Section Manager – Tool Design, Fabrication and Calibration

• Degree in Engineering, preferably in Aerospace/Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering with minimum of 8 years working experience in a calibration and/or tool design & fabrication field. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
• Experience working in an aviation MRO is a strong advantage for this position
• Prior leadership experience in leading a team is desired
• Excellent knowledge of ISO17025 Calibration, Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) is essential for this role
• Strong knowledge of measurement system, propagation of measurement uncertainty, interpretation of measurement requirements is essential for this role
• Knowledge and practical experience in CMM Programming and Measurement will be advantageous for this role
• Minimum Lean / 6-Sigma Green Belt Certification backed with actual project implementation using the DMAIC framework, evident of sound statistical knowledge and with a substantial cost saving achievement
• Strong knowledge of tool design and fabrication life cycle is a strong advantage
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and other language will be added advantage

• Provide guidance and support to the team towards meeting the section, departmental and company goals
• Meeting and exceeding the calibration Turn-around-Time (TAT) and certificate error threshold for all internal calibration as agreed with Production
• Drive digitalization and automation efforts in calibration process and management
• MSA Principal Team member that provide guidance and direction for all MSA failures
• Improve competency of ASSB’s MSA team through training, benchmarking and cross learning with our shareholders
• Standardization of measurement system strategy based on criticality of measurement, suitability of the equipment & gauges and risk of uncertainty propagation
• Definition of a measurement system strategy that is consistent and meeting to OEM & customer requirements for all new product introduction (NPI)
• Build a team of competent CMM Programmers to create and maintain all Zeiss and Mitutoyo Programs for Production, Calibration, Known Value Parts and R&D purposes
• Responsible for the end-to-end life cycle of all new and duplicate SSE tool
• Drive Poka Yoke opportunities in the current pool of SSE tool
• Any other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

Personal Qualities:

• Passion to Lead: like working with people, motivate and lead a team with clear and SMART goals, empower team members to take on responsibility

  As a leader of a section, it is important for you to define your leadership philosophy, set clear and SMART goals for your team that are aligned with the company’s objectives. You should also possess a passion to lead, mentor and motivate your team in the event of a roadblock or setback

• Highly self-driven and motivated person

  A Section Manager is a Management role that will requires you to lead and be accountable for the overall performance of your team. This is a transitional phase from an individual contributor to a leader and you should embrace these changes in open arms and be motivated to challenge yourself to deal with a shift in responsibilities, higher stress level and manpower planning & conflicts. Additionally, you will face a different set of changes such as a steep learning curve to understand more processes within a short span of time.

• Positive Mindset and Good Problem Solving competencies

  As a Section Manager overseeing the broad but complex scope of tool design & fabrication, calibration, MSA and measurement system in the organization, you are desired to possess a positive & “never give up” mindset in order to meet & overcome the day-to-day operational issues associated with our tool and measurement. You should also be equipped with good problem solving ability to tackle the problem in a systemic and data driver manner while always adopting a practical but “think out of the box” approach to resolve all issues faced.

• Taking Accountability and Making Decision

  As a leader of the section, you need to take accountability on the fulfilment of OKRs, KPIs and tasks allocated. You should also be accountable for your direct reports in terms of their growth, work environment, well-being and satisfaction at work. On the other hand, you shall play an important role to make sound decisions (based on data & statistic) that is of company’s interest during a situation of conflicting ideas and proposals from the team or with external stakeholders