About The Role
The CEO is tasked with a high-stakes evolution: streamlining our 1,200-person operation using Lean methodologies to eliminate deep-seated inefficiencies, and simultaneously architecting a scalable production framework that allows Transformer Robotics to double capacity without a linear increase in overhead.
Job Description
Key Transformation Pillar
1. Lean Integration & Waste Elimination
- Audit and overhaul end-to-end production flows using Lean/Six Sigma principles (5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping).
- Drastically reduce Lead Times and Work-in-Progress (WIP) inventory to free up working capital.
- Establish a Quality at the Source culture to minimize rework and scrap rates.
2. Scalability & Capacity Engineering
- Design and implement modular production lines that can be replicated or expanded with minimal friction.
- Oversee the transition from manual-heavy processes to semi-automated or robotic-assisted workflows where ROI is highest.
- Standardize Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that quality remains consistent as the headcount or factory footprint grows.
3. Strategic Resource Planning
- Optimize the supply chain to ensure raw material flow can support increased production velocity.
- Implement data-driven decision-making through enhanced ERP utilization and real-time shop floor reporting.
Requirements
- The Lean Pedigree: Proven experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment where Lean was the primary driver of profitability. Furniture experience is a huge plus
- Scaling Experience: A track record of taking a factory from mid-size to large-scale (e.g., doubling output or managing multi-site operations).
- Vietnam Experience: Crucial for navigating the local labor market and ensuring that Lean principles are culturally integrated, not just enforced.
- Visionary Pragmatism: The ability to see the 5-year Smart Factory goal while solving the immediate bottleneck on the factory floor today.
Who We Are
Transformer Robotics PTE is a Vietnam-based manufacturing arms of Transformer Tables a fast growing furniture startup headquartered in Canada (https://transformertable.com/)
