Production Assistant Manager

Qualifications :

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Diploma graduates with strong relevant technical experience may also be considered.

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in manufacturing operations.

• At least 2–3 years in a supervisory or managerial position within a production environment.

• Experience in plastic manufacturing is strongly preferred.

• Experience in plastic bag manufacturing, particularly extrusion/blowing, printing, cutting, and sealing processes, is highly preferred.

• Experience handling PP, PE/LDPE, HDPE, or other relevant plastic materials is an advantage.

Responsibilities :

• Execute daily and weekly production plans based on approved schedules, customer orders, and available production capacity.

• Monitor production achievement against targets and ensure timely completion of production orders.

• Coordinate production activities across relevant processes, including extrusion/blowing, printing, cutting, sealing, and packaging, according to the factory's actual production lines.

• Ensure plastic products meet customer specifications, including dimensions, thickness, weight, color, sealing strength, and other applicable quality requirements.

• Optimize machine settings and production methods to improve output, minimize defects, and reduce material waste.

• Monitor production performance across different product types, materials, sizes, and specifications.

• Ensure compliance with established quality standards, SOPs, and work instructions throughout production.

• Coordinate with the Quality Control team to identify, contain, and resolve nonconforming products.

• Monitor scrap, reject rates, customer complaints, and product rework.

• Ensure proper segregation, identification, and disposition of rejected materials and finished products.

• Supervise Production Supervisors, Line Leaders, Machine Operators, and production workers.

• Ensure appropriate manpower allocation across production lines and shifts.

• Set daily production priorities and monitor team performance.

• Coach supervisors and operators to improve technical capability, productivity, and work discipline.

• Implement SOPs, Kaizen, 5S/5R, and other continuous improvement initiatives.

• Provide operational updates, performance analysis, and improvement recommendations to the Factory Manager.