Senior Production Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Production Engineer is responsible for supporting product development, tooling development, manufacturing readiness, and mass production activities to ensure products meet all safety, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

1. During the product development stage, collaborate with tool makers and manufacturing vendors to ensure products meet all safety and quality requirements, injection molds are fabricated to specification, manufacturing processes are optimized for mass production, and tooling development milestones are achieved.
2. During mass production, work closely with manufacturing partners to ensure production processes remain under control and all TMS and client safety and quality requirements are consistently met.
3. Support the investigation and resolution of product quality and safety issues. Work closely with the Quality & Safety team to manage factory-level quality and safety concerns, including intervention test failures, customer complaints, and corrective action implementation.
4. Manage project deliverables and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time.

Key Relationships

Internal

• Global Quality & Safety Team
• Product Development Engineers
• Supply Chain Operations
• TMS Agency Teams

External

• Manufacturing Vendors
• Model Makers
• Tool Makers
• Factories
• Subcontractors
• Raw Material Suppliers

Key Responsibilities

• Participate actively in new product reviews and handover activities organized by the Design Engineering team, including Design Reviews and Vendor Handover Meetings, providing technical and manufacturing input on product designs.
• Manage new product development schedules to ensure products are released for production on time.
• Organize and lead Engineering Pilot (EP) meetings during the tooling development phase to address and resolve technical and manufacturing issues identified during pilot builds.
• Work closely with tool makers and manufacturing partners to ensure prototype, test, and production tooling are built to specification and delivered on schedule.
• Ensure development-stage approval and testing samples are manufactured correctly and meet all TMS and client requirements.
• Monitor tooling fabrication progress and oversee tooling development schedules.
• Partner with factories to establish optimized manufacturing processes and implement appropriate process controls for mass production.
• Oversee Production Pilot (PP) activities to ensure all identified issues are resolved prior to mass production release.
• Investigate quality and safety issues identified during factory inspections, feasibility testing, and intervention testing. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) implementation, and monitor effectiveness.
• Support and drive TMS quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in toys, gifts & premiums, children's products, or the rigid plastics industry.
• Solid technical knowledge and hands-on experience with plastic toys, promotional products, and children's products.
• Proven experience working with contract manufacturers in high-volume production environments.
• Broad understanding of manufacturing processes across various product categories.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering or technical discipline.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Good understanding of rigid plastic product design, mold design, and tooling fabrication processes.
• Solid experience with injection molding operations, manufacturing procedures, and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with factory automation and automated assembly processes is preferred.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in spoken and written English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

Other Requirements

• Demonstrates high personal integrity and professional ethics.
• Reliable, accountable, and results-oriented.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Willing and able to travel extensively within China, including locations both within and outside Guangdong Province.
• Occasional travel within Southeast Asia may be required.