Assistant Production Manager

About the role

The Assistant Production Manager will support daily manufacturing operations across injection molding, extrusion, assembly and packaging. Reporting to senior management, this role ensures safety, quality and output targets are consistently met while driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily production activities, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, GMP, GDP and regulatory standards.
• Lead supervisors, line leaders, technicians and operators, handling staffing, training and performance management.
• Plan, schedule and execute production activities to meet customer delivery deadlines.
• Coordinate routine maintenance of molds, tooling, equipment, jigs and fixtures to minimise downtime.
• Collaborate with project teams to transition new products, processes and technologies into mass production.
• Resolve daily production issues related to processes, materials, machines and manpower.
• Manage operational expenses and implement continuous‑improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce waste and improve product quality.
• Support mold trial and validation activities.

Required profile

• Degree or diploma in an engineering discipline (engineering preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, specifically plastic injection molding within the medical device industry.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Chinese.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative team mindset.

Required skills

• Injection molding
• Extrusion
• Assembly
• Packaging
• Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
• ISO 9001 quality management systems
• ISO 13485 medical device quality management systems