Position: Factory Manager

Reports to: CEO

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview:

The Factory Manager is responsible for overseeing daily factory operations to ensure efficiency, productivity, safety, and product quality.
Manage resources, optimize production processes, and lead the factory team to meet company goals and customer demands.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee production, maintenance, quality control, and logistics operations.
Develop and implement production plans, scheduling, and shop-floor control to meet targets.
Ensure compliance with safety regulations, GMP, SOPs, and environmental requirements.
Manage factory budget and optimize operational costs and resource utilization.
Lead, train, roster, and manage performance of factory staff; handle conflict resolution.
Monitor production KPIs, prepare reports, and implement continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, 5S, etc.).
Coordinate with procurement, supply chain, and vendors to ensure material availability and manage inventory.
Troubleshoot common manufacturing and equipment issues; liaise with maintenance teams.

Proven experience managing factory operations in plastics manufacturing or FMCG production environments.
Production planning, scheduling, and shop-floor control techniques.
Quality assurance, process control, and basic statistical tools (e.g., SPC).
SOP development, GMP, safety protocols, and environmental compliance.
Staff management: training, rostering, performance management, conflict resolution.
Inventory management, materials handling, and vendor coordination.
Practical troubleshooting for manufacturing equipment; coordination with maintenance.
Analytical skills: monitor KPIs, prepare production reports, implement Lean/5S or similar.
Communication: coordinate with marketing, procurement, external partners; Urdu and English proficiency preferred.

Factory Manager

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