Assistant Project Manager (Manufacturing)

Responsibilities:

• To strategise, organise, govern, and manage New Product Introduction (NPI) projects within a predetermined timeframe that is committed to customers.
• To manage and deliver New Product Introduction (NPI) projects in accordance to customers specifications and requirements while managing and mitigating projects risks driving toward a seamless transition to mass manufacturing.
• To engage and work with customers on product specifications, requirements, schedules, quality and approval for mass manufacturing.
• To collaborate internally with tool designer and engineering team on design for manufacturing (DFM) and proactively manage program documentations, technical and engineering changes.
• To update the status of on-going programs to the management.

Requirements:

• Degree or diploma in mechanical engineering/precision engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge with practical experience in the field of plastic injection and injection tool fabrication, or mechanical product design is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of programs.
• Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership to lead, guide and inspire the project team to produce quality work and stay committed to all deliverables.
• Business oriented, meticulous, and cost sensitive.
• Ability to analyse, solve problems and decision making.
• Strong organisational skills with a can-do attitude to always improve and initiate new ways of working to achieve results.