Production Manager (Carpentry & Painting)

Job description / Role

Job Description:
Is responsible for leading and managing the daily operations of the carpentry & Painting workshop, ensuring high-quality production, adhering to safety standards, and overseeing a skilled team. This role involves managing resources, controlling costs, maintaining inventory, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and meet customer specifications. Additionally, he is responsible for fostering a positive work environment, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and maintaining effective communication with clients and senior management to ensure customer satisfaction.

Management Activities
- Overall Responsibility: Manage and oversee the entire manufacturing operations within the organization.
- Team Leadership: Supervise and motivate workshop staff, assign tasks, ensure a high level of efficiency, and facilitate training of new staff by experienced team members.
- Production Planning and Efficiency: Ensure efficient management of production processes, develop and adjust schedules to meet deadlines, and monitor progress to meet customer requirements.
- Resource and Equipment Management: Oversee materials, tools, and machinery inventory, ensure proper maintenance of workshop machinery and equipment to avoid production delays and ensure optimal performance
- Policy and Procedure Adherence: Ensure that workshop operations align with company policies, procedures, and regulations.

Operational Activities
- Adherence to Turnaround Time: Ensure all jobs executed within the workshop meet the defined turnaround times.
- Quality Control: Manage& ensure products meet high-quality standards, conduct inspections, and implement corrective actions to maintain quality.
- Staffing and Scheduling: Develop and execute staffing schedules for on-site projects at customer locations, in coordination with the Head of Projects.
- Health and Safety: Ensure healthy, safe, and hygienic working conditions for workshop staff with the assistance of the Safety Officer.
- Design Input: Provide inputs for innovative design solutions for various carpentry projects.
- Cross-Department Coordination: Facilitate coordination between the workshop and other departments, including:
- Finance: Ensure progressive billing of jobs.
- Inventory: Coordinate raw material requirements for respective jobs.
- Procurement: Oversee purchase of local products for production.
- Design: Clarify design aspects and understand customer requirements.
- Administration: Plan procurement of general items, including office and pantry supplies.
- Recruitment and Staffing: Manage recruitment and anticipate staffing needs within the workshop.
- Management Meetings: Provide inputs for various issues during management committee meetings.
- Communication: Maintain communication with Project Head to ensure their requirements are met and address any issues or changes during production or on-site execution.
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor and evaluate the performance of staff and equipment to ensure high productivity levels and timely completion of tasks.
- Inventory Control: Maintain proper inventory levels of raw materials, tools, and consumables, and ensure their efficient usage.
- Vendor Management: Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials and supplies required for production.
- Training and Development: Continuously assess the training needs of workshop staff and provide opportunities for skill development and certification.

Analytical and Reporting Activities
- Production Performance Report: Analyze efficiency, identify bottlenecks, and suggest improvements.
- Cost Analysis Report: Track costs vs. budget, identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Quality Control Report: Monitor quality metrics, identify issues, and recommend corrective actions.
- Inventory & Resource Report: Track material usage, ensure efficient inventory management, report shortages/excess.
- Staff Performance Report: Evaluate staff productivity, identify training needs, and suggest improvements.
- Process Improvement Report: Identify process inefficiencies, collaborate on solutions.
- Production Issues Report: Report production issues to management with proposed solutions.
- Efficiency Optimization Report: Identify gaps, suggest methods to improve efficiency and reduce wastage.
- Workshop Activity Report: Prepare regular reports on activities, production, and staff performance.

Compliance Activities
- Compliance with Industry Standards: Ensure all processes meet industry, health, safety, and environmental regulations including waste management and sustainable practices.
- Quality Standards: Maintain compliance with company and industry quality standards.
- Budget & Cost Control: Monitor costs, ensure budget adherence, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Labor Law Compliance: Ensure adherence to labor laws and maintain proper staff documentation.

Academic requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferred): In Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Management, Construction Management, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Vocational Training or Certification: In Carpentry or Woodworking (e.g., carpentry certifications, trade school programs).
- Knowledge of machinery operation, safety standards, and workshop management.
- Project Management Certification (optional): Certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or similar may be beneficial for managing production processes and cross-department coordination.
- Health and Safety Certification (optional): Certifications in Occupational Health and Safety or First Aid can be beneficial for ensuring compliance with safety regulations in the workshop.

Experience Requirements:
- 8-10 years of experience in carpentry or woodworking, carpentry techniques, tools, machinery, and safety protocols.
- 2-3 years’ Experience in production management, scheduling, budget management and cost control.

Technical skill requirements:
- Woodworking Expertise: Proficiency in carpentry, including cutting, shaping, assembling wood, and understanding joinery techniques.
- Blueprint Reading: Ability to interpret and execute technical drawings for accurate construction and design.
- Surface Preparation & Painting Techniques: Knowledge of preparing surfaces and applying various painting methods for quality finishes.
- Technical Software Skills: Proficiency with project management and estimating software to track progress and manage tasks
- Project Management: Strong skills in scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation to meet production deadlines.
- Quality Control: Ensuring that all products meet the desired standards and specifications through regular inspections.
- Inventory Management: Ensuring proper handling and organization of materials, tools, and supplies to avoid shortages or excess.
- Health & Safety Knowledge: Familiarity with OSHA regulations, safe work practices, and the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

About the Company

Al-Nooh Wood Design is a leader in the field of interior fit-out and furniture manufacturing. Quality, reliability, integrity and service are the cornerstones of our organization. Our highly talented and experienced team of craftsmen and designers constantly research new products and ideas in order to provide the best possible solutions in terms of materials, functionality, time and cost to clients, consultants, contractors, interior designers, and design.

OUR PRODUCTS Al-Nooh Wood Design is a leader in the field of interior fit out and furniture manufacturing. We aim to provide comprehensive solutions in terms of design, materials, and functionality to meet clients’ design requirements. Go through the content below and inquire about any product.

OUR SERVICES We can execute full design, specification, and production service for all types of joinery projects. We can execute any level of scale or complexity, including installation on site. We trade in all types of decorative timbers, veneers, sheet boards (including specialist and composites), laminates, wood and solid wood parquet flooring, accessories and ironmongery, adhesives and fixings, paints, varnishes and protective treatments.

OUR WORK At Al-Nooh Wood Design, we like finding solutions and constructing beautiful additions to your home or Establishment. We go above and beyond in offering a product and service that is of high quality. In here you will find a selection of our executed projects.