The position holder is responsible for preparing the production printing line schedules based on the demand forecast in-line with the optimum utilisation of manpower per line.

a) Ensure continuous improvement in the production printing lines efficiencies and implement cost optimisation printing projects.

b) Optimize product yield and wastage to maximise the contribution of profitability in the dept. line operations

c) Liaise with sales to convert the customer provided artwork to printable artwork for thermoforming products with all required sampling and approvals.

Key Accountabilities in detail with sub tasks

Production Planning & Control

• Plan and draw up a production schedule based on the demand forecast provided by planning team.
• Formulate and conduct risk assessment as per schedule.
• Manage plant's activities such as daily production, production planning and maintenance, to enhance production efficiency.
• Track existing capacity utilisations of the existing lines & provide recommendations for idle capacity utilisation.
• Plan and execute continuous improvement projects to reduce Overheads/wastages and increase margin in product at factory cost.
• Utilize efficiently and safely the equipment throughout the manufacturing plant and report any deviation &/or incompatibility to the Production Manager
• Drive efficiency through direct supervising of all production resources, human, material and consumables
• Coordinate the production plan with the packaging staff and raw material warehouse.
• Preparation of the monthly report on all production aspects.
• Any other duties as directed by the Production Manager

Measurable KPIs

• Production Plan vs Actual Target
• Line efficiency vs Target
• Machine downtime
• 100% Data Accuracy

Quality

• Ensure compliance with quality standards by promoting coordination between production and quality activities.
• Staff training and development
• Ensure that the received raw material & packaging material used with approved specification of Quality control.

Measurable KPIs

Customer Complaints

Safety & HSE Compliance

• To ensure production staff works in compliance with all the HSE guidelines.
• Regular HSE Trainings on safe operation of factory equipment and conduct in-house re-fresher HSE trainings.
• All incident reporting (including near miss incidents) is completed accurately and submitted on time according to the NFPC HSE guidelines.

Measurable KPIs

GMP/HSE Compliance