Production Supervisor

Flex; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Bonuses

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Production Supervisor for its Mechanical Plant Batu Kawan, Penang. The role oversees shift-based manufacturing operations, guiding a team of engineers/officers to achieve volume, quality, and cost targets, while coaching operators and driving process improvements.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will lead multiple lines, troubleshoot problems, and collaborate with engineering to optimize efficiency and cost. A bachelor’s degree and 3+ years in production are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Equivalent experience in production and manufacturing with minimum of 3 years of operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct manufacturing operations across lines to meet volume, quality, and cost goals.
• Evaluate plant performance daily and advise on changes to improve efficiency.
• Lead a team of engineers and officers to meet KPIs.
• Troubleshoot operational problems and coach operators.
• Collaborate with engineers on plant improvement projects.
• Provide technical and operational guidance to project teams.
• Interface between operations and maintenance.
• Coach junior operators through training.
• Prioritize production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
• Assist in budget planning and control department expenses.
• Ensure safe, clean work environment and compliance with policies.
• Ensure adherence to manufacturing standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Supervisor located in Mechanical Plant Batu Kawan, Penang.

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor role directs the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality and cost goals.

What a typical day looks like:

• Leads the production of several processes/lines in a highly technical environment and responsible for the lines success.
• Evaluates daily/regularly plant operating performance and advises on changes in operating conditions that will improve efficiencies and quality.
• Lead a team of individual professionals (e.g. engineers/officers) to meet quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements.
• Troubleshoot and analyze operational problems and advise on their resolution. Guide regular discussions with operators to coach performance and improve operational understanding and capability.
• Solicits and evaluates ideas for plant improvements and collaborates with qualified engineers to develop project proposals.
• Provides technical and operational advice to project teams.
• May act as principal interface between the operation team and the maintenance function.
• Engage in training and coaching of junior operators.
• Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply in order to meet customer requirements.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Assist in department budget planning and management of department expenses.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing individuals on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance to manufacturing standards.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Requires equivalent experience related to production and manufacturing with minimum of 3 years of operations experience.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Bonuses

Job Category

Operations

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