Production Manager

Roles and responsibilities

1. Production Planning and Scheduling

• Developing Production Plans: Creating detailed production plans to ensure that manufacturing goals and timelines are met. This includes determining the necessary resources (e.g., labor, materials, equipment) and setting realistic deadlines.
• Scheduling: Managing production schedules to ensure smooth and efficient operations, adjusting schedules based on demand, delays, or issues that arise during the production process.
• Forecasting: Analyzing production trends and historical data to forecast future demand, ensuring that production levels align with customer orders and market needs.

2. Team Management and Supervision

• Staffing: Hiring, training, and managing production staff, including machine operators, assembly line workers, and supervisors.
• Training and Development: Ensuring that team members are adequately trained on equipment, safety protocols, and quality standards.
• Motivating and Leading: Motivating staff to meet production targets, improving team performance, and creating a positive working environment. This includes resolving conflicts and addressing any issues related to employee performance or morale.

3. Quality Control and Assurance

• Maintaining Quality Standards: Ensuring that production processes meet the company's quality standards and comply with industry regulations. This includes implementing quality control measures and conducting inspections during and after production.
• Troubleshooting Quality Issues: Identifying and addressing quality issues, such as defects or deviations from the standard, and taking corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Continuous Improvement: Implementing process improvements to increase product quality, reduce defects, and ensure customer satisfaction.

4. Resource Management

• Inventory Control: Managing raw materials, components, and finished goods to ensure that sufficient resources are available for production without overstocking.
• Equipment Maintenance: Overseeing the maintenance and repair of production equipment to minimize downtime. This involves scheduling regular maintenance and ensuring that equipment is functioning at optimal levels.
• Cost Management: Monitoring production costs and working to reduce waste, inefficiency, and excess inventory. This includes managing budgets and identifying opportunities for cost savings.

5. Health, Safety, and Compliance

• Safety Standards: Ensuring that production facilities comply with safety regulations and that workers follow proper safety protocols. This includes conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and enforcing the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring that production processes comply with local, national, and international regulations, including labor laws, environmental standards, and industry-specific certifications.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks to production and implementing strategies to mitigate these risks, such as implementing emergency protocols or securing backup suppliers.

6. Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Tracking KPIs: Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production output, efficiency, downtime, s rates, and labor productivity. Analyzing this data to assess performance and make informed decisions.
• Reporting: Preparing regular reports for senior management regarding production performance, quality metrics, inventory levels, and issues that need attention.

7. Collaboration and Coordination

• Cross-Departmental Communication: Collaborating with other departments, such as engineering, procurement, sales, and logistics, to ensure smooth operations and resolve any issues related to materials, production delays, or customer orders.
• Supplier Management: Working with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and components needed for production and negotiating contracts to maintain cost-effective supply chains.

Desired candidate profile

• Experience of working in civil infrastructure business and detailed understanding of the water and energy scope within a project.
• Lead BIM coordination and collaboration within project teams, specific focus on utilities.
• Lead, create and maintain BIM Models for water and energy scope.
• Lead and assist the CAD technician and work closely with the engineering team to implement the BIM requirement.
• Ensure 100% BIM compliance on all projects. Act as a go to person to enhance the digital delivery within utilities team.
• Manage model coordination meetings with various engineering disciplines and aspire to deliver high quality, clash free models.
• Coordinate models with internal and external parties through the project CDE.
• Extensive experience of working with CAD / Production team
• Investigate model constructability issues and propose solutions.
• Create new library components for the water and energy infrastructure scope.
• Provide training and technical guidance to CAD technician and engineers in the use of the latest BIM tools and workflows.
• Stay up to date with advancements in BIM technology and industry standards.
• Software applications: Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Navisworks, AutoPlant, GIS tools etc.
• In depth BIM understanding of UAE and KSA authority requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 10 years’ experience.
• Must have supervisory experience

Additional Information

Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline.