• Champion a strong safety culture and safe working practices, with the goal of achieving zero accidents. • Lead, coach, and develop the manufacturing engineering team to strengthen capability, performance, and career growth. • Define the manufacturing roadmap, with a strong focus on new product introduction, process design, and automation. • Lead and develop engineering, maintenance, and technical teams to deliver operational excellence. • Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards to maintain a safe and environmentally responsible workplace. • Partner with PLM, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure seamless product and process transitions. • Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives to increase productivity, eliminate waste, and enhance operational performance. • Own the manufacturing engineering budget, including CAPEX and OPEX, to optimize resource allocation and maintain cost control. • Maintain and consolidate quarterly and annual product costing in the ERP system, providing management with clear impact analysis and insights. • Collaborate with suppliers and vendors to evaluate new technologies, materials, and equipment that improve processes and reduce costs. • Develop and lead the maintenance strategy to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and asset utilization. • Implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to minimize downtime and improve asset performance. • Build robust business cases and ROI analyses for capital investments, automation projects, and facility upgrades. • Lead cost-reduction initiatives through process optimization, localization, design improvements, and productivity gains. • Manage quarterly and annual product costing updates in the ERP system and provide management with detailed financial and profitability analysis. #LI-IHK