Operational Excellence Manager

Operational Excellence Manager (Business Process Improvement)

Bukit Batok, Singapore | Permanent, Full-time

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Our client is an established manufacturer of industrial temperature measurement products (thermocouples and RTDs), operating in Singapore. Design, machining, assembly, calibration and testing are all done in-house, serving industries such as petrochemical, steel, aerospace and semiconductor.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a newly created role reporting directly to the Managing Director. You will own the company's internal improvement agenda: finding where sales, engineering, production and procurement workflows lose time and money, then designing and delivering the fixes end to end.

This is not a customer-facing project delivery role. The focus is entirely on improving how the company itself operates. You will join at the same level as the senior managers, with a path to a broader senior leadership position depending on performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively identify bottlenecks, waste and cost-reduction opportunities across sales, engineering, production and procurement

• Prepare feasibility studies and improvement proposals with clear cost, benefit, timeline and KPI impact

• Own each initiative from concept to implementation, including budget, schedule and vendor management

• Lead process streamlining, Lean, automation, digitalisation and new process introduction

• Drive adoption with department heads and hold stakeholders accountable to agreed outcomes

• Track results against KPIs and report progress to the Managing Director

MUST HAVE (please apply only if you meet all)

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline

• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing or industrial companies, including 5+ years leading cross-functional improvement at manager level or above

• Proven track record of IN-HOUSE operational improvement (streamlining, cost reduction, Lean, automation), where you identified the issue, proposed the solution and led implementation yourself

• Experience improving workflows across multiple functions, not only a single department

• Working understanding of business metrics (cost, margin, productivity, lead time, KPIs)

• Ability to lead and influence senior, long-tenured department heads

• Eligible to work in Singapore without work pass sponsorship

GOOD TO HAVE

• Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), PMP or PRINCE2

• Background in precision manufacturing, instrumentation, process plant, semiconductor or similar

• Familiarity with Singapore regulatory requirements for manufacturing facilities (MOM, SCDF, NEA, PUB)

NOT THE RIGHT FIT IF YOUR EXPERIENCE IS MAINLY IN

• Customer-facing project delivery (e.g. IT/system implementation for external clients)

• EPC or turnkey projects delivered at customer sites

• Management consulting without hands-on implementation ownership

• Finance-only roles

We assess all candidates on merit, experience and job-related competencies.

Nextbeat Singapore Pte. Ltd.

EA Licence No. 22C1267

EA Personnel: R22110252