Operation Manager

Job-Skills Integrator-Precision Engineering (JSIT-PE); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied MFG Pte Ltd is looking for an Operation Manager to supervise daily production in their Singapore facility. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of hands-on experience in a high mix, low volume manufacturing environment, preferably in a sheet metal factory. Responsibilities include overseeing production processes, ensuring quality output, managing inventory, and coordinating manufacturing staff to maximize efficiency. A diploma in Engineering is required, with demonstrated ability to lead and meet KPIs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in high mix, low volume manufacturing.
• Experience in a sheet metal or engineering factory.
• Proven leadership in managing manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production process and schedule.
• Train staff on deliveries, quality, and process flow.
• Manage inventory to meet production quotas.
• Present production information to management.

Skills

Leadership

KPI management

Quality control

Production tracking

Safety management

Education

Diploma in Engineering

Job description

Allied MFG x JSIT-PE

Allied MFG Pte Ltd is proud to partner with JSIT-PE: a government initiative aimed at strengthening Singapore’s Precision Engineering sector by addressing manpower challenges and fostering industry growth.

About the Company

Join Allied MFG, a SG-based specialist in Precision sheet-metal fabrication since 2008, delivering high-quality steel products across Automation, Semiconductor, Power & Energy and other key sectors.

Scope of Work

A Operation manager oversees daily production process and schedule, overseeing quality output and ensuring safety, cost‑efficiency, and timely production to meet delivery deadlines.

Products are produced on time and projects completed within the date‑line. Utilizing needed manpower resources, materials, machine & method. Create a time scale for production, supervising production processes and adjusting schedules when needed. Daily update of production activities to General Manager by end of the day. (Set up a reporting format).

Operation Manager also responsible for all equipment’s maintenance programmes to ensure every machine is kept in the highest stage for quality products.

Product manufacturing standardisation and applying quality control programmes, liaising with Team Leaders and problem solving. Due to manufacturing business involves irregular hours, even during weekends or public holidays might occur to communicate. Committed to delivery deadline and quality is the top priority.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a 4M manufacturing system in the workshop. Train staff to understand Deliveries, Quality, Process Flow and Product knowledge.
• Update daily production status through WhatsApp before 5pm daily.
• Develop and manage tracking systems for analysing production rates and product quality and identifying production issues before they arise.
• Coordinate manufacturing staff to maximise efficiency, including creating the schedule, managing labour costs, giving instructions.
• Assign IN/OUT deliveries.
• Manage inventory to ensure production always has the supply needed to complete production quotas quickly and efficiently, placing orders when necessary in advance so inventory is restocked before depletion.
• Fulfil administrative duties, completing production reports. Overtime schedule overviews that detail production rates and worker performances.
• Schedule training programmes for staff’s improvement at least once every quarter for every production staff.
• Present production information to management, including solutions for potential improvement and strategies for implementing these suggestions.
• Contribute to the hiring process, making recommendations for which candidates are the most capable. Interview requires.
• Ensure safety at work must be practised within factory premises and implement new safety rules when there’s a near miss or through observation of unsafe method.
• Ad‑hoc duties related to manufacturing assign by GM or Director.

Requirements

• Diploma in Engineering with minimum 10 years hands‑on experience in high mix, low volume manufacturing environment.
• Must have worked in sheet metal or engineering factory previously.
• Good track record in leading a manufacturing operation. KPI indicator for individual performance will be set.
• Ability to present summary reports.
• Ability to lead a production team to meet or exceed the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set by Operation Manager: productivity, quality, and on‑time delivery.