MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE ENGINEER

Company Overview

URC Vietnam Co., Ltd. is part of Universal Robina Corporation (URC), a leading branded food and beverage company in ASEAN and Oceania. In Vietnam, URC operates FMCG manufacturing sites in Binh Duong and continues to strengthen productivity, quality, food safety, and operational excellence.

Job Purpose

This role supports country-level Manufacturing Excellence initiatives across URC Vietnam plants, with focus on line reliability, productivity, capacity standards, process and packaging standards, and data-driven improvement.

The role works closely with plant teams, expatriate managers, and regional stakeholders to validate opportunities, track savings, and sustain execution.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manufacturing Standards & Governance

• Harmonize process, packaging, capacity, and productivity standards across lines and categories.

• Maintain governance for reliability, line utilization, productivity projects, and savings tracking.

• Coordinate with plant teams and Group / Regional stakeholders to follow through agreed actions.

2. Productivity & Capacity Improvement

• Lead time-and-motion studies, capacity review, line balancing, loss analysis, and productivity validation.

• Identify improvement opportunities and recommend updates to standards or master data.

• Track progress and support project closure with plant and functional teams.

3. Data Analytics & SPC

• Use SPC, Excel, Power BI / dashboards, and other tools to improve visibility of losses, trends, and process performance.

• Convert manufacturing data into practical actions and recommendations for operations and leadership teams.

4. Continuous Improvement & Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate Lean, Kaizen, root cause analysis, process mapping, and standard work improvement.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders on manpower standards, line manning assumptions, and productivity opportunities.

• Prepare concise updates, business cases, and recommendations for Manufacturing Excellence leadership.

Job Requirements

Must-have Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or related fields.

• 4-6 years in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean, or Process Engineering in manufacturing.

• Hands-on experience in time-and-motion study, capacity study, line balancing, productivity improvement, process mapping, or standards development.

• Good understanding of manufacturing operations, packaging, OEE / loss analysis, line utilization, productivity standards, and master data.

• Strong analytical skills with good Excel and reporting capability.

• Very good English communication, both spoken and written, to work directly with expatriate managers and regional stakeholders.

• Good stakeholder management, coordination, and follow-through.

Preferred Requirements

• FMCG, Food, Beverage, Coffee, packaging, or high-speed manufacturing background.

• Familiar with Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, SPC, RCA, PDCA, Kaizen, OEE, SAP / ERP, or Power BI.

• Experience in productivity savings, operational excellence, automation support, or manpower optimization.

• Experience in a multinational environment is preferred.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• A hands-on, data-driven IE / Manufacturing Excellence professional who can work well with plant teams, communicate confidently in English, and turn operational data into practical productivity actions.

• RMIT University background or equivalent international education is an advantage.

Why Join URC Vietnam

• Join a leading FMCG company with regional presence.

• Take part in country-level Manufacturing Excellence and Sustainability initiatives.

• Work with plant operations, expatriate managers, and regional stakeholders on real productivity and reliability improvement.