SENIOR EXECUTIVE - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER (UNICHELA BIYAGAMA)
We are on the look out for a dynamic and an energetic individual to join the flex team as a Senior Executive - Industrial Engineer (Senior Executive Work Level) . This role requires to ensure the effective selection and execution of garment construction through the development of operation breakdown, sewing methods, machine settings, and operator training programs within manufacturing feasibility parameters by identifying and resolving technical issues related to sewing and providing technical support to other departments as needed. Collaborate closely with production, quality assurance, and design teams to ensure that production targets are met while maintaining high quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Initiate and drive ideation & implementation in the entire value stream via innovative solutioning for integration of product, process, people, and technology.
- Ensure seamless transition of solutions maintaining a strong internal value chain to drive appropriate technology adoption by providing effective feedback on feasibility and safety through solution testing and trialing
- Provide project management support for key projects and track the successful execution against the set timelines and provide updates on deviations to the management teams for effective decision making.
- Identify and analyze garment construction details to ensure accurate identification and documentation of all sewing operations and alignment to chassis, whilst influencing necessary to ensure production feasibility.
- Collaborate with relevant teams to ensure production feasibility, quality metrics, technology variables, SOP etc. are incorporated throughout the development and manufacturing process.
- Ensure product quality and design intent is in line with customer requirement at handover
- Identification of common operations and constructions for chassis classification, maximizing common operations to improve repeatability and manufacturability, and identification and implementation of opportunities for simplification, narrow down, standardization, optimization, and automation within financial feasibility parameters. Ensure connectivity with design team to improve design for manufacturability by frontloading operation and component standardization framework and data.
- Ensure production performance feedback on construction, quality, productivity, solution success rate and safety are captured in new development of product, technology, and process.
- Drive the productivity improvement in each product type by applying knowledge pertaining to method and time study, work measurements & layouts whilst maintaining safety & ergonomics in each operation.
- Ensure product craftmanship is maintained at adequate levels from design to finished garments by influencing quality related processes and management systems.
- Smooth transition of bulk package encompassing sample, OBD, construction, product specs, machine info, talent maps, training package etc. to production team.
- Ensure BOM update, sewing & pattern corrections, constructions, and other costing related information is shared with relevant team.
- Assist the costing process by ensuring data availability to support product pricing, accurate capturing of improvements and clear mapping of cost drivers to offer competitive pricing in alignment with the profitability directives as well as customer FOB targets.
- Ensure the product SMV is calculated & adjusted based on the current best methods using accurate General Sewing Data (GSD) techniques and communicated accurately for production planning, capacity planning and budgeting. Lead costing exercise to validate the SMV savings and incorporate the same into the operations break down. (Cutting SMV, Sewing SMV, Inspection, Packing/ Finishing, Embellishment).
- Drive sustainability initiatives across the plant to improve overall carbon footprint, energy & water consumption, renewable energy consumption % and stock write-offs.
- Empower teams to identify and minimize waste generation and inefficiencies within the value stream.
- Monitor and train Team member based on existing and newly developed methods, automations & technology. .
- Ownership of completeness and accuracy of data generated under functions within purview and ensure the Live value stream is up-to-date based on improvements and new developments
- Establish the standard best practices & apply the fundamental concepts at the plant & streamline the process in alignment with each of the lean pillars to benchmark the process. Establish a clear mechanism for real time problem solving and documentation of improvement and ensure communication of same.
- Ensure that the social compliance, environment, safety, and health standards of the organization are adhered to, while actively contributing towards promoting a culture of safety and environmental consciousness within and outside the organization.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
- Certification in garment manufacturing or sewing technology is an advantage.
- Deep understanding of garment construction & sewing techniques.
- Experience in sewing operation/ sample making.
- Familiarity with garment production process & machinery.
- Leadership skills and digital first mindset.
