Regional Engineering Manager

Functional area: Engineering

Country: China

City: SH is better

Company name: Edwards Technologies Trading (Shanghai)

Date of posting: Nov 5, 2024

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Mission/Purpose of the Job:
Lead regional engineering team in identifying, developing, and executing a portfolio of projects to deliver;
1. A regional network of Service Technology Centres (STC) with the flexibility to continuously provide the capability
and capacity required by our customers, in the right locations, utilising the latest lean manufacturing methods to
deliver the required level of quality in the most cost effective way possible.
2. Documentation/data describing the characteristics & capabilities of each STC and its contents.
In addition to project delivery the regional engineering manager is also responsible for ensuring fulfilment of engineering
support requirements for a variety of internal stakeholders, including Operations, Quality, SHE, New Product Introduction,
and New Technology Introduction, and ensuring adherence to published engineering standards through a program of audit
and change control.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Oversee development of regional portfolio of CAPEX projects of multiple million USD value. Direct team to develop
concepts, produce designs, obtain quotes, compile financial models, produce business cases, produce project schedules,
perform safety assessments, and produce business cases to support application for funds. Review and confirm suitability
of business cases for presentation to Global Engineering Manager.
2. Oversee execution of regional portfolio of CAPEX projects of multiple million USD value. Direct team to manage internal
and external stakeholders including suppliers and contractors to safely deliver project deliverables on schedule and on
budget. Attend internal project meetings, ensure teams track spend and schedule progress, report into engineering
management, and perform post-project review and effectiveness measurement. Prepare project reports for board-level
review.
3. Develop & oversee execution of regional portfolio of continuous improvement projects (CIP), consisting of;
a. projects proactively generated by engineering team through application of their knowledge and expertise and
application of tools such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Capacity Models
b. inputs gathered from local teams (operations, safety, quality, commercial) and global teams (NPI, lean,
technology, and cost reduction teams.)
4. Chair regular priority alignment and performance reviews with regional GMs and operations managers to ensure
regular, structured alignment of CIP program.
5. Oversee maintanence of capacity models for all STCs in region, directing team in collating site configuration,
remanufacturing standard times, and volume forecast data to provide foresight of equipment utilisation changes. Chair
quarterly review meetings with global engineering manager to review CIP program against capacity model results.
6. Direct teams in execution of time-study program, ensuring products allocated to region are time-studied in line with
internal standard.
7. Oversee implementation of internal directives, such as Service Information Bulletins, issued by global teams to address
quality or operational issues.
8. Oversee fulfilment of engineering scope of Vacuum Technique Production System (VTPS) e.g. ensure team attend site operations meetings, conduct site walkthroughs, support problem solving activities. 9. Oversee submission of Kaizen, Permit, and Engineering Change applications to internal change control council. 10. Oversee program of engineering audits to ensure deviations from published standards are identified and addressed. 11. Ensure scope split and handover criteria with internal stakeholders are clear and agreed through regional communication of RASCI chart and supporting governance standards. 12. Produce governance standards required to enable regional engineering teams in all geographies to perform their duties consistnely and efficiently. 13. Build, lead, and continuously develop regional engineering team to deliver engineering scope; a. Use global engineering function objectives to derive SMART objectives for regional engineering team members b. Manage continuous development of self and team members through application of structured planning & review process and identification/attendance of appropriate training programs. c. Ensure regular communications with all levels of regional team to ensure understanding of and alignment with strategy and awareness of global programs outside direct engineering scope (e.g. technology, digitilisation) but with a likely future influenece on engineering.

Skills / Knowledge / Experience
n A Degree level qualification in an Engineering discipline.
n Minimum of 10 years experience in an engineering environment. Experience of building and leading global, virtual
teams.
n Experience in developing objectives and governance standards required to achieve business goals.
n Knowledge of the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industry.
n Extensive experience of managing external stakeholders including suppliers and contractors.
n High level of customer focus, and extensive experience of working directly with customers to understand and fulfil
their needs.
n Able to operate effectively at all levels of organisation from shop floor to board.
n High level of organisational awareness, and experience of influencing and delivering results without direct line of
authority.
n Experience of change management and building consesnus in challenging environments.
n Strong communication skills across geographical and cultural borders.
n Fluent English language - able to hold complex discussions at all levels of seniority.
n Focussed on continuous development of self and team.
n Flexible working pattern to facilitate collaboration with global teams.
n Extensive experience of managing broad portfolio of complex, concurrent projects.
Global Engineering Manager
Regional Engineering Manager
Sr. Manufacturing Eng/Manufacturing Eng
n Experience of developing and executing a variety of project types including large-scale CAPEX projects, including production of financial models and business cases. n Project Management qualification preferred. n Knowledge of high-accuracy mechanical system design and manufacturing preferred. n Knowledge of lean manufacturing and quality tools (e.g. Kaizen, Time-Study, VSM, PFMEA, Problem Solving Tools) and of safety management tools (risk assessment, permit to work). n Proficient in use of engineering and prodcutivity tools e.g. Auto CAD, MS Project, O365.

Scope of the job:
n Direct responsibility for engineering activites as defined in Main Responsibilities section in own region, but required
to operate as part of global engineering team to deliver global governance standards, share best practice, and
support activities outside region as required by business needs.
n Regular travel within region required, with ocassional travel outside region.
n Deliver projects to paremeters (schedule, budget, deliverables) defined in approved business case or launch plan.
n Internal customer (GMs and Ops Managers) priority alignment and performance review sessions held to agreed
schedule.
n Capacity Model reviews, Time Studies, VSM events, and Engineering Audits completed to agreed program.
n Implement requirements of Service Information Bulletins to agreed parameters.
n All ops support/VTPS duties completed on time.
n All team management milestones (objective setting, performance review, development plan) completed on time.

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