Plant Manager

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Penang, Daerah Timor Laut, Penang, MYS
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Hardware • Other • Appliances
The Role
The Plant Manager oversees the manufacturing operation, ensuring production quality and cost targets are met while managing daily operations, staff, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. 

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

Summary:

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Plant Manager located in Prai, Penang.

Responsible for controlling a single site manufacturing operation, ensuring that production quality and cost targets are met. Duties include production and assembly, quality control, material handling, scheduling, etc. Monitors production processes and the effective use of workforce and equipment, and coordinates production operations with purchasing, sales, engineering, etc. 

What a typical day looks like:

  • Schedule, organize, monitor, and evaluate the maintenance and upkeep areas of the plant. 

  • Responsible for supervision and daily monitoring organizational goals to staff. 

  • Directing the effort to achieve the objectives previously restored and analyzed in the organization. 

  • Actively participate in the institutional plan for continuous improvement. 

  • Guide all toward actions to the accomplishment of the organization projects. 

  • Conduct functions that may be granted for the achievement of objectives of the plant. 

  • Establish plans and corporate strategic objectives, with the participation of other directors. 

  • Make final conclusions on administrative and operational problems; ensure the effective achievement of goals of the operation. 

  • Review budgets and schedules required by corporate boards. 

  • Maintain relationships with the executives and/or major customers 

  • Resolve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing management level to achieve the goals of the plant. 

  • Direct activities covered by their functional area through planning, budgeting, and implementation. Keep costs and retain employees.

Specialized Job: 

  • Maintain the profitability of the organization and establish strategic objectives in accordance with the stability of the plant. 

  • Establish plans and corporate strategies for the organization. 

  • Responsible for planning area objectives, manages the team and evaluates results. 

  • Plan, organize and coordinate plant adaptations. 

  • Direct and coordinate subordinates to achieve objectives. 

  • Guide the organization for the correct release of the product introduction.

  • Provide support to other sites if needed. 

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in related field; MBA is preferred. Typically requires 11 or more years of industry experience with at least 10 years of experience in Operations Management and at an Executive level. 

  • Advanced manufacturing. 

  • Medium ability to command of MS Office Pack. 

  • Advanced knowledge in Finance and in administration. 

  • Basic knowledge in accounting. 

  • Demonstrate advanced ability to decision making, teamwork, results orientation, leadership, analytical capacity, troubleshooting

  • High proactive attitude. 

  • Advanced skills in effective communication. 

  • Advanced workforce management. 

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

  • Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision

  • Life Insurance

  • Paid Time Off

  • Allowances & Bonuses*

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Job CategoryOperations

Required Skills:

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in related field; MBA is preferred
  • 11 or more years of industry experience
  • 10 years of experience in Operations Management
  • Advanced knowledge in Finance and administration
  • Demonstrate advanced ability to decision making and leadership

Flex Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Flex and has not been reviewed or approved by Flex.

  • Healthcare Strength Health, dental, and vision coverage begin on day one with options for dependents, alongside disability, life, mental‑health resources, and fertility/adoption and gender transition support. Plan choice and wellness programs indicate a robust healthcare offering.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid holidays, paid sick time, company‑wide shutdown days, and in some cases unlimited PTO point to extensive time‑off provisions. Flexible and hybrid work arrangements in certain teams further support work‑life balance.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Quarterly bonus checks and performance bonuses supplement base pay, and some roles can earn overtime at 1.5x. These elements strengthen the reliability of cash incentives.

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