Supervisor - Manufacturing

Your Job

Lead and develop the shop team of operators to achieve safe, efficient, and high-quality operations, aligned with business goals.

What You Will Do

• Ensure all safety protocols and standards are followed and continuously improved.
• Oversee daily shop operations, including scheduling, workflow, and resource allocation across shifts.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Planning, QA/QC, Maintenance, Stores) to ensure smooth operations.
• Lead daily shift meetings and communicate production goals and updates to the team.
• Coach, develop, and provide feedback to team members (operators) to maximize their contribution.
• Monitor and drive performance to meet or exceed production, quality, and cost targets.
• Adopting a culture of continuous improvement and uphold company values.
• Support implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices and 5S across the shop floor.
• Handle shop floor issues proactively, including manpower gaps, quality deviations, and safety concerns.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Education : BE Mechanical/ BE Production / Diploma Mechanical is mandate.
• 8-10 yrs of exp and min 5+ yrs of relevant exp in Manufacturing set up (sheet metal/ Fabrication shop)
• 5 + yrs of team handling exp needed.
• Someone willing to work on Rotational shifts (3 shifts- changing every week)
• Mandatory having team handling experience of workers at Manufacturing set up.
• Daily operation on shop floor is mandate.
• Candidate with NCPP / Press Shop Experience is good to have
• Zero recordable safety incidents; proactive identification and mitigation of risks.
• Meet or exceed daily/weekly production targets with minimal downtime.
• Achieve quality standards as measured by defect rates and customer feedback.
• Demonstrate effective team leadership, as reflected in engagement and retention metrics.
• Empower operators to identify and implement at least one process improvement per quarter.
• Maintain accurate shift reports, production logs, and performance dashboards.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of production or quality issues.
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Knowledge of ERP – LN will be added advantage.
• 5S implementation skills
• Effective Presentation skills
• Team building skills
• Knowledge of ISO standards, Lean tools, 5S will be added advantage.
• Little knowledge of AutoCAD will be added advantage.
  
  
  

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is a dynamic network of businesses that work together to create an ecosystem of domain expertise to increase operational efficiency, improve safety, reduce waste, and reduce emissions.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.