Senior Manufacturing Manager - Production
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Lead end-to-end operations of the Gas Turbines Repair Cell at the Jebel Ali Service Center, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and culture (SQDCC) outcomes.
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Overview
Lead end-to-end operations of the Gas Turbines Repair Cell at the Jebel Ali Service Center, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and culture (SQDCC) outcomes.
This role leads a cross-functional team of operations leaders, engineers and technical professionals, drives execution of the cell’s operational and transformation roadmap, and ensures safe, reliable, efficient, and high-quality service delivery.
The position requires strong operational leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to develop team capability while driving continuous improvement and customer responsiveness.
Job Description
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Key Responsibilities
- In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- Own and deliver on fulfillment metrics Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Culture (SQDCC) through effective leadership of the cell’s daily operations.
- Lead and develop a cross-functional team of operations leaders, methods engineers, and quality engineers, driving accountability, capability building, and team engagement.
- Own execution of the cell’s operational and transformation roadmap in alignment with plant priorities, including capacity expansion, process improvement, and capability development.
- Onboard, and develop talent by providing clear direction, coaching, and continuous leadership to ensure team capability, engagement, and alignment with business goals.
- Mentor and coach teams on Lean principles, problem solving, and continuous improvement culture.
- Maintain and optimize cell capacity, manpower planning, and scheduling to meet customer demands.
- Govern variable cost expenditure to ensure financial metrics are met and follow business objectives.
- Partner to deliver the yearly budget planning and preparation for the plant’s roadmap.
- Manage customers’ relationships and technical queries in partnership with engineering, services and project management teams.
- Facilitate and lead Kaizen events focused on cost-out, lead time reduction, safety, and process flow improvements.
- Lead Daily Management System (DMS) deployment and rigor across the cell, ensuring adherence, problem escalation, and effective performance management.
- Support New Product Introduction(NPI) and CAPEX planning related to the gas capitals cell.
- Maintain a continuous improvement pipeline, track implementation progress, and deliver measurable impact including productivity cost-out and Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) reduction.
- Act as the interface with the fulfilment & materials team to ensure the cell’s production loading and material availability are meeting customer requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a engineering field or relevant field from an accredited university or college
- Minimum 8 years of experience in gas turbine repairs and/or manufacturing operations
- Proven experience managing frontline teams and delivering on operational KPIs
- Strong working knowledge of Lean tools and operating rhythms, including Kaizen, Daily Management System (DMS), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and standard work
- Strong communication skills in English
Desired Characteristics
- Technical understanding of gas turbine component repair processes and equipment
- Experience leading transformational improvement initiatives in a repair or manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated success facilitating Kaizen events and building continuous improvement capability within teams
- Ability to influence, lead change, and drive execution across a dynamic, fast-paced organization
- Experience with capacity planning, resource optimization, and operational roadmap execution
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across functions and levels.
- Strong problem-solving skills
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