Production Manager
Job Description:
Key Roles and Responsibilities (Key Accountabilities)
Daily Functions:
1. Continuously monitor and adjust line order loading to optimize individual line and Factory output.
2. Hold direct reports individually and collectively accountable for producing garments on time and within customers quality and quantity standards
Monthly Functions:
1. Work with Production Teams to plan and prepare total Factory capacity (efficiency, SMV, headcount) in line with order projections.
2. Work with the Planner to assign orders to Production lines to optimize individual line and Factory output.
3. Monitor and report performance against agreed targets, assess reasons for deviation, act to solve output shortfalls, and give early warning to PMC & Marketing on production problems to help avoid negative surprises for the customer
4. Establish process for meeting regularly and holding direct reports accountable for effective and collaborative teamwork between departments, at their level
Other Regular Functions:
1. Communicate Factorys Business and Annual Departmental Operating Plans to direct reports as context for developing their annual SMART Goals. Approve direct reports SMART Goals
2. Continuously improve the Factory organization structure, role profiles and cross-functional work process flows to optimize the effective recruitment, deployment and direction of people in Manufacturing
3. Develop, get approval for, socialize (within Factory and cross-functionally) and periodically update essential Factory functional policies, procedures, work processes, and work methods, in line with Plant and Group guidelines.
4. Develop and implement a rolling two year and annual Production machinery plan, including addition of new machines and replacement of existing machines within Group guidelines. Hold Mechanic accountable for introducing and developing new machine technologies, work aids, modifications, and automation designs to further improve manufacturing output and quality
5. Monitor work environment to ensure that all aspects of the physical work environment and all aspects of employees work practices comply with country, customer and Plant occupational health and safety
standards and guidelines
6. Establish measures and systems for monitoring and reporting on the performance of the total Factory department
7. Keep updated on and recommend new technologies, tools, methods and people in the market to improve Manufacturings delivery capacity. Share continuous improvements with other Plants. Proactively seek out and adopt continuous improvements from other Plants as appropriate.
8. Hold direct reports accountable for integrating and applying the functional skills within Factory (Technical,QC, and Mechanic) to find and implement ways to continuously improve Factory performance
9. Communicate the bigger picture context in which direct reports need to plan and execute work (e.g. world,country, industry, Group, customer and inter-departmental considerations.)
10. Agree on SMART goals and assignments with individual direct reports and provide continuous managerialguidance and feedback. Provide support for enhancing performance in the current role, conduct mid-yearprogress reviews and determine year-end performance appraisal ratings
Requirements
a) Education & Qualification Requirements:
Degree or Masters (full time) from any Majors preferably in Industrial, Quality or Production Management
(Textile & Apparel)
b) Functional/Technical Competency Requirements
Able to operate computer, especially Microsoft Office
Capable of displaying the data well
Master about Factory Business Process
Understand about effective production management system (e.g. 7 Mudas/7 Waste)
Know about business analysis in case of production
c) Internal & External Relationships (Within & Outside organization)
Internal:
All Department = In case to collaborate teamwork inter-department to make optimum & efficient Factory
Output
External:
Develop and maintain good working relationship with buyer/customer
Establish a process for quickly solving conflicts between customer and company requirements