Resident Regional Manufacturing Leader

** Job Description*
* The  
** Resident Regional Manufacturing Leader
** is the senior executive authority representing the company within the  
** Contract Manufacturing (CM)
** partner's facility. This is a resident role requiring a permanent on-site presence to oversee the high-velocity, hyperscale production of  
** L10 (node-to-chassis)
** and  
** L11 (full-rack integration)
** server infrastructure.

You will lead a dedicated cross-functional team to drive daily governance of quality, capacity, and materials. You serve as the lead commander for the  
** On-Site War Room** , ensuring that all production remains on schedule and that "Copy-Exact" standards are never compromised during rapid growth phases.

** Responsibilities*
* ** On-Site Leadership & Crisis Management*
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** Manufacturing Floor Authority:
** Provide daily, hands-on leadership at the CM facility. You are the "eyes and ears" of the organization, ensuring the CM adheres to proprietary assembly, safety, and test protocols.

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** Delivery War Room:
** Establish and lead the on-site  
** War Room
** for all production excursions, material shortages, or quality failures impacting  
** delivery commits** . Coordinate your team to drive immediate resolution and provide real-time risk assessments to global leadership.

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** Team Management:
** Direct and mentor a resident team of  
** Quality Engineers, Process Engineers, and Manufacturing Program Managers (FPMs)** . Ensure they are effectively auditing the CM's performance and engineering changes.

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** Partner Governance:
** Manage the daily relationship with CM senior leadership (Plant Manager/VP of Ops) to ensure hyperscale volume receives top-tier priority in labor allocation and equipment utilization.

** Capacity Planning & Scalability (L10 & L11)*
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** Infrastructure

Roadmap:

** Lead long-range  
** capacity modeling
** for L10 and L11 production. Ensure the facility has the requisite square footage, specialized lifting equipment, and high-density power/cooling to meet 3-year growth forecasts.

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** Test Cell Scaling:
** Manage the expansion of  
** L11 Test capacity** . Calculate "Rack-Hours" to ensure sufficient power-shrouds, network switch ports, and diagnostic infrastructure to validate thousands of racks simultaneously.

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** Burst Strategy:
** Develop and test "Surge Plans" on-site to scale throughput by  
** 30-50% within a single quarter
** to support hyperscale data center "turn-ups."

** Quality, Debug & Process Engineering*
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** Technical Root Cause:
** Lead on-site  
** 8D investigations
** for complex hardware/firmware failures. Use  
** debug tools
** and interpret  
** test logs
** to trace failures back to specific assembly steps or sub-tier component defects.

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** Preventative Governance:
** Drive the use of  
** FMEA**  (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and  
** DOE**  (Design of Experiments) through your team to mitigate potential rack-level failures before volume production.

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** Process Optimization:
** Continuously refine manufacturing flow to reduce  **"Touch Time" per rack** , utilizing Lean methodologies to optimize the transition from L10 node-loading to L11 final cabling and functional  
** Test** .

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** Statistical Control:
** Implement  
** Statistical Process Control (SPC)
** to monitor production "drift" and ensure every rack is built to the exact same global standard

** Cross-Functional Operations:
Materials & Business Audit*
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** Shortage & Allocation Strategy:
** Drive daily  **"Clear to Build" (CTB)
** visibility. Manage on-site material shortages, ensuring that  **"Golden Screws"**  (CPUs, GPUs, ASICs) are allocated to the most critical builds.

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** Labor & Overhead Auditing:
** Conduct regular audits of the CM's  
** labor run-rates
** and  
** overhead utilization** . Ensure the Manufacturing is appropriately staffed and that quoted overhead aligns with actual floor operations.

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** Inventory Velocity:
** Oversee the flow of consigned and turnkey materials on the floor to maximize  
** inventory turns
** and minimize liability.

** Requirements & Qualifications*
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* Education:

** BS in  
** Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering**  (Required); MBA or MS in Operations Management (Preferred).

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** Technical Certification:*
* ** Six Sigma Black Belt (Required).
** Demonstrated experience applying DMAIC to high-volume electronic assembly.

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* Experience:

** 12+ years in manufacturing leadership, with 5+ years specifically managing  
** Tier-1 CMs**  (e.g., Foxconn, Quanta, Jabil, Celestica) at  
** hyperscale volumes** .

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** Subject Matter Expertise:
** Deep understanding of server architectures, DC power distribution, and L11 functional testing/software provisioning.

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** Presence:
** Must be able to work  
** daily and indefinitely on-site
** at the designated CM facility.

Disclaimer:

** Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.*
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