Cutting Manager

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Job Benefits

Supervising 2 lines of cutting (90 workers)

1. Cutting Preparation

Operator Headcount Planning: review the order loading and current operator headcount situation to forecast future operator requirements. Collaborate with the relevant functions (e.g. Cutting Technician, Operator Human Capital Management & Administration, etc.) to fulfill the manpower requirements.
Cut Plan: hold Cutting Planning Senior Associate accountable for producing the cut plan to achieve the production plan.
Pre-Production Meeting:
- attend pre-production meetings and alert any special cutting requirements to the Cutting Room Team Leader
  before start cut.
- hold Cutting Technician accountable for providing training to operators to ensure sufficient skilled labor for
  production.
- hold Cutting Team Leaders accountable for communicating production targets and critical areas to the
  operators in the daily meetings.
Production Targets: with input from Cutting Team Leaders, set a daily/hourly target for each production line, based on the orders allocated to each production line and the overall target efficiency for the Cutting Unit
Production Input: ensure required quality raw materials and information are available to meet the cutting plan. Work with upstream departments (CSP, Lab, MM, and/or Warehouse) for improvement if needed.
Fabric Processing: obtain requirements on fabric processing (e.g. relaxing, sponging of fabric) from CS and Production Unit team, and hold relevant Immediate Employees (IEs) accountable for the processing of fabric as required and appropriate.

2. Cutting, Fusing and Embroidery

Production Monitoring:
- review hourly reports on production progress.
- hold Immediate Employees (IEs) accountable for identifying bottleneck processes and making adjustments with the production lines, and personally assist as needed.
Line Balancing: reallocate operators across production lines as needed to ensure the cutting plan and production targets can be achieved.
In-line Technical Support: seek support from the inline technical support teams (Continuous Improvement, GTs, Mechanics) to ensure each line has sufficient technical support as needed.
Continuous Improvement: monitor cutting efficiency and quality, and hold the Cutting team accountable for identifying, developing and implementing improvement. Share best practices across production lines.
Technical Support: hold Cutting Technicians accountable for providing technical support to the production lines. Seek support from other relevant functions (e.g. Continuous Improvement, Mechanics, etc.) to ensure each line has sufficient support as needed.
Fabric Issues: work with CSP, Lab, MM, and Production to handle special fabrics or fabric quality issues such as defects, color shade, etc.

3. Cutting, Fusing and Embroidery Quality

Quality Mindset: support the implementation of quality programs developed by the Production Unit Senior Manager and QA Manager.
Quality Monitoring: review daily quality reports with the Cutting Team Leaders to track and identify the root causes of quality issues. Take the lead for corrective actions as needed.
Quality Inspection: conduct spot checks on quality and organize IEs to implement corrective measures.

4. Cost Savings

Fabric Utilization: regularly review with Materials Management Manager on fabric utilization performance and implement the improvement plans accordingly.
Energy: support the Production Unit Senior Manager in the implementation of energy reduction.
Excess Cost: support the Production Unit Senior Manager in the implementation of excess cost reduction.
Consumables: support the production manager in the implementation of consumable cost reduction.

Working location: 70km far from Hanoi, Vietnam (Have Dorm)

Working time: Office hours from Monday to Friday