Production Supervisor: Lean Ops & Quality Focus

Smiths Group; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Detection in Johor is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead production operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of products while driving continuous improvement and team performance. You will manage production resources, develop team capability, and foster a culture of operational excellence.

You will play a key role in planning, scheduling, and monitoring activities, ensuring priorities are met and customer commitments are satisfied, with a strong emphasis on Lean

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience in electro-mechanical manufacturing.
• Experience leading large production teams (up to 30 personnel) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop production teams to achieve targets.
• Manage manpower, tools, equipment and resources to meet delivery goals.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor production activities to meet customer commitments.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen to improve productivity and quality.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and ISO requirements.
• Support maintenance and continuous improvement of processes and documentation.
• Promote safe, clean, and organized workplace (5S, EHS).
• Identify and resolve production issues with root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve objectives.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Problem solving

Scheduling

Data-driven decisions

ISO knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Smiths Detection in Johor is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead production operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of products while driving continuous improvement and team performance. You will manage production resources, develop team capability, and foster a culture of operational excellence.

You will play a key role in planning, scheduling, and monitoring activities, ensuring priorities are met and customer commitments are satisfied, with a strong emphasis on Lean