Production Supervisor

NFS Furniture (M) Sdn. Bhd.; Klang City, Port Klang; On-site; MYR 48,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

NFS Furniture (M) Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to oversee daily production activities across lamination, cutting, drilling, edge banding, machining, assembly, QC and packing in our Klang facility.

You will assist the production managers with manpower planning and ensure the team follows the approved plan to meet targets. The role requires leadership, strong communication, and the ability to read basic drawings and schedules.

Qualifications

• Diploma, certificate or equivalent qualification; relevant manufacturing experience may substitute.
• 2–3 years in production/manufacturing, preferably furniture or wood-based.
• Experience supervising production workers.
• Able to read production schedules and basic technical drawings.
• Familiar with furniture production machinery is an advantage.
• Good leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work under production deadlines and handle shop-floor issues independently.
• Basic computer skills for production records and reporting.
• Ability to communicate in Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, English; Chinese/Mandarin advantageous.
• Minimum SPM/SKM or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily production activities and help production managers in manpower allocation.
• Ensure production follows the approved production plan and schedule.
• Monitor output and ensure daily production targets are achieved.
• Coordinate production processes including lamination, cutting, drilling, edge banding, machining, assembly, QC and packing.
• Monitor work-in-progress (WIP) and prevent unnecessary production delays.
• Assign workers to appropriate machines, production lines and workstations following production manager's instruction.
• Monitor attendance, punctuality, productivity and discipline.
• Provide daily work instructions and ensure workers understand their responsibilities.
• Train and guide new production workers.
• Ensure products are manufactured according to drawings, specifications and quality requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Team supervision

Basic computer skills

Multilingual communication

Education

Diploma or certificate or equivalent

Tools

Furniture machinery knowledge

Job description

This role involves supervising daily production activities and coordinating production processes including lamination, cutting, drilling, edge banding, machining, assembly, QC and packing. You will help production managers in manpower allocation, ensure production follows the approved production plan and schedule, and monitor output to achieve daily production targets.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise daily production activities and help production managers in manpower allocation
• Ensure production follows the approved production plan and schedule
• Monitor output and ensure daily production targets are achieved
• Coordinate production processes including lamination, cutting, drilling, edge banding, machining, assembly, QC and packing
• Monitor work-in-progress (WIP) and prevent unnecessary production delays
• Assign workers to appropriate machines, production lines and workstations following production manager's instruction
• Monitor attendance, punctuality, productivity and discipline
• Provide daily work instructions and ensure workers understand their responsibilities
• Train and guide new production workers
• Ensure products are manufactured according to drawings, specifications and quality requirements

About you

• Diploma, certificate or equivalent qualification; relevant manufacturing experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in production/manufacturing, preferably in furniture or wood-based manufacturing
• Experience supervising production workers
• Able to understand production schedules and basic technical drawings
• Familiar with furniture production machinery is an advantage
• Good leadership, communication and problem-solving skills
• Able to work under production deadlines and handle shop-floor issues independently
• Basic computer skills for production records and reporting
• Ability to communicate in Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, English is required; Chinese/Mandarin is an advantage for communication with Chinese technical personnel and management
• Minimum SPM/SKM or equivalent