PRODUCTION ENGINEER

Napco National; Dammam; On-site; SAR 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Napco National is seeking talent to organize and plan production activities, optimize maintenance resources, and implement Lean principles to improve efficiency and reduce downtime. The role requires familiarity with standard equipment, office systems, and a proactive approach to process improvement.

Responsibilities include operating production machines per SOP, inspecting materials and tools, developing effective processes, and ensuring output meets quality and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Able to organize and plan work and projects to meet objectives.
• Experience with standard equipment and office automation systems and software.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies in industrial production.

Responsibilities

• Organize and plan work/project activities to efficiently accomplish tasks and meet objectives.
• Observe asset status using real-time data to optimize maintenance resources and minimize downtime.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing Principles: JIT, Six Sigma, Ishikawa, 5S, SMED, PDCA.
• Operate production machines per SOP and related instructions.
• Develop, implement and enhance processes, tools, and training to respond quickly to customer needs while controlling output, quality and cost.
• Schedule production activities to minimize time and cost and maximize efficiency.
• Inspect tools, parts, materials, and finished goods to identify deviations and address them.

Skills

Organization & planning

Production scheduling

Quality inspection

Asset maintenance

Tools

Lean manufacturing

Just In Time (JIT)

Six Sigma

Ishikawa

5S

SMED

PDCA

Job description

Job Description

ACQUIRED COMPETENCIES BASED ON JOB ROLE

• Organize and plan work/project activities to efficiently accomplish tasks and meet short & long term objectives.
• Understand and effectively use standard equipment and office automation systems and software.
• Knowledge in emerging technologies in industrial production.
• Develop new products as well as create, execute, and upgrade design solutions to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, usability, marketability, and production of NAPCO’s products.
• Observe the state of the asset and determine its status based on indicators, and real-time condition data to prioritize and optimize NAPCO’s maintenance resources in order to minimize cost and asset downtime while maintaining asset efficiency.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing Principles: Just In Time (JIT), Six Sigma, Ishikawa, 5S, SMED, PDCA and other related tools
• Operate all steps and activities for a required production machine according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) or other instructions if applicable.
• Knowledge in the variety of machinery, spare parts, tools, and other items used in NAPCO’s maintenance practices.
• Knowledge in the use of NAPCO’s machines, tools and labor to manufacture NAPCOs products, and in the general process of transforming raw materials into finished goods.
• Develop, implement and enhance the processes, tools, and training that enable NAPCO to respond quickly to customer needs and market changes while still controlling output, quality and cost.
• Generate the required output with the least required resources.
• Effectively schedule production activities in order to minimize production time and cost and maximize operational efficiency.
• Inspect and test tools, spare parts, raw materials, work in progress and finished products, using simple to complex lab equipment, against performance and standard limits and according to engineering/procedural standards in order to uncover and address deviations.