Manufacturing Manager
What you will enjoy doing
Job Responsibilities:
Manufacturing (Production & Maintenance):
- Production & Operational Efficiency: Oversee daily production plans, schedule personnel, ensure target output, and optimize cycle times, material usage, and waste reduction.
- Maintenance & Asset Management: Implement preventive maintenance procedures, track downtimes/spare parts, safeguard tools, and align operations with global standards.
- HSE, Quality & Compliance: Conduct 5S assessments, GMP audits, risk evaluations, and Gemba walks to enforce safety standards and company policies.
- Performance Tracking & Reporting: Define department KPIs, manage energy and consumption tracking, analyze operational issues, and submit monthly reports to management.
- Team Leadership & Development: Identify staff training needs, ensure effective cross-departmental communication, and lead regular operational syncs.
- Strategic & Financial Support: Assist the Head of Operations in budget preparation and support overall plant efficiency and profitability.
What makes you great
Experience
- Experience in plastic packaging manufacturing, preferably in Extrusion Blow Molding (EBM).
- Experience managing production teams and shift operations.
- Experience with new machine installations, mold transfers, commissioning, or production start-ups is an advantage.
- Injection molding experience, preferably in caps and closures, is a strong advantage.
Qualifications / Skills / Competencies
- Strong technical knowledge of EBM processes, equipment, and tooling.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs (OEE, scrap reduction, cycle time optimization, downtime reduction, and production efficiency).
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Operational Excellence methodologies.
- Hands-on leadership style with excellent planning, organizational, and team development skills.
- Good understanding of quality systems, food safety requirements, and HSE standards.
Language Requirements
- Very good English communication skills (spoken and written) are required to effectively lead a multicultural workforce.
- Hindi and/or Urdu would be a strong advantage.
- Arabic is an advantage.
What you can expect working with us
- Amodern, familiar and international working environment in a stable and continuously growing company
- Be part of a young and dynamic team
- Possibility of working independently in a defined area of responsibilities