Posted: 30 March 2006 at 7:34pm | IP Logged

Innovex (Thailand) Ltd. is the leading flexible Circuit Manufacturing supply our product to many customers such as Seagate, Hitachi, Phillip, 3M, Maxtor, Quantum. The parent company is American located in Minneapolis. Innovex (Thailand ) is located in the Northern Region Industrial Estate in Lamphun province.

Report to: Director, Engineering

Job Summary:
To provide process engineering support to operations and divisions in order to successfully launch new products and improve the cost structure and performance of existing product platforms.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Lead the Surface Finishing Process Engineering group to achieve new levels of performance in quality (yields, process stability & predictability), cost, and delivery.
2. Hands-on involvement and coaching in order to create a more positive and effective volume-manufacturing culture of continuous improvement.
3. Project management and leadership involving the design, documentation, procurement, and successful introduction into volume-production of new or improved chemical process equipment and methods.
4. Obtain solutions to technical problems related to the surface finishing processes used to manufacture flexible printed circuits.
5. Act as a technical knowledge resource for surface finishing operations.
6. Successfully mange project costs, maintain accurate records, and document design and development steps.
7. Ensure commonality of process between volume-production site in Thailand and prototyping facility in the U.S..
8. Maintain knowledge of the state of the art in the field of flex circuit surface finishing.
9. Assure equipment and processes meet safety, quality, and reliability standards.
10. Develop and maintain close working relationships with internal and external customers.
11. Conduct regular reviews to communicate progress and assure necessary milestones are met as scheduled.
12. Direct an overall project or program, or work on a portion of a project as a specialist in a particular area.

Requirements:

• B.S. degree in an engineering field (mechanical or chemical preferred).
• Minimum 5 – 10 years experience building & leading successful engineering teams.
• Minimum 10 years experience with the chemical processes used to manufacture flexible printed circuits.
• Minimum 5 years experience in printed circuit machine design, controls and systems integration.
• Minimum 5 years experience working with chemistry suppliers and chemical process equipment manufacturers.
• Hands-on leader, willing to spend significant time on the production floor creating a positive culture and ensuring solutions are effectively implemented.
• Demonstrated experience building effective engineering teams with good cross-functional relationships with manufacturing and design engineering.
• Familiarity and experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma desired.
• Proven experience developing equipment specifications and budgets.
• Familiarity with Minitab, or other statistical software, desired.
• Skilled in statistical methods and able to communicate accurately and clearly using statistical data and analysis.
• Good working knowledge of Reliability Engineering a plus.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills required.
• Demonstrated leadership in successfully introducing new processes that significantly improve product cost structure and performance.
• Passion for continuous improvement and for finding better ways of doing things.
• Ability to see and develop an overall vision for implementing continuous process improvements.
• Creative, team-oriented individual with strong work ethic and self-management skills.
• Proven ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Position is in Lamphun, Thailand, and requires the ability to travel to other Innovex manufacturing sites in Minnesota, U.S.A..

Company Contact

Mayuree Neelanoi
Director Human Resources
Innovex (Thailand) Ltd.
Tel.053-554-700 ext.206, 01-882-8309

Our web site at www.innovex.co.th .

e-mail: Human Resources

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