Production Supervisor

Avery Dennison; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead an operational team, drive safety, cost and quality goals, and optimize daily performance. The role involves coaching staff, managing training, and ensuring adherence to policies and schedules to meet production targets.

The candidate will develop and monitor performance metrics, implement improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to sustain high standards of efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• Strong customer focus, communication, planning and coordination skills.
• Experience with leading continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise employees in a site, manage schedules and workloads.
• Design and implement operations improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory and services.
• Analyze information for daily operational needs and provide prompt problem solving.
• Lead 5S activities, safety meetings and daily safety huddles.
• Coordinate team efforts and develop regional strategy and operating plans.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Operational planning

Continuous improvement

Safety compliance

Education

High School Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or applicable field

Job description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com . AVERY DENNISON IS PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA IN GREATER CHINA AND VIETNAM.

Job Description

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing an operational team to ensure goals related to safety, cost, quality, inventory, and services are met. This role drives continuous improvement efforts using operational principles to optimize daily performance and draw actionable insights for operational needs.

Employee Development & Management

• Train and provide development opportunities for staff. Ensure annual goals are complete and communicated.
• Ensure Global Performance Management System is up to date and regular feedback is provided to staff members.
• Monitor and evaluate team members, and adjust training where needed.
• Attract, retain and develop high potential talent.
• Model and promote the Corporation’s Code of Business Ethics and Values. Perform general management duties, exercising usual authority concerning staff, performance appraisals, promotions and terminations
• Responsible for training and development of subordinate staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.
• Maintain all timekeeping, overtime and vacation records and schedules.
• Act as a team role model and change-agent. Positively lead and influence team members to partner together to achieve individual and business goals.
• Coordinate team efforts, create and manage a regional strategy and team operating plan.

Operations

• Directly supervises employees in a Site. Monitors work, alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions, controls load factors and flow of work to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools and equipment.
• Design and implement operations improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory, and services.
• Analyze and draw information for daily operational needs and improvement for the team. Provide prompt problem solving for key issues.
• Responsible for key operational measures within business unit (service, quality, productivity, cost, safety).
• Supervises the daily work schedules of warehouse employees involved in performing a combination of: shipping, receiving, loading and unloading trucks, stacking, picking, packing and palletizing finished products.
• Determines space requirements for storage and schedules delivery and distribution of products, parts, and accessories to achieve distribution objectives and meet customer requirements.
• Prepares and analyzes inventory reports to identify slow-moving and/or surplus stock.
• Cultivates and reinforces appropriate group values, norms, and behaviors. Identifies and analyzes problems, plans, tasks, and solutions.
• Represents the team, presenting team suggestions and recommendations on processes and procedures in accordance with organization cost, quality, and productivity goals.
• Maintain quality control processes to ensure products/services meet quality standards; lead implementation of process improvements. Drive improvement strategies in all key metric areas; manage production flow,staffing schedule and resources to budget and plan.
• Ensure best practices and standard operating procedures are being followed by conducting frequent business audits.
• Lead 5S activities, housekeeping, and recycling programs. Lead the efforts to create a safety conscious environment; be actively involved in safety initiatives. Lead monthly safety meetings and daily safety huddles.
• Collaborate with other functional areas to resolve problems and develop improved manufacturing processes. Make efforts to reduce manufacturing waste and process complexity.

Qualifications

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:

• Skilled in analyzing and drawing information for daily operational needs and improvement for the team.
• Skilled in scheduling and planning, budgeting and control. Knowledge of systems.
• Skilled in designing and implementing operation improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory and services.
• Strong ability to manage, coach and develop a diverse team of individuals performing a variety of tasks.
• Experience leading continuous improvement efforts. Familiarity with ELS Operating Principle
• Strong customer focus, communication, planning and coordination skills.
• Ability to think ahead, anticipate problems, make decisions and take appropriate action.

EDUCATION:

• High School Degree required, Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field, such as Engineering, preferred.
• 5+ years Operational experience with team leader experience preferred.

Additional Information

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status.

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