Operations & Production manager

Job Description

To oversee the manufacturing process within a company and to ensure that production line run without any problems and minimum downtime. Working together with supervisors and top management. Ensure that products are manufactured to a certain quality standard and adheres to other safety/industry-related regulations.Key Responsibilities/Duties:? Planning & Organizing work processes and Interpret production targets and breakdown into objectives for each shift.? Ensure all production orders are met and delivered within the agreed timeframes.? Manage and support QHSE initiatives and objectives.? Define, propose and implement the annual production.? Cost management of products and assist with new product costings models.? Analyse budgets and continuously control production costs and identify/rectify waste measures.? Manage all activities within the production process, including maintenance and the workforce.? Handle logistics, warehousing and stock of raw materials used in production.? Manage all teams within your production department (contracts/leave/pay).? Create and implement organisational/production changes on an operative level.? Support the project management team & Sales team as required.? Identify problems, informing Shift Supervisors, request corrective action and give instructions to team members to ensure effective and efficient workflow.? Organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment.? Liaising with supply chain and sales staff.? Set ambitious production goals and communicate them to key personnel.? Develop production program and guidelines to support company objectives.? Suggest process improvements to enhance production quality and capacity.? Organize job trainings to team members to achieve production goals.? Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concept.Job Skills:? Excellent communication, numeracy and computer literacy skills.? Good people management skills and management of staff.Identifying problems and implement preventative strategies to minimize risk.? Being able to develop good working relationships and trust with various teams.? Strong problem-solving skills, analytic ability and be very detail-oriented.? Working well with many different departments and external suppliers.? Always keeping the end-user/customer in mind.? Being results and deadline-driven.? Communication and interpersonal skills, with proficiency in English is essential and knowledge of Arabic is an added advantage.Qualifications/ Certifications:? Bachelors degree or equivalent experience? Minimum 5 years experience within a production/product management capacity? Experience in global sourcing, managing time and actions, and managing product cycle? Experience negotiating with multiple vendors to meet a specified budgetTo find out more about Progressive Recruitment, please visit www.progressiverecruitment.comAward winner of:KSA Recruitment Company of the Year, Best Executive Search Firm of the Year by TALint Recruitment Awards 2019/2020 | Best Engineering Recruitment Firm of the Year by Recruitment International Awards 2018

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