Operations Director
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Manufacturing Production
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Industries Considered
Candidates from the following industries are welcome:
- Garment
- Footwear
- Bags & Leather Goods
- Automotive Components
- Electronics Assembly
- Consumer Goods
- Packaging
- Plastic Injection
- Any high-volume manufacturing environment
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the daily operations of the manufacturing facility to achieve safety, quality, delivery and cost objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement across all manufacturing processes.
- Develop and implement productivity improvement and cost reduction (cost killing) initiatives.
- Optimize manpower, equipment utilization and production flow.
- Ensure production targets, quality standards and on-time deliveries are consistently achieved.
- Analyze KPIs and manufacturing data to identify improvement opportunities.
- Develop supervisors and middle management into strong operational leaders.
- Build a performance-driven culture with clear accountability.
- Work closely with sourcing, engineering, quality, planning and commercial teams.
- Support industrialization of new products and manufacturing processes.
- Ensure compliance with company procedures, customer requirements and safety standards.
- Lead operational problem solving and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Benefits:
- Paid Leave – Annual
- Paid Leave – Illness
- Policy – Provident Fund / (NSSF)
- Training – In-House Programs
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Chinese - Simplified - Fluent is required
- English - Good is preferred
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree is preferred
Work History:
- Manufacturing for 5 to 10 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Minimum 8-10 years of management experience in manufacturing.
- Willing to relocate to Sihanoukville for at least 3 years.
- Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) is mandatory.
- Good English communication skills preferred.
- Proven experience in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and productivity optimization.
- Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision making.
- Good computer skills (ERP experience; FileMaker is a plus).
Soft Skills
- Experience working in an international and multicultural environment.
- Experience managing production teams.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Autonomous, proactive and results-oriented.
- Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.
