Production Manager

Job description / Role

- Overseeing and supervising the work flow of manufacturing, maintenance and quality functions in a safe environment
- Meeting delivery commitments in coordination with the planning department.
- Ensuring work produced is accurate and meets quality standards.
- Identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives.
- Maintaining a preventative maintenance routine for all equipment and troubleshooting.
- Maintain plant policies and ensure Health & Safety policy is followed by all employees.
- Direct daily workforce activities in order to meet throughput goals, compliant with established quality standards.
- Proactively coordinate with production planners to maximize the operating efficiency of the plant.
- Participate in constant search for ways to reduce waste; over production, and defects whenever possible.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills to direct employees.
- Ensure employees adhere to shift starts and allotted break periods and submit vacation request.
- Proactively identify "skill set gaps" in current production team and recommend necessary improvements.
- Ensure back-up is provided for absent employees.
- Provide regular feedback to employees on performance and communicate areas of improvement.

Requirements

- Minimum Five (5) years supervisory experience in a manufacturing facility/production environment
- Completed a degree in mechanical, electrical or operations management or equivalent experience
- Knowledge in continuous improvement tools such as TPM, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing is an asset for the position
- Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word,)
- Demonstrated leadership, decision making, team work and organizational skills
- Understanding of and adherence to relevant Safety and Environmental requirements
- Ability to resolve conflict and effective negotiation skills
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
- Identify and implement process improvements.
- Attention to detail and highly organized.
- Experience in can making and packaging equipment is a definite asset

About the Company

SAPIN is considered the pioneer in can manufacturing not only in Saudi Arabia, but also throughout the Middle East.

Established in 1976 in Dammam - Saudi Arabia, we have grown from our modest beginning into one of the region’s largest and most preferred packaging supplier.

Since inception we have demonstrated a continued passion for innovation and growth. Today we design and manufacture a wide range of consumer and industrial packaging products on behalf of our customers, operating in a variety of markets around the world. Through our experience, we bring to our customers industry leading practices, processes and an in depth understanding of the trends that direct and influence the packaging industry.

Our innovative, customer-focused approach has helped make us the acknowledged leader in the metal container, injection-molded plastic pail and decorative packaging market.