Technical Manager

Henkel (thailand) Ltd. (Si Racha, Chon Buri, Thailand)

Chonburi, Thailand

Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 145 years of success. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf / Germany, counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of around 48,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.

About this position

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Responsibilities

• Executes engineering processes ensuring that quality products are delivered on-time at competitive cost
• Development, implementation, and constant adjustment of effective maintenance concepts
• Ensuring and permanent further development of a flexible and appropriate structure for maintenance services and projects aimed at constantly increasing the efficiency and productivity of the plant facilities
• Monitors KPIs for engineering processes, progress against project schedules, budgets, and recommends allocation of resources as required to accomplish goal
• Build and apply a system of continuous improvement to associated assets
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of technical development and trends in the field of expertise to be able to analyse technology, resources, and market demand to plan and assess the feasibility of project
• Responsible for the planning, conception, performance comparison and project planning of investments in the plant. Guarantee of conformity with applicable national and European standards and directives. Checking the functionality according to factory standards and the state of the art
• Coordinates direct projects making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities, while driving continuous improvement of processes, quality and cost to maintain profitability and competitiveness
• Support for the test companies and coordination of the test dates with the adjacent departments.
• Planning and implementation of all measures to eliminate identified defects
• Follow-up of laws and regulations that affect the facilities in responsibility, as well as the implementation of any changes
• Responsibility for the procurement of technical materials and management of the plant's spare parts store.
• Management and organization of the department. Analysis, constant review, and adjustment of the training level of the employees in relation to the service requirements and the state of the art
• Development of operating instructions for the operating personnel of the systems in the subordinate area
• Organization of safety instructions for subordinate employees
• Encourage and monitor employee performance. Leading, motivating, and developing subordinate employees
• Perform other duties as assigned by superior
• Compliance the regulations and standard of the company (e.g., GMP, ISO 50001, ISO45001, ISO22716, etc.)

Requirements

• Strong technical background in engineering or related field
• Proven experience in a managerial role within a technical environment
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and regulations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in relevant software and tools