Supervisor, Manufacturing

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Broad Functions

• Lead and supervise production teams to achieve company goals in UPH LAR DPPM absenteeism cost and cycle time ensuring continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Allocate work priorities and resources effectively to meet production targets aligned with organizational objectives.
• Develop team skills foster accountability and ensure alignment with company culture and values.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve production issues and drive process improvement for efficiency and effectiveness.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities   This job is responsible for delivering the organization outcome as stated:

1. Production Performance

• Monitor analyze and report production performance and departmental KPIs.
• Control WIP and output to ensure adherence to production schedules and quality standards.
• Optimize manpower utilization to maximize productivity (UPH).
• Manage material usage efficiently to minimize waste and control cost.

2. Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and escalate yield and quality issues for prompt corrective action.
• Drive improvement in LAR and DPPM to meet both internal and external customer expectations.
• Support and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency quality and cycle time.

3. People Management

• Supervise and develop team members to ensure strong technical skills work discipline and alignment with company culture.
• Reduce and control employee absenteeism through engagement motivation and performance management.
• Communicate company policies production goals and operational updates effectively to subordinates.

4. Safety Compliance & Governance

• Maintain a safe compliant and organized workplace ensuring adherence to all company rules and EHS standards.
• Ensure compliance with QMS EHS ESD and HR procedures.
• Apply and promote IMS policy to support organizational performance and compliance.
• Conduct regular safety inspections risk assessments (JSA/HIRAC) and enforce use of proper PPE.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with Engineering Quality IE and Maintenance teams to resolve issues and drive process improvements.
• Participate in problem-solving and improvement projects to ensure smooth production flow and target achievement.

Authority  

• Prepare Production planning: Planning for Daily Build Plan considering output rate materials and manpower.
• Prepare Report for Safety and Quality concern:
  • Anomaly or non-compliance in relation to Ethics and Compliance policies of the Company.
  • Near-miss good catch and work safety violations in relation to workplace health and safety regulations.
  • Product / production irregularity anomaly defectives in relation to product quality assurance.
  • Order subordinate to stop working when found unsafe condition then coordinate to relevant department to mitigate risk and immediately inform manager.
• People Management:
  • Request/provide the proper training for the subordinate.
  • Verify and approve disciplinary action to subordinate.
  • Propose review and approve overtime and attendance.
  • Propose review and approve Annual Compensation Review (ACR) Short Term Incentive (STI) and Onetime payment Award.

Qualifications :

REQUIRED:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (e.g. Manufacturing Industrial Mechanical) or related fields such as Operations Management Logistics or Applied Sciences
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing production or operations; some leadership or team lead experience preferred
• Experience in Electronic industry with 100 subordinates would be an advantage

PREFERRED:

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office ERP systems (e.g. SAP Oracle) and production tracking tools
• Experience with digital tools like Power BI MES systems or basic automation concepts
• Be able to work in shift
• Growth mindset and can-do attitude

SKILLS:

• Leadership & People Management: Ability to lead coach and motivate production teams toward performance excellence while maintaining discipline engagement and teamwork across shifts.
• Production Planning & Execution: Strong understanding of production scheduling resource allocation (manpower materials machines) and ability to adjust plans dynamically to meet daily and weekly targets.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement Mindset: Knowledge of quality control principles (LAR DPPM yield) and experience applying Lean / Kaizen / 5S to improve process efficiency reduce waste and enhance output.
• Safety Compliance & Communication: Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment enforcing EHS and company policies and communicating clearly across teams and management levels.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time