Production Manager-Plastic Factory

Confidential Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Dubai, UAE is seeking a Production Manager to oversee its plastic manufacturing plant. The role includes leading day-to-day operations, planning schedules and targets, and ensuring production processes across extrusion, injection and blow moulding are efficient and compliant with quality and safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Industrial/Production Engineering with hands-on experience in plastic manufacturing, strong leadership, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Production Engineering or related field.
• Proven experience in plastic manufacturing factory operations, preferably in a Production Manager or similar leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge of plastic manufacturing machinery, production processes, and raw materials.
• Experience in production planning, machinery maintenance, quality control, and cost optimization.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and team management skills.
• Ability to manage production targets, operational KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production operations of the plastic manufacturing facility.
• Plan and execute production schedules to achieve daily, weekly and monthly targets.
• Oversee plastic manufacturing processes including extrusion, injection moulding, blow moulding and related operations as applicable.
• Monitor machine performance, production output, downtime and overall equipment efficiency (OEE).
• Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance of production machinery to minimize breakdowns.
• Manage raw materials including plastic resins, additives and masterbatch ensuring optimal utilization.
• Maintain product quality standards and minimise production defects, scrap and wastage.
• Coordinate with procurement, maintenance, quality control, warehouse and logistics departments.
• Monitor production costs, manpower utilisation, material consumption and operational budgets.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and reduce manufacturing costs.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality management standards.
• Lead, supervise and develop production teams to achieve operational excellence.

Skills

Production management

Production planning

OEE monitoring

Team leadership

Cost optimization

Quality control

Maintenance planning

HSE compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Production Engineering

Job description

• Manage day-to-day production operations of the plastic manufacturing facility
• Plan and execute production schedules to achieve daily, weekly and monthly targets
• Oversee plastic manufacturing processes including extrusion, injection moulding, blow moulding and related operations as applicable
• Monitor machine performance, production output, downtime and overall equipment efficiency (OEE)
• Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance of production machinery to minimize breakdowns
• Manage raw materials including plastic resins, additives and masterbatch ensuring optimal utilization
• Maintain product quality standards and minimise production defects, scrap and wastage
• Coordinate with procurement, maintenance, quality control, warehouse and logistics departments
• Monitor production costs, manpower utilisation, material consumption and operational budgets
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and reduce manufacturing costs
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality management standards
• Lead, supervise and develop production teams to achieve operational excellence

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Production Engineering, or a related discipline
• Proven experience in plastic manufacturing factory operations, preferably in a Production Manager or similar leadership role
• Strong technical knowledge of plastic manufacturing machinery, production processes, and raw materials
• Experience in production planning, machinery maintenance, quality control, and cost optimisation
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and team management skills
• Ability to manage production targets, operational KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives

Candidates currently available in the UAE or with a short notice period will be preferred.