Production Manager
REF 1767727
28.03.2025 | Dubai | full time
- General
- Location: Dubai
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- We are looking for a Production Planning and Control Manager who is hands-on and capable of managing production planning, scheduling and inventory utilizing modern computer system. Directly responsible for the areas of Production, Quality Control, Planning, Receiving, Shipping/Packaging and revenue forecast execution. Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials to meet production requirements.• Develops and maintains reports relating to process, product and operation on-time performance. Advises management when on-time order delivery is in jeopardy.
• Works daily with peers and superiors developing the maturity of the production planning systems in support of business goals and a continuous improvement initiative.
• Correlates planning and scheduling of orders with machine loading and labor availability to obtain optimum utilization of equipment, efficient allocation of labor, and on-time delivery of products.
• Evaluates production statistics and their impact to the production schedule. Reports major variances from plan to appropriate management personnel along with a course correction action plan for managing issues as they arise.
• Revises and reschedules shop orders when necessary.
• Coordinates sub-contracted orders through the purchasing department.
• Performs physical counts of raw material and work in process (WIP) inventory, identifying and solving inventory variances.
• Verification of material availability
• Reissuance of materials based on unexpected yield variances
• Responsible for raw materials and inventory of raw stock.
• Responsible for planning, releasing, monitoring, rescheduling, updating and closure of assigned work orders.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering in the design and creation of bills of manufacturing/materials.
• Assist with work center setups.
• Attend regular Operations meetings to develop priorities which are in line with Sales requirements.
• Capture necessary communication on BOM to be relayed to Operations through w/o release.
• Track in-work product.
• Plan outsourced subassemblies and coordination with Purchasing.
• Analyze complete work orders to verify labor and material posting, closing and retaining work orders.
• Daily review of sales order open bookings to have product prepared in advance of ship day.
• Daily review of dispatch to ensure on-time and accurate processes of transactions between operations.
• Configure and review variant process requirements and ensure their accuracy throughout the build process.
• Participate in cost reductions and productivity improvement programs.
• Work pro-actively, on a daily basis, with the manufacturing supervisors, procurement and other departments to ensure schedules are maintained.
- Requirements
- Proven experience as production director
Deep knowledge of production management
Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
Experience in reporting on key production metrics
Outstanding communication ability
Excellent organizational and leaderships skills
Attention to detail
Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
BSc/Ba in business administration or relevant field is preferred
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Publisher
- direct employer
- up to 50 employees