Skills:

Product Development, Leadership Skill, Assembly, Thai

Job type:

Full-time

• Partner with manufacturers on factory floors, troubleshooting engineering and manufacturing challenges in real time.
• Personally work alongside master craftsmen at the bench to validate manufacturing methods, jewelry construction, assembly techniques, stone-setting methods, mechanisms, finishing processes, and repair techniques while developing practical manufacturing solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Development and Design in the US to ensure alignmen ...
• Lead hands-on bench evaluations of prototypes and first samples to validate construction methods, assembly sequence, setting techniques, mechanisms, finishing quality, and overall manufacturability before production release.
• Prototype and demonstrate advanced bench techniques, manufacturing methods, tooling concepts, and craftsmanship practices that improve product performance while preserving David Yurman's design intent.
• Drive manufacturing excellence initiatives, optimizing processes, and implementing best practices to enhance quality and efficiency.
• Establish bench craftsmanship standards by demonstrating advanced jewelry fabrication, assembly, soldering, laser welding, polishing, finishing, repair techniques, and stone-setting practices while mentoring Manufacturing Excellence engineers and manufacturing partners.
• Oversee product costing, budget management, and resource allocation to achieve operational efficiency.
• Personally evaluate prototypes with ME team, first samples, and production samples at the bench to recommend improvements in construction, durability, manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and luxury craftsmanship.
• Ensure quality control measures are upheld across manufacturing partners in compliance with DY standards and regulations.
• Ensure adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards throughout the engineering and manufacturing process.
• Foster a culture of creativity, excellence, and collaboration within the Manufacturing Excellence team and cross-functionally.
• Additional.
• Serve as the Manufacturing Excellence bench expert by building, modifying, repairing, and validating prototypes and production samples to establish benchmark manufacturing methods.
• Work directly alongside model makers, setters, polishers, assemblers, and master jewelers to solve complex product construction challenges and improve manufacturing consistency.
• Develop reference samples and prototype modifications to demonstrate best manufacturing practices and support vendor technical training.
• Lead technical reviews for complex engineering challenges, product failures, and manufacturing issues requiring advanced engineering judgment.
• Validate new manufacturing technologies, tooling concepts, materials, and production methods before implementation across the manufacturing network.
• Support the technical qualification and capability assessment of existing and prospective manufacturing partners.
• Represent Manufacturing Excellence in executive-level product reviews, communicating technical risks, mitigation plans, and manufacturing readiness.
• Candidate profile: The search is open to both Thai and international candidates. Selection will be based on exceptional jewelry-manufacturing depth, leadership capability, cross-functional effectiveness, and ability to operate successfully from Bangkok; Thai language is advantageous but not required.
• Work location: The role is based in Bangkok and requires substantial presence in the office and on manufacturing-partner factory floors. International candidates must be able to satisfy applicable Thai work-authorization and relocation requirements.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at David Yurman.
• As a company founded by artists, David Yurman champions self-expression in everything we do. We are committed to fostering a culture of openness and creative collaboration within our entire community, and we cherish the diversity of our employees' backgrounds and perspectives. We will always advocate for equity and inclusion for all.
• David Yurman is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender).