Production Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and manage daily/weekly production schedules based on customer orders and forecasts.
• Ensure production targets, delivery schedules and output requirements are achieved.
• Monitor production progress, WIP, output, rejection, downtime and productivity.
• Allocate manpower, machines and resources according to production priorities.
• Supervise Production Supervisors, Leaders, Operators and other production staff.
• Identify production bottlenecks and take corrective action to prevent delays.
• Coordinate with Purchasing/Procurement to ensure materials and components are available.
• Coordinate with Warehouse/Inventory on material issuance, stock availability and finished goods.
• Work with QA/QC to resolve quality issues, defects and customer complaints.
• Monitor machine utilization and coordinate preventive maintenance or breakdown repairs.
• Control production costs, overtime, wastage, scrap and material usage.
• Ensure production follows BOM, Work Order, SOP, drawings and customer specifications.
• Maintain accurate production records and prepare daily/weekly/monthly production reports.
• Conduct production meetings and report production status, shortages, delays and risks to management.
• Implement process improvements to increase productivity, efficiency and quality.
• Ensure workplace safety, housekeeping and compliance with company procedures.
• Train, guide and evaluate production employees.
• Support new product introduction, production trials and process changes when required.