Production Manager

K-Metart Ent.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

K-Metart Enterprises Inc. in the Philippines is hiring a Production Manager to lead our stainless steel fabrication operations. You will align site teams with production priorities, drive reliability, quality, safety, and resource planning across shifts.

You will champion Lean and CBS principles, oversee safety and regulatory compliance, and partner with Maintenance, HR, Purchasing, and Accounting to meet business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or related technical field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures and operational discipline.
• Experience leading cross-functional, multi-shift teams.
• Experience handling processes involving hazardous substances.
• Proficient with ERP systems, work management processes (WMP), production scheduling, and maintenance prioritization tools.
• Knowledge of Lean daily management, visual management, Tier meetings, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to lead change and partner with Maintenance, Reliability, Technical, and EHS teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe, environmentally compliant, and reliable operation of process equipment and systems.
• Serve as the primary Operations point of contact for production priorities, risks, and cross-functional coordination.
• Coordinate daily and weekly production activities to safely meet plans and customer requirements.
• Provide operational leadership across multiple shifts and drive accountability.
• Promote operational discipline through standard work, procedures, and handovers.
• Monitor performance across safety, environmental, quality, reliability, cost, and schedule metrics.
• Develop and execute short- and mid-term operational plans with multiple departments.
• Support capital projects and Readiness to Operate activities.
• Lead incident investigations, MOC, PHA, audits, and closure.
• Champion Lean/CBS through daily management and structured problem-solving.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, productivity, and profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Safety procedures

ERP systems

Lean daily management

Cross-functional coordination

Hazardous substances handling

Communication skills

Shift coordination

Problem solving

Change management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Maintenance prioritization tools

Production scheduling software

Job description

K-Metart Enterprises Inc. is a 100% Filipino-owned stainless steel fabrication company with nearly 30 years of industry experience. We specialize in the fabrication, manufacturing, and installation of high-quality stainless steel products for commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional projects throughout the Philippines and abroad.

We are looking for a highly organized, results-driven, and experienced Production Manager to lead our production operations. This role will routinely interface with site teams to understand production needs. This role will guide overall reliability, quality, safety, and resourcing of area assets and continually work to improve the capabilities to meet business objectives. This role requires strong knowledge and work processes understanding.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure the safe, environmentally compliant, and reliable operation of process equipment, including high-hazard and PSM-covered systems.
• Serve as the primary Operations point of contact for production priorities, operational risks, constraints, and cross-functional coordination.
• Coordinate daily and weekly production activities to safely meet production plans, customer requirements, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Provide operational leadership across multiple shifts by reinforcing expectations, removing barriers, and driving accountability.
• Promote operational discipline through adherence to standard work, operating procedures, shift handovers, field rounds, equipment status control, and timely escalation of abnormal conditions.
• Monitor and improve performance across safety, environmental, quality, reliability, production, cost, and schedule metrics.
• Develop and execute short- and mid-term operational plans in partnership with Operations, Warehouse, Purchasing, Technical, HR and Accounting teams.
• Support capital projects within the assigned area by coordinating equipment availability, project execution, and Readiness to Operate (RTO) activities.
• Lead and support incident investigations, corrective actions, Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), audits, and other compliance activities to ensure timely closure.
• Champion Lean/CBS principles through daily management, Tier meetings, visual management, standard work, and structured problem-solving.
• Understand key business drivers and identify opportunities to improve operational performance, productivity, and profitability.

The following is required for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related technical field; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing leadership experience, preferably in a PSM-covered, high-hazard, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures, safe work practices, and operational discipline, including procedure adherence, shift turnover, field rounds, equipment status control, and abnormal situation response.
• Experience leading, supervising, or influencing operations teams in a manufacturing environment, including cross-functional and multi-shift coordination.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to effectively engage employees, contractors, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience handling processes involving hazardous substances.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, work management processes (WMP), production scheduling, and maintenance prioritization tools.
• Working knowledge of Lean daily management, visual management, Tier meetings, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, improve work processes, and partner effectively with Maintenance, Reliability, Technical, and EHS teams to drive safe and reliable operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.