PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MANAGER

Qualifications :

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Diploma graduates with strong relevant technical experience may also be considered.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in manufacturing operations.
• At least 2–3 years in a supervisory or managerial position within a production environment.
• Experience in plastic manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Experience in plastic bag manufacturing, particularly extrusion/blowing, printing, cutting, and sealing processes, is highly preferred.
• Experience handling PP, PE/LDPE, HDPE, or other relevant plastic materials is an advantage.

Responsibilities :

• Execute daily and weekly production plans based on approved schedules, customer orders, and available production capacity.
• Monitor production achievement against targets and ensure timely completion of production orders.
• Coordinate production activities across relevant processes, including extrusion/blowing, printing, cutting, sealing, and packaging, according to the factory's actual production lines.
• Ensure plastic products meet customer specifications, including dimensions, thickness, weight, color, sealing strength, and other applicable quality requirements.
• Optimize machine settings and production methods to improve output, minimize defects, and reduce material waste.
• Monitor production performance across different product types, materials, sizes, and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with established quality standards, SOPs, and work instructions throughout production.
• Coordinate with the Quality Control team to identify, contain, and resolve nonconforming products.
• Monitor scrap, reject rates, customer complaints, and product rework.
• Ensure proper segregation, identification, and disposition of rejected materials and finished products.
• Supervise Production Supervisors, Line Leaders, Machine Operators, and production workers.
• Ensure appropriate manpower allocation across production lines and shifts.
• Set daily production priorities and monitor team performance.
• Coach supervisors and operators to improve technical capability, productivity, and work discipline.
• Implement SOPs, Kaizen, 5S/5R, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide operational updates, performance analysis, and improvement recommendations to the Factory Manager.