Job Scope:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating day‑to‑day manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality production output. This role oversees production teams, ensures compliance with SOPs and safety regulations, and supports continuous improvement across the plant.

Key Responsibilities:

Production Operations Management

Oversee all manufacturing activities on the production floor to achieve daily output, quality, and efficiency targets.
Plan and allocate manpower, machines, and materials according to the production schedule.
Monitor workflow, machine utilization, and process conditions to prevent delay or downtime.
Coordinate with Design and Engineering teams for the timely rollout of production.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

Ensure production processes follow approved SOPs, production standards, and customer specifications.
Conduct in‑process quality assurance and quality for parts deviations and to take immediate action.
Support root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for quality issues.
Liaise with Design and QC teams for inspections, audits, and documentation updates.

. Team Leadership & Workforce Management

Supervise, mentor, and develop operators and service and assembly personnel to work efficiently on the job assignments.
Conduct toolbox and safety briefings on the daily production targets, safety reminders, and operational updates.
Enforce workplace discipline, attendance, and adherence to company policies.
Facilitate proper handover between each stage of the production to ensure smooth operation.

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

Enforce compliance with plant safety rules, PPE requirements and safe work procedures.
Conduct regular safety walkabouts and ensure immediate correction of unsafe conditions.
Participate in incident investigations and support HSE initiatives.
Maintain 5S standards to keep work areas clean, organized, and safe.

Production Monitoring & Reporting

Track and report production progress including output, challenges, downtime, scrap rate, and labour utilization.
Prepare weekly updates covering progress of production, manpower deployment, and issues encountered.
Escalate critical issue, quality deviations, and material shortages in a timely manner.
Recommend process improvements to increase productivity and reduce costs.

Resource Management

Monitor consumables for tools and machine, and critical spare parts to prevent shortages.
Coordinate with warehouse and procurement for timely replenishment.
Ensure proper storage, usage, and traceability of materials and tools.
Support annual inventory audits as required.

Continuous Improvement

Support Lean Manufacturing, and 5S activities within the production area.
Identify opportunities to optimize workflow, reduce waste, excessive labour cost and improve machine efficiency.
Collaborate with design and engineering, procurement and QC, on productivity improvement.

Requirements

Diploma or Degree in Manufacturing Process, Mand E or related engineering field.
Minimum 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing or industrial plant environment.
Strong knowledge of production processes, equipment operation, and safety regulations.
Good leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
Able to understand production stages, job schedule, and manpower planning.

Production Supervisor (Manufacturing Plant)