Production Supervisor ( Leather)

Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the leather finishing department. This role ensures that all leather processing meets strict colour and finishing accuracy, quality standards, and delivery timelines. Lead a team of operators, collaborate cross-functionally with R&D Teams, Dyeing Teams, Quality Teams and Planning Teams. Manage chemical inventories and enforce strict safety and housekeeping protocols.

• Production & Operational Supervision

-Supervise daily finishing operations to maintain a smooth production flow.

-Manage the daily production plan to ensure on-time delivery according to schedules provided by the Planning Department.

-Monitor and manage chemical stock levels by conducting regular physical counts and coordinating replenishment requests with the warehouse.

-Keep all machinery in optimal working condition by coordinating preventive maintenance schedules and reporting technical faults.

• Quality Control & Color Matching

-Ensure the finishing leather color strictly meets quality standards, customer specifications, and matching criteria.

-Monitor process parameters closely, making necessary adjustments to improve batch consistency and reduce defects.

-Proactively report and escalate departmental issues to identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.

• Team Leadership, Training & Administration

-Allocate daily tasks, manage operator workflows, and monitor staff attendance, absences, and overtime logs.

-Provide hands-on, on-the-job training to operators and schedule staff for relevant job-related external courses.

-Foster a positive, motivated team mindset to drive efficiency, collaboration, and high administrative standards within the department.

• R&D, Innovation & Continuous Improvement

-Collaborate with the R&D team to test and evaluate new finishing recipes, chemical formulations, machinery, and processing techniques.

-Train and guide operators on how to implement newly developed recipes and technical processes safely and effectively.

-Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at boosting productivity, reducing chemical waste, and improving environmental sustainability.

• Safety, Health & Housekeeping (EHS)

-Ensure all safe working practices are strictly followed in compliance with safety regulations, especially regarding proper chemical handling.

-Follow up on all safety aspects, including the regular update and enforcement of Work Instructions (WI) and Risk Assessments (RA).

-Actively attend and contribute to company safety briefings and operational meetings.

-Maintain excellent standards of housekeeping and cleanliness across all finishing sections and surrounding department areas.

Requirements :-

• Minimum secondary education with 5 years' experience managing Production line

• Good knowledge and practical understanding of production processes, machines and know-how.

• Demonstrate Problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal and communications to interact with various internal stakeholders (including R&D / Planning / Dyeing /Quality/ EHS etc.)

• Basic IT knowledge and Strong commitment to quality etc

• Proven supervisory skills to lead a team of 40+ production operators and section heads

  • High mix low volume environment, products that involves manual processes
  • Relevant companies / industry – Leather, Paint, Textile, Chemical etc

• Working location at Macpherson Area