Production Incharge Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning:

• Collaborate with the production planning department to develop and implement production schedules, ensuring optimal resource utilization.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules as needed to meet deadlines.

2. Production Management:

• Managing production activities through contract manufacturing partners to ensure planned output, quality, cost efficiency, timely delivery, and adherence to agreed production schedules and specifications.

3. Quality Control:

• Enforce and maintain quality control standards throughout the production process.
• Implement measures to identify and rectify any deviations from quality standards.
• To ensure quality check of every batch and share it with R&D team for COA preparation

4. Safety Compliance:

• Ensure strict adherence to safety protocols and regulations to maintain a safe working environment.
• Conduct regular safety meetings and training sessions for production staff.

5. Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains.
• Collaborate with relevant departments to implement changes and optimize production workflows.

6. Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare regular production reports detailing key performance indicators, production outputs, and any issues encountered.
• Maintain accurate records of production activities, including inventory levels and raw material usage.

7. Warehousing Management

• Strategically plan and manage warehouse operations to ensure optimum utilisation of space, manpower, infrastructure and resources.
• Lead and monitor 3PL/contract warehouse operations, ensuring adherence to agreed SLAs, service levels, cost and operational standards.
• Establish and monitor inventory control systems, including stock accuracy, batch traceability, FIFO/FEFO, ageing and reconciliation.
• Develop warehouse capacity and infrastructure plans in line with business growth, inventory levels and future requirements.
• Drive cost optimisation through efficient space utilisation, manpower planning, inventory movement and logistics management.
• Ensure effective coordination with Procurement, Production, Quality, Sales, Finance and Logistics for uninterrupted material availability and dispatch.
• Monitor inventory ageing, slow-moving/obsolete stocks, material losses and discrepancies, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, statutory, quality and internal control requirements across warehouse operations.
• Lead warehouse audits, stock verification and reconciliation, ensuring timely closure of identified gaps.
• Manage and develop warehouse teams, including performance management, capability building and resource planning.
• Identify and mitigate operational, inventory, safety and supply-chain risks associated with warehousing activities.

Skills Required

1. Production Planning

2. Contract Manufacturing Management

3. Inventory & Warehouse Control

4. Cost Management

5. Supply Chain Coordination

6. Team Leadership

7. Problem Solving

8. Vendor Management

9. SAP/ERP

10. EHS & Compliance

Technical/Functional Proficiency Required

1. Production planning, scheduling and contract manufacturing management

2. End-to-end warehouse and inventory management

3. Raw material, finished goods and packaging material management

4. Inventory planning, FIFO/FEFO, batch traceability and stock reconciliation

5. Production capacity, yield, productivity and conversion-cost management

6. 3PL/contract warehouse and logistics management

7. Material planning and coordination with Procurement, QA/QC, R&D and Sales

8. SAP/ERP-based inventory and production management

9. Quality, EHS and statutory compliance

10. KPI monitoring, MIS reporting and data-based decision making

11. Root-cause analysis, troubleshooting and continuous process improvement

12. Cost optimisation and efficient utilisation of manpower, warehouse space and production capacity

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering / Technology, preferably in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Production or related discipline.

Experience Level (If applicable)

• 5-10 years in specialty chemicals/ emulsion products