Job Detail

Key performance area:

As a head of Tube PU Zhenjiang, the position will be responsible for driving EHS plans, P&L , capital efficiency, manufacture and supply excellence of the unit.

Environment, health and safety

The PU manager has ultimate responsibility to lead for ensuring the Sandvik EHS policy implemented, to establish and sustain a high standard of Environment, Health and Safety in the local organization.

Major tasks to be performed to achieve the designed status are

• Act as role model with clear commitment on the EHS plans.


• Translate and implement the group policy to local policy and working instructions, operations.


• Ensure employees fully understand and perform according to the policy, guidelines, instructions through various communications


• Clear plans and actions to develop and maintain the high standard of EHS, ensure the local plans synchronized with the global plans.


• To develop structure and competence in the organization to drive the implementation and continuous improvement


• Audit and correction process to enable this is connected in the business planning.


• Certification of ISO14001 and OHS18001



• Quality

  The PU manager is fully responsible for manufacturing and delivering the designated quality from the unit and drives the increase of its competitiveness against rivals.

  Major tasks in the quality related area



• Set the quality policy and objectives in alignment with the group objectives and policy and follow through with compliance on it ,


• To include actions plans in the operation to meet the quality objectives.


• To have the various quality system established and well maintained


• Develop the organization and competence to deliver according to the quality standard constantly


• Develop the way of working to drive for continuous improvement.



• Manufacture and supply excellence




• The PU manager is the ultimate driver of the PU for manufacture and supply operational excellence, to develop and maintain a high standard of cost efficiency, stability, process efficiency, on time delivery, and capital efficiency, to lead the organization lean and agile for both short term and long term success.

  The major tasks for the PU manager in this area



• Implement SMT Business Systems


• Set the operational excellence principles, objectives, ensure whole organization fully understand and buy-in it


• Constantly review and develop the working process efficiency and effectiveness, alignments


• Constantly identify and drive for productivity development and cost efficiency


• Constantly evaluate and renovate the manufacture technology, process, tools to lead for continuous efficiency and quality development.


• Constantly educate/train employees to be able to perform more productively


• Identify, evaluate and conduct competence development programs to enable higher performance individuals and team


• Implement the Sandvik culture, encourage, lead and establish strong team work.


• Develop Way-of-Working in the organization seeking continuous improvement to enable the functional teams becoming self-driving


• Review and develop the supply routine for both direct and indirect supplies to secure trustworthy performance towards on time delivery.


• To develop and work with well-functioning planning i.e. materials planning, production planning for securing on time delivery

  Performance Management

  The PU manager ensures the organization understand and deliver according to the target through clearly defined target setting and performance management process.

  The major task in this area is to Drive Operational ,Financial and Safety KPI’s in line with the Strategic Direction for Tube in the Region




• Your profile:



• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering or in industrial management, MBA is a plus merit. Technical Background is a necessity.


• Set Clear vision and mission of the unit in line with the Organisation Strategy


• Operations Experience with proven record of driving productivity and cost improvements in a factory


• Experience in the portfolio and product development of the production unit


• Leadership Experience in engaging employees at all levels


• Track record of building competence in a Production Unit


• Driving EHS Plans in a production unit


• General knowledge of planning & organizing production schedules; QC standards met; repair & preventive maintenance; overseeing production


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Fluent in English and Chinese is plus merit . Fluency in Chinese is a plus merit but not a pre-requisite.