Production Supervisor

II-VI UK, Ltd.; Calamba; On-site; PHP 2,934,000 - 4,108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Laguna, Philippines is looking for a Production Supervisor to develop team leaders and operators, solve operational issues, and ensure compliance with quality guidelines. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in production supervision. Strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and a hands-on approach are essential. This is a full-time, onsite role with growth opportunities within a global leader in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Production Supervision.
• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze operator workload and performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop team leaders and operators to ensure skills and capabilities.
• Lead in solving operational issues and driving improvement projects.
• Supervise manufacturing operations in accordance with quality guidelines.
• Ensure safety and health regulations are complied with at all times.

Skills

General knowledge of semiconductor or optoelectronics manufacturing

Experience facilitating improvement projects

Strong management skills

Problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Excellent team and interpersonal skills

Self-motivated with a results-driven approach

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SAS/JMP

Minitab

Job description

• Develop team leaders and operators to achieve required skills and capabilities. Coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees. Communicating job expectations: planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. Supports hiring and training of manufacturing operators, resolve employee issues, prepares improvement and development plan for the team lead and operators
• Take the lead in solving operational issues and resolve permanently. Drive improvement projects (through Ka‑zen) to further improve operations capabilities. Formulate alternative cost saving strategies, and manage production budgets. Monitors, maintain, controls ordering, and physical inventory of all consumables, supplies, and spare parts
• Supervise the manufacturing operations and ensures procedures are carried out in accordance with 1509001 guidelines. Carry out control checks and provide status reports and alerts team when quality is jeopardized due to process variations, equipment breakdown, and process non‑compliance. Works with team leaders to formulate work schedules for daily activities based on production requirements. Supports timely shipments to customer and verifies that all documentation are included
• Periodically analyze operator workload and performance to improve takt time and work procedure efficiency to achieve better production cycle time
• Ensure safety and health regulations are understood and complied with in the manufacturing operations at all times

Education & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or its equivalents with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in Production Supervision

Skills

• General knowledge of semiconductor or optoelectronics manufacturing experience. With hands‑on experience in a manufacturing environment and has strong management skills
• Experience facilitating improvement projects and Kaizen. With knowledge on methods for waste elimination, efficiency improvement, yield improvement, and cycle time improvement
• Requires skill set to breakdown complex operations with a process‑oriented mindset for analysis and creation of strategic plan
• Experience assessing manufacturing processes through the use of PFMEA, process capability analysis, root cause analysis, and design of experiments
• Basic manufacturing statistics knowledge – correlation, process optimization, hypothesis testing, coefficient of variance analysis, Six Sigma, and some statistical process control methodologies
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills to ensure that all team members can identify root causes and take fast effective action to resolve the problems in hand. Knowledge on problem solving methodologies such as 8D, RCA, Why‑Why analysis, hypothesis testing and validation, etc. Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Understand line balance, scheduling, cycle times, and inventory control. Can interpret variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• With knowledge on statistical methodologies and tools. Working knowledge of SAS/JMP or Minitab is a strong plus
• With knowledge on production planning and control performance indicators – customer OTD, downtime, inventory turns, stock variance, cost savings – and how to use them to improve internal business processes
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Must have the ability to lead cross‑functional teams consisting of operators, technicians, and engineers. Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast‑pace development environment
• Self‑motivated with a results‑driven approach
• Strong attention to detail combined with system‑level thinking
• Excellent team and interpersonal skills. Strong leadership ability and potential. With people supervision and coaching skills

Working Conditions

• This role is 100% onsite
• May require to work beyond regular working hours and in holidays and weekend as deemed necessary

Culture Commitment

I Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

C Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

A Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

R Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

E Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Coherent Philippines Pte Ltd shares the 5 key principles of fair employment practices and is committed to adopting these principles in the management of our human resources. We believe that the effective implementation of fair employment practices will bring about a more harmonious and progressive work environment within our organization, and contribute towards making Philippines a great place to work.

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard‑work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2005879
• Posting Date 10/15/2025, 03:22 AM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time