Jason Boyd

Senior operations, engineering, and quality leader with extensive experience in complex manufacturing environments, including semiconductor and high-reliability production. Proven track record of translating operational challenges into structured processes—improving yield, reducing defects, and driving performance across multi-site organisations. Experienced in applying real-world manufacturing decision-making to structured problem-solving frameworks, with a growing focus on supporting AI training and development through domain expertise, process logic, and operational insight.

Assembly Services Manager & Global Quality Assurance Lead at Boschman Advanced Packaging Technology (2020-01 – Present)

Direct leadership of multidisciplinary team across Engineering, Planning, Purchasing and Technical functions (15+ engineers and cross-functional stakeholders)

• Oversight of new product introduction and production optimisation
• Led operational performance improvement across engineering and production development activities
• Introduced structured KPI and performance management framework
• Supported automation and process efficiency initiatives
• Scaled team capability during growth and organisational change
• Improved cross-functional operational alignment
• Translated complex engineering and production challenges into structured workflows and standardised operational practices
• Applied root-cause analysis and data-driven decision frameworks to improve yield (+15%) and reduce defects (-20%)
• Developed repeatable process logic and performance models to support cross-functional alignment and execution
• Captured and formalised operational knowledge to support scalability and consistency across engineering and production teams
• Improved operational maturity and governance framework
• Strengthened planning and execution discipline
• Enhanced cross-functional operational performance

Senior Global Project & Applications Leader at Kulicke & Soffa Holdings / Assembleon (2010-01 – 2019-12)

• Delivered international consultancy and industrialisation programmes across automotive and electronics sectors
• Led global projects improving uptime, output and profitability across multi-site operations
• Developed Lean training and structured performance assessment systems adopted globally
• Contributed to development of predictive analytics tools, translating operational data into actionable insights and decision-support frameworks

Global Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Jabil Inc (2005-01 – 2010-12)

• Led global manufacturing engineering capability supporting high-volume consumer electronics, and telecommunications production
• Managed direct and indirect international teams across multiple sites
• Improved return on invested capital through industrialisation strategy and efficiency programmes
• Integrated Design for Manufacturing principles across global production network
• Supported high-volume, multi-shift manufacturing environments across global production sites

HNC in Mechatronics Engineering – Napier University / West Lothian College