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

Company: JST Group Hire Type: Permanent Openings: 1