Production Supervisor

Dr Scent; Sharjah; On-site; AED 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dr Scent in Sharjah seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee daily operations, ensure target attainment, and uphold safety and quality standards. You will manage staff, monitor workflows, and coordinate with the Warehouse to optimize material use.

The role requires 3–5 years in production supervision, experience with fragrance or cosmetics packaging, and strong ERP transaction knowledge. Leadership, problem solving, and precise reporting are essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of production supervision experience.
• Filling/packaging experience in fragrance, home-care, cosmetics or similar.
• Knowledge of ERP production transactions and batch traceability.

Responsibilities

• Execute approved production schedules, formulas, quantities, and packaging specifications.
• Supervise production staff, allocate tasks, monitor performance, and provide training.
• Coordinate material availability with Warehouse; reconcile issued, consumed, returned, and wasted quantities.
• Manage ERP production transactions and reconcile with batch records and physical quantities.
• Maintain complete batch records and traceability of raw materials and finished goods.
• Verify filling quantities, closures, leakage, labels, batch coding, and packing quality.
• Ensure line clearance and equipment cleaning between products and batches.
• Stop production for safety or quality issues and coordinate corrective actions; QC release of finished goods.

Skills

Leadership

Excel

Problem solving

Reporting

Education

Diploma or degree in Manufacturing or Engineering

Tools

ERP system

Job description

To supervise and coordinate daily production activities, ensuring production targets, product quality, and safety standards are achieved. Manage production staff, monitor workflow, control material usage, minimize wastage, and ensure smooth and efficient production operations.

Roles & responsibilities :

• Execute approved production schedules, formulas, quantities, and packaging specifications.
• Supervise production staff, allocate tasks, monitor performance, and provide training.
• Coordinate material availability with Warehouse and reconcile quantities issued, consumed, returned, and wasted against actual output.
• Take full responsibility for all production-related ERP transactions, including production orders, material consumption, returns, wastage, finished-goods receipts, and transfers. Ensure accurate, timely entries and reconciliation with physical quantities and batch records.
• Maintain complete batch records and traceability of raw materials and finished goods.
• Verify filling quantities, closures, leakage, labels, batch coding, and packing quality.
• Ensure line clearance and equipment cleaning between products, fragrances, and batches.
• Stop production when safety or quality issues arise, segregate affected products, and coordinate corrective action. Ensure finished goods receive QC approval before release.
• Monitor equipment performance and coordinate maintenance and repairs.
• Enforce PPE, chemical-handling, housekeeping, fire, and spill procedures.
• Report output, wastage, rework, downtime, shortages, and discrepancies to the Factory Manager.
• Obtain approval before changing formulas, substituting materials, or making stock adjustments.

Education & Requirements :

• Diploma or degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant production experience, including team supervision.
• Filling and packaging experience in fragrance, home-care, cosmetics, or similar manufacturing is preferred.
• Knowledge of ERP production transactions, batch traceability, material reconciliation, quality, and safety.
• Good leadership, reporting, Excel, and problem-solving skills.