Site Manager - Precision Machining (Expatriation Southeast Asia)

You will be responsible for the creation and development of a new precision machining site in Southeast Asia.
Starting from a structure to be built, you will establish the organisation, production means, and teams. Highly involved on the ground during the start-up phase, you will then support the site's growth to around 40 employees in the medium term.

Desired profile

• Technical training in mechanics, microtechnology, production engineering or considered equivalent
• Solid and operational experience in precision machining, with expertise in Swiss-type turning and/or CNC milling
• Very good understanding of machines, machining processes, tooling, programming, and production constraints
• Ability to structure an industrial activity from scratch and progressively support its growth
• Hands-on manager, autonomous, pragmatic and resourceful, capable of deciding, acting and finding concrete solutions
• Willingness to remain heavily involved in technical issues, particularly during the site creation phase
• Genuine passion for machining and strong interest in demanding industrial environments
• Ability to operate in an international and intercultural environment and to build a local team
• Proficiency in English or strong desire to improve rapidly
• Availability for expatriation to Southeast Asia and commitment to the long-term development of the site

• The opportunity to build and lead an industrial site from its inception
• An entrepreneurial and very operational role, with wide autonomy
• An ambitious international project in the field of high-precision machining
• The possibility to build your teams and sustainably define the organisation and operation of the site
• A very operational Site Manager role at start-up, progressively evolving towards overall management of the organisation as it develops

• Lead the site launch and transform the industrial project into a fully operational production unit
• Define and implement the organisation, processes, standards and priorities necessary for start-up and ramp-up
• Actively participate in the selection, installation and commissioning of production means, notably Swiss-type turning on Citizen L20 and 4-axis milling on DMG Mori, and intervene directly on initial settings and machining issues
• Gradually build teams, recruit key skills and support the workforce up to around 40 employees
• Provide concrete expertise in machining and intervene directly in solving technical and industrial problems
• Ensure industrialisation and manufacture of complex parts requiring a very high level of precision
• Implement the necessary requirements and methods regarding quality, performance, reliability and meeting deadlines
• Once the team is established, manage all technical, manufacturing, quality and logistics activities