Regional role to drive enhancement of factory in APAC and designated area as requested by head office (MID, Japan) As a team member of Manufacturing Innovation Centre, to analyze factory's operation and find gaps in their processes.
Key duties include: -
1. Enhancement of production operation (Industrial engineering, site survey, factory diagnosis & implement activities including digitalization of factory/processes).
2. Drive digital transformation roadmap with digitalization use cases, IT Infrastructure, Data connectivity, leveraging technologies like smart / flexible automation, paperless manufacturing, BI tools, AR / VR, Big data analytics.
3. Support product cost working group, assure parts quality, thru’ enhancement of production cost structure, product planning & development process. (Cost ITAKONA WG collaboration)
4. Organize & conduct training/seminar as part of our team effort towards digital transformation and enhancement of factory activity.
5. Some level of administrative work required as part of MIC operation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field will be appropriate. Diploma with extensive experience may be considered.
- 3-5 years’ experience in factory enhancement activities and digital transformation.
- Able to understand product development process, manufacturing process, digital transformation (including understanding of Big Data Analytics, AI etc.)
- Good IT knowledge and experience in OT environment (manufacturing).
- Individuals with experience of programming languages like Python, Java, C++, or SQL will be an added advantage.
- A team player, self-motivated, innovative & agile. Possesses critical thinking abilities in order to improve application performance and resolve technical issues.
- An individual, with honest work ethics and excellent communication skills to provide a superior users engagement.
- Able to travel overseas frequently within APAC and occasionally outside APAC; e.g. India, China, Europe, etc.
