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And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.\nShape the Future with Us!\nAt Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.\nJoining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.\nLearn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.\nThe Manager, Optics Production is responsible for leading end-to-end optics manufacturing operations to deliver products safely, efficiently, cost-effectively and in accordance with quality requirements. The position oversees production performance, workforce and capacity planning, equipment utilization, operational spending and continuous improvement to achieve business objectives and plant performance targets. As a people leader, the incumbent provides direction, coaching and performance management to Production Supervisors and production associates, while building the workforce capabilities needed to support current and future operational requirements.\nThis position reports to the Head of Manufacturing Operations and is part of the Optics Production team, located in Singapore, and will be an on-site role. \nIn this role, you will have the opportunity to:\nLead daily optics production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity and cost objectives, while reviewing production capacity, manpower requirements and equipment utilization.\n\nLead and develop the production organization, including Production Supervisors and production associates, through workforce planning, recruitment, coaching, performance management, succession planning and capability development.\n\nManage the financial performance of Optics Production by controlling labor, material and operational spending, achieving manufacturing absorption and cost targets, and preparing and managing the annual operating budget.\n\nDrive productivity and operational excellence by applying Danaher Business System and Lean manufacturing tools, including Daily Management, 5S, Standard Work, Kanban and structured problem-solving methods.\n\nEnsure product quality, workplace safety and regulatory compliance by maintaining operations under the applicable Quality Management System and Environment, Health and Safety requirements, leading improvement activities and addressing issues raised by associates.\n\nPartner with Planning, Purchasing, Engineering and Quality teams to resolve production, technical, equipment and quality issues, align production requirements with available capacity and materials, and reduce excess and obsolete inventory exposure.\n\nSupport product and manufacturing lifecycle activities, including New Product Introduction, production-readiness planning, equipment and process readiness, and product phase-in and phase-out execution.\n\nThe essential requirements of the job include:\nDegree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.\n\nMinimum eight years of production or manufacturing management experience.\n\nMinimum five years of experience directly managing and developing production employees, including supervisors and production associates.\n\nExperience managing production planning, manpower allocation, manufacturing capacity and equipment utilization in a manufacturing environment.\n\nDemonstrated experience applying Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement or operational-excellence methodologies in production operations.\n\nWorking knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance, Overall Equipment Effectiveness and equipment-downtime management.\n\nProficiency in written and spoken English for production documentation, performance reporting and cross-functional communication.\n\nIt would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:\nOptics, precision engineering, medical-device or other regulated manufacturing operations.\n\nManufacturing operations within a multinational company.\n\nUnionized manufacturing environment.\n\nLeica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. 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