Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for Singapore Manufacturing Logistics , Raw Materials WHSE and Finished Goods Logistics Quality to enable seamless manufacturing & defect free shipments to customers.
- Develop, implement, and maintain logistics quality processes comply with US, foreign tax and trade regulations
- Lead and support continuous improvement projects.
- Lead, support of Quality Non-Conformance & escalations from the manufacturing & customers in investigations, root cause analysis to problem solving using 8D.
- Further development of quality requirements throughout the Business Segment logistics supply chain including those requirements applicable to 3PL, Packaging & Crating partners.
- Enhance and apply logistics quality standards in accordance with company QMS and customer requirements.
- Lead & support of periodic audits, Gemba to investigate and identify potential defects, root causes which would impact manufacturing and customer satisfaction.
- Identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement of inbound and outbound material & system movements benchmark and implement industry best known methods.
- Ensure compliance and control to applicable Quality Standards.
- Prepares documentations for inspection/ testing procedures. Recommends corrective action for procedural, product, or process deficiencies.
- Continued refinement of leading and lagging key process effectiveness and efficiency indicators.
- Support Applied supply chain sustainability initiatives, and drive improved customer loyalty.
- Work with multifunctional teams comprised of internal, external, and/or matrixed headcount to complete projects/programs.
Functional Knowledge
- Quality tools to include: 8D ,FMEA, Fishbone, DMAIC, Analytic tools (e.g. Pareto Diagrams)
- Storage, Handling, Freights, Packaging, Crating of Large size manufacturing equipment
Problem Solving
- Solves complex problems takes a new perspective on existing solutions exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
Business Expertise
- Anticipates business related issues recognizes strategic quality improvement opportunities.
- Applies broad industry knowledge driving operational quality performance across business sector, department, and sub-functions.
Leadership
- Leads projects with notable risk and complexity develops the strategy for project execution.
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.
Impact
Guided by business sector/functional strategy, impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams works within broad guidelines and policies.
Interpersonal Skills
- Structured Thoughts, Communicate & Elaborate complex problems & ideas anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
- The successful candidate is passionate about Applied's intent to Make Possible A Better Future, self-driven, and able to work well both independently and in a matrix/influence environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, logistics & other relevant fields of study
- Good to have (not a must) certified in LEAN, ASQ, ISO, Project Management
- At least 5 to 10 years of relevant experiences in relation to the Quality and/or Logistics/ Manufacturing
