Production Lead

Unilin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Alor Merah; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Malaysia is looking for a capable individual to ensure workplace safety compliance and support the production manager in achieving operational goals. The role involves problem-solving issues, maintaining product quality, and managing daily production activities. Candidates should have strong leadership qualities and the ability to coordinate effectively with team members. This position is essential for maintaining high standards in performance and safety, contributing to the overall success of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Ensure workplace safety compliance for all employees and stakeholders.
• Support production manager's goals and make decisions in their absence.
• Responsible for problem-solving operational issues like machine breakdowns.
• Align departmental actions with production manager's plans.
• Accountable for KPI results and team effectiveness.
• Ensure production quality meets customer standards.
• Collaborate with HR on recruitment and employee development.
• Maintain workplace health and promote good practices.
• Organize resources for smooth production operations.
• Provide clear direction to direct reports.
• Manage workplace discipline and performance of employees.
• Monitor daily production schedules effectively.
• Coordinate smooth shift transitions.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensuring workplace safety is being complied at all time to ensure employees and stakeholders are free from any safety risk.
• Be the first‑hand support for production manager’s goals, visions and organization’s planning and act on behalf of the manager in decision making, handling ad‑hoc issues, attend management meeting within the given roles when production manager is not present.
• Responsible for first level problem solving, finding immediate solutions or escalating promptly the operational and workplace issues such as machine breakdowns, manpower shortage, delay and workplace harmony.
• Consistently aligns with production manager in terms of departmental master plan direction and actions required.
• Accountable to KPI results. Consistently works in the most effective manner with the team to meet targeted KPIs in safety, output volume, quality, efficiency and speed to meet the company’s objective in the best possible ways.
• Adheres to all quality system requirements as well as ensuring that production processes consistently deliver products of maximum quality in accordance with customers' expectation, requirements and standards.
• Close collaboration with HR business partner in human resources related matters including selecting candidates and hiring the right talent, disciplinary management and developing employees under respective supervision.
• Maintains and controls of workplace healthy and good housekeeping by promoting, encouraging and enforcing good work practices in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Plans and organizes resources such as manpower, direct and indirect material, machines (and spare parts) as well as preventive maintenance for smooth daily operations of the respective production lines/units in a cost‑effective manner.
• Provides clear work direction and expectation to direct reports including but not limited to line leaders to ensure efficient and effective workflows including but not limited to only ensuring smooth shift transition.
• Manages the respective group of employees, i.e.: line leaders & operators in workplace discipline, welfare, work performance and identifying the right on‑the‑job training.
• Monitor and closely follow‑up on daily production orders by efficiently planning and scheduling production activities in accordance with priority.
• Coordinates with supervisors to ensure smooth transition from shift to shift.

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