Assistant Production Manager

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Responsibilities:

• Maintain a comprehensive and trackable inventory of formers deployed to the production line to utilize formers to their optimum lifespan.
• Manage change and replacement of formers (e.g., defective former, change of glove size) performed at the production line.
• Monitor movement of formers between former store and production line to enable reconciliation of former stock.

Monthly Production Planning:

• Obtain information from Planning Team and/or Factory Manager to plan production activities around preventive maintenance activity, planned product change, former ratio change, and any activity that will cause the line to be down.

Daily Production Planning:

• Review the production report to compare the production output (quantity) vs. quality (Defects Per Million [DPM]).
• Manage allocation/prioritization of manpower for production (ground floor & top floor) for operators and supervisors.
• Coordinate production requirements with Compounding (e.g., quantity, type, time, line), Quality Assurance (QA) (e.g., buyoff required, timing), Laboratory (e.g., incoming and outgoing test), and Plant Engineering and Maintenance (PEM) activities that are planned for the day.
• Monitor daily production output, former ratio, machine uptime, and line speed. Compare actual against expected (target) quantity.
• Control Process Control Parameters according to specification and continue to monitor trends from Control (SCADA) Room to take preventive action to avoid failure.

Raw Material & Utilities:

• Review and ensure there is sufficient raw material (Latex, Coagulant, Cleaning chemicals) to be utilized by production for the entire day.
• Plan for any line stop activity for raw materials required and/or transfer raw material to other production lines and/or storage.
• Devise a contingency plan and engage with Plant facilities for any foreseeable utilities disruption (e.g., electricity, gas, and water).

Glove Quality Management:

• Liaise with Quality Assurance team to get timely production lot test results.
• Monitor daily Defects Per Million (DPM) and Average Quality Level (AQL) of glove production to produce the highest percentage of Grade A gloves.
• Review samples of the glove, troubleshoot, and determine the root cause of issues based on defects detected (Physical quality, Dimension, Visual, and Barrier defects).
• Based on various real-time production information, make timely decisions to bypass or stop the production line to minimize the amount of online scrap.
• Determine the root cause of defects and take decisive actions to rectify the issue.

Sorting Activities:

• Monitor the sorting output and defects (from stripping and layering) prior to sending the gloves for QA buyoff.
• Arrange for the gloves utilized by the QA team for Watertight Test (WTT) to have been (tumble) dried, sorted (by size), layered (stacked) to be scrapped or sold as lower grade.

Preventive Maintenance & Modification:

• Report and raise issues experienced to PEM immediately to arrange for timely repairs.
• Plan with PEM for any preventive maintenance which will be performed to arrange for bypass, line startup, and shutdown.
• Perform inspection of the lines that have undergone preventive maintenance to ensure they are in good working order before putting them back into service.

Audits & Customer Visits:

• Plan for customer and auditor visits to the Plant in accordance with the scope to be reviewed or scope of audit.
• Prepare paperwork (e.g., evidence, report) for audit scope, updated, familiarized, and verify that Work Instructions (WI) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) are updated and current.
• Ensure processes are compliant with Quality, Safety and Health, Social Compliance, and production actions do not compromise wastewater (environmental) standards.

Customer Complaints:

• Investigate and close out customer complaints that have been received with the QA department.

Safety, Standards and Compliance:

• Cultivate and enforce safe working practices to ensure the safety of the workforce in the team, compliance with safety standards, and drive toward zero loss time injury.
• Periodically inspect and ensure that the workplace is kept clean and equipment is upkept to the standards expected/defined.

Develop Human Capital:

• Mentor inexperienced team members to develop skills for a comprehensive understanding of the production operational requirements.
• Monitor workforce compliance in accordance with prevailing policies and guidelines, such as work hours, overtime, working conditions, fair treatment, wellbeing, etc.

Others:

• Any other task and/or assigned duties as required by the management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Qualification:
1. Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing/Chemical/Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Experience:
1. Minimum 5 years’ hands-on working experience in a related field and a minimum of 2 years in a managerial role.
2. Experienced in the manufacturing field with ISO compliance and regulatory environment.
3. Experience in autonomous maintenance and leading a technical team will be preferred.

Other Personal Capabilities:
Strong leadership skills, independent with self-drive, result-oriented, good problem-solving and reporting skills, analytical skills, critical thinking skills, and good communication skills.

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• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
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• How many years' experience do you have as an Assistant Production Manager?
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