Plant COO / Factory Operations Executive / Operations Director

Key Responsibilities

• Lead factory-wide cost competitiveness improvement across manufacturing, procurement, cost control, equipment, quality, and productivity.
• Identify structural cost gaps in production process, line layout, material flow, manpower, equipment utilization, maintenance, yield, and scrap.
• Drive cross-functional cost reduction initiatives together with procurement, technical, production, quality, finance, and maintenance teams.
• Support supplier, equipment, and process decisions by leveraging manufacturing and operations experience.
• Establish governance for cost reduction pipeline, project prioritization, implementation tracking, and management decision making.
• Coach management teams on low-cost manufacturing practices, productivity improvement, and factory performance management
• Translate Design to Cost and Quick Win initiatives into operational execution plans and sustainable routines.

Professional Skills

• Tire manufacturing operations

• Factory cost structure, production management, line layout, material flow, and manpower productivity
• Equipment utilization, maintenance, yield, scrap, quality, and productivity improvement
• Cross-functional cost reduction governance and factory performance management
• Supplier, equipment vendor, and operations improvement experience
• Ability to influence senior management and align production, procurement, technical, quality, finance, and HR stakeholders
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution across functions
• Strong Thai and English communication capability; Japanese company experience is a plus
• Diagnose factory-level cost issues and convert them into executable improvement programs
• Prioritize improvement themes based on cost impact, feasibility, risk, and implementation speed
• Solve structural bottlenecks across process, equipment, people, quality, and supplier constraints