Production Manager

About the role

PT OTA Indonesia (Otazen), a growing independent global-scale furniture manufacturing company, is looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead its entire furniture production operation. You will manage, oversee, and optimize the production process from planning and execution to quality control and output targets, leading the Heads of Production and Maintenance to ensure production runs efficiently, safely, on time, and within cost. You will report directly to the General Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly production plans based on sales orders and machine/manpower capacity, and ensure balanced workload across production lines

• Manage the allocation of manpower, raw materials, and machines to achieve output targets on schedule

• Monitor daily production performance against schedule, quality, and quantity, and analyze production reports (output, downtime, reject rate, efficiency)

• Work with QC to ensure product quality standards, and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for defects and non-conformities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Heads, Supervisors, Leaders, and Operators, including manpower planning, recruitment, and placement

• Coordinate with PPIC, Warehouse, Maintenance, QA/QC, R&D/Design, and HR & GA on schedules, materials, machine downtime, quality issues, and training

• Support new product development (NPD) and give Design for Manufacturing input to R&D/Design

• Build and uphold a safe work culture, including SOPs, work instructions, and PPE compliance in line with K3 standards

• Drive continuous improvement through ISO 9001, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen, and lead cost-saving and efficiency projects

• Supervise and coordinate subcontractors when required

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Wood Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum 5 years of production experience, including leadership, in a furniture manufacturing company

• Solid understanding of the furniture production process (woodworking, assembly, finishing, packaging), machine capacity, and line balancing

• Experience managing shift work systems and production manpower

• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 (internal audit), 5S, Kaizen, PDCA, and lean tools (kanban, VSM)

• Able to calculate productivity, OEE, and work efficiency, and to analyze root causes (RCA, Fishbone, 5 Why)

• Strong leadership, quick decision-making, conflict management, and negotiation skills

• Good communication with all levels, including coaching and mentoring Heads, Supervisors, and Leaders

• Able to present and write clear production reports

• Willing to work primarily on the production floor

About us

Otazen is a growing independent global-scale furniture manufacturing company based in Klaten, Central Java.