Manufacturing Operations Manager

As a part of the Manufacturing Operations team for Reality Lab, you will be responsible for managing day to day operations with our global manufacturing partners in China. The Manufacturing Operations team aids in developing contract manufacturer (CM) operational capabilities and implementing strategy in line with product roadmap. The team collaborates cross functionally to assess risks on-site, provide solutions, ensure factory readiness, meet overall ramp goals and ensure the success of the ramp with short and long term capacity planning and execution to the end-of-life (EOL).You will be a key member of the Factory Operations team and will partner closely with advanced manufacturing engineering , Quality, Test Engineering, Logistics, and our contract manufacturing partners providing early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure new products are manufacturable from concept, to mass production and through end of life. You will also collaborate with cross function teams to drive operational efficiency , information intelligence, and sustainability at our contract manufacturer (CM) factories. You will play as a critical interface between contract manufacturers and Meta.

• Lead the new CM(Contract Manufacturer ) factory bring-up in China and oversea to support Reality Lab roadmap. Assess CM capabilities to identify opportunities to improve CM operational capabilities and implement operational strategy to inline with product roadmap.
• Driving factory readiness through early engagement with CM (Contract Manufacturer ) to ensure a smooth ramp. Lead factory planning in the early stage through campus, capacity, Manufacturing Lead Time design, factory layout and material flow plan etc. to ensure factory readiness
• Drive both Meta internal and external teams in the ramp stage to ensure operation commitment in Ex-F delivery. Collaborate with the Xfn( Cross Function) team on issue fixing and facilitate the issue resolution and escalation
• Manage day-to-day MFG in CM through production planning, capacity utilization, space utilization, labor management, factory cost and MES & production reporting, to ensure factory meet operational performance
• Manages line conversion between programs to support Capex re-use, ECN ( Engineering Change Notice ) & PRQ ( Post Ramp Qualification) execution at factories and participates in the justification review board
• Lead the Smart Factory development in driving operational efficiency, developing information intelligence and supporting sustainability

• more than 5 years of experience in high volume manufacturing, solid background in operational relevant roles.
• Can operate in an ambiguity environment and quickly adjust themselves to new conditions . Can identify and leverage opportunities for themselves to build opportunity and capacity for change to support business requirements
• Can effectively communicate relevant information across a variety of media in a way that others find engaging, adapting style. And engages and persuades stakeholders and cross function teams through effective communication
• Demonstrated technical skills and experience, including a detailed understanding of Final Assembly, Test, Pack and SMT processes
• Proven project management experience (Planning, Cost, & Delivery)
• Can support travel within Mainland China with some travel to Asia Pacific region and US

• Experience in relevant industry with high-volume and fast ramp pace program management, bring-up and qualify and transfer manufacturing in different areas/ region
• Experience with complicated production and operation system bring up and qualification
• Experience with transfer / set-up and qualify manufacturing in different areas/ region
• Experience with automated system bring up and qualification