Production Engineer

Job : Production Engineer – Manufacturing / Assembly Fitness and Sports Technology ( Setting up local assembly and QC for ITS Training Device )

Location: Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, UAE

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: 3+ years in production/manufacturing engineering

Department: Production / Manufacturing

Reports to: Office & Compliance Manager

Why this role

We currently produce the ITS device in Poland and ship finished units. To serve the GCC market faster and more cost- effectively, we want to set up local assembly and quality control in the Ajman Free Zone. This role builds that capability from nothing — it is not an operator role for an existing line, it is the person who creates the line.

What the person will actually do

• Design and set up the physical assembly line (workstations, tooling, workflow) for the ITS device in the Ajman facility.
• Take the technical specifications and bill of materials (BOM) from the Poland engineering team and turn them into a working local assembly and QC process.
• Find, evaluate and onboard local/regional suppliers for components, packaging and consumables.
• Define quality-control checkpoints and testing so every unit meets KO Coach's build and performance standard before it ships.
• Plan production against the sales forecast and manage stock of work-in-progress and finished units.
• Recruit, train and supervise local assembly staff as volume grows.
• Track production cost and flag where the bill of materials or process can be optimized for the local market.
• Make sure the facility stays compliant with AFZA industrial/safety rules, and act as our point of contact with the free-zone authority on facility/licensing matters.
• Stay in close technical contact with the Poland production/R&D team so specification or engineering changes are reflected locally.
• Put together basic production documentation: work instructions, QC checklists, serial-number/traceability records.

Qualifications & experience to screen for

• Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing or Electronics Engineering.
• At least 3 years in production/manufacturing engineering, ideally in electronics, hardware, or precision mechanical assembly — not pure office-based process consulting.
• Has actually set up or substantially rebuilt an assembly line before — this is the single most important filter. Someone who has only operated within an existing, mature line is not the right fit.
• Practical, working knowledge of quality control (incoming inspection, in-process checks, final testing). ISO 9001 exposure is a plus, not a requirement.
• Has sourced and qualified suppliers/vendors in the UAE or GCC region before.
• Can read technical drawings, BOMs, and assembly/wiring specifications without help.
• Some understanding of electronics/sensor-based products (PCBs, wiring harnesses, impact sensors) is a strong plus given what we manufacture.
• Comfortable building a process from a blank page and holding it together with limited resources in the early stage.
• Fluent English; Arabic is a strong advantage for supplier and free-zone-authority liaison.

Good-to-have, not required

• Prior experience inside a UAE free zone (AFZA, JAFZA, DAFZA, etc.) for manufacturing or light-industrial setup — saves us time on the regulatory side.
• Background in sports equipment, fitness-tech or consumer electronics manufacturing.
• Experience working day-to-day with an overseas engineering/R&D team (comfortable collaborating across the Europe time zone).

Sourcing notes

• Good search terms: production engineer, manufacturing engineer, assembly line setup, industrial engineer, NPI (new product introduction) engineer.
• Candidates from electronics/hardware contract manufacturers (EMS companies) in the UAE are a strong pool — they tend to have exactly this line-setup and supplier-sourcing experience.

Salary : To be discuss

Pay: AED8,000.00 - AED12,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person