Title: Assistant Manager - Automation & Innovation
Job Requisition ID:
7186
Location:
Biyagama, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Strategic Business Unit:
Key Accounts Group 5
About the Company and Job Details:
About Brandix
Driven by curiosity, Brandix is a digital-first company that addresses unmet needs by manufacturing empowered apparel solutions, delivered by inspired people. Our 50-year history is built on life-long relationships with global partners who share our purpose: inspiring a future that drives prosperity for everyone.
Key purpose of the Job
The Assistant Manager - Innovation carries out Design/Develop automation solutions, simulates prototype modules and implementations to Sample manufacturing to improve SMV, cost and throughput time. Further role holder is responsible for ensuring machine maintenance requirements for the Sample Room.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working closely with Front end IE and Technical team and suggesting the simplified automated construction methods to business based on the samples/sketch received.
- Designing, programming, simulating and testing automated machinery and processes in order to complete exact tasks
- Ensuring all automations agreed to are completed on time for sampling.
- Working closely with outside suppliers and aligning them to the business requirements.
- Liaising with outside workshops and completing tasks on agreed T & A.
- Following up the developed automations until implemented to the bulk. Ensuring flawless execution from development to handover.
- Reviewing the next season’s development products and applying possible automation solutions.
- Reviewing Sample room production common operations and implementing possible automation solutions to improve the throughput time.
- implementation of machine maintenance activities, ensuring machine availability, Lead the team of Sewing mechanics, maintaining spares and machine / consumables inventory, implementing machine setting & SMV improvement projects and conducting spot audits.
Education
B. Tech /B.Sc. or HND in Mechatronics Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electronic Engineering (Mechatronics Engineering is preferred)
Experience
6 years + Experience in the apparel industry as an Automation Engineer
Hands-on experience on PLC & Microcontroller Programming/IoT based development /Electronic & Electrical Control panel designing and wiring/sewing machine programing and basic sewing machine mechanical knowledge
Good knowledge in 3D Mechanical designing (Solid works Designing)
Competencies
Drive Vision & Growth
Excite & Engage Customers
Inspire Each Other
Simplify & Focus
This is an Equal Opportunity Company