Head of Manufacturing (Plant Director)
Job Reference: 21810
Posted Date: 23/06/2026
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Negotiable
Industry: Manufacturing - Automotive
Specialization: C-suite/General Management
Key responsibilities
- Stand up and run the full value chain: incoming QC, joint-module and sub-assembly, final integration, calibration, system test and burn-in, final QA, packaging and export.
- Own DFM and industrialization: convert design-core releases into producible processes, fixtures, SOPs, and cost targets; drive design feedback loops.
- Build the operating system of the plant: production planning, yield and takt management, traceability, and continuous improvement.
- Plan and execute capacity ramps and the component-localization sequence in step with supply chain and quality.
- Hire and develop the engineering and production organisation; own plant budget, capex requests, and unit-cost trajectory.
- Carry quality and delivery accountability for every robot shipped, internal or external customer alike.
- 10+ years in electronics, automotive, or precision-machinery manufacturing, including plant or large value-stream leadership.
- Proven NPI-to-mass-production experience: has taken a complex electromechanical product from pilot build to stable volume.
- Deep working knowledge of quality systems (ISO 9001 at minimum) and structured problem solving (8D, SPC).
- Advanced English required — works daily with Western customers and a Mandarin-speaking design core; Mandarin a strong advantage.
- Background at an automotive OEM/Tier-1, major electronics FIE, or robotics manufacturer in Vietnam (e.g. VinFast, Samsung, Bosch, Foxconn ecosystems).
- IATF 16949 environment experience; Mandarin or Vietnamese-Chinese working ability.
- Greenfield or line-relocation experience.
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