production to meet weekly and monthly production targets and provide engineer/technical support to production department.
- Coordinate tool room activities and oversee the design and specification of tooling and fixtures.
- Work closely with quality and production teams to improve machining processes, productivity, and product quality.
- Review and evaluate new RFQs (Request for Quotation) to assess machining feasibility and compliance with customer specifications.
- Prepare accurate and competitive product cost estimations in coordination with Sales and Finance Departments.
- Lead new product development initiatives and manage related projects to ensure timely introduction of new products into production.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure project milestones, technical requirements, and delivery timelines are achieved.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize manufacturing processes, enhance productivity, operational effectiveness, and reduce costs.
- Analyze closed production order variances and identify root causes for positive or negative manufacturing variances.
- Work closely with the Supply Chain Department to establish technical and quality requirements for external suppliers.
- Collaborate with Production, Quality, Sales, and other departments to ensure smooth operations and achievement of company objectives.
- Develop and implement technical training programs through external providers, vendors, and internal experts.
- Enhance workforce capabilities in CNC machining processes, cutting technologies, CAD/CAM programming, and product knowledge.
- Ensure strict compliance with company policies, ethical standards, and confidentiality requirements.
- Provide monthly reporting and commentary for insertion into monthly reporting on technical department activities.
- Manage, involve in recruitment process, train, develop, appraise, discipline, and motivate personnel to ensure technical department maintains and grows throughput capacity consistent with business objectives (budget), strategy and mission.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the General Director.