Production Supervisor

About This Role

The Production Supervisor leads a shift team to meet production targets, ensuring safety, efficiency, and smooth operations. This role involves managing resources, resolving issues, and maintaining communication between employees and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift team to achieve shift production targets
• Prepare and ensure all reports are completed by the end of the shift
• Ensure safety guidelines are followed at all times
• Act as the Production ERT Lead for the shift in charge
• Plan and execute training plans for operators under the assigned shift based on production needs
• Ensure production runs smoothly by allocating the correct resources to resolve issues and performing timely escalation when necessary
• Ensure proper handover of information to the following shift
• Conduct counseling sessions with operators whenever necessary
• Report any violations of rules or procedures occurring within the assigned shift
• Organize, monitor, and prioritize tasks to meet production goals
• Evaluate various production stations to ensure optimum efficiency
• Maintain communication between employees and senior management to ensure procedures and policies are well understood
• Exercise shift operation authority by assigning and balancing production manpower according to process requirements
• Determine operational execution based on critical situations, making decisions related to quality, process, safety, and other operational matters
• Access operational systems and applications for daily job tasks
• Analyze incidents and issues occurring on the production floor
• Provide input and exercise control in employee performance reviews
• Escalate and report any operational abnormalities and request support when necessary
• Coordinate equipment and maintenance activities, including the authority to stop or operate equipment based on operational demands, in alignment with the Engineering team for scheduled maintenance
• Promote improvement and cost-saving projects by contributing ideas toward operational enhancements
• Lead the overall assigned area as the area owner, ensuring proper control of safety, 5S, and quality issues
• Compile required data and perform analysis for weekly and monthly operational reports
• Perform other additional work tasks or additional roles assigned by the superior

Requirements

• Education: Preferably a Diploma and above. SPM holders with more than 5 years of experience in an SMT Production Supervisor role may also be considered
• Working Experience: At least 2 years of experience in a supervisory role, preferably in the EMS industry
• Communication Skills: Able to communicate (speak, read, and write) in both English and Mandarin, as the role involves project transfers from China
• Computer Proficiency: Able to prepare reports and presentations using Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Physical Requirements: This position may require long hours of standing and walking
• Availability: Able to work overtime whenever required