Senior Production Manager

Job Responsibilities Lead overall production operations to ensure output, quality, cost and delivery targets are consistently achieved. Troubleshoot production, equipment and process issues, applying structured root-cause analysis to minimise downtime, cost and quality risks. Serve as an escalation point for complex mechanical, electrical and process-related manufacturing issues. Lead, coach and develop production supervisors and frontline manufacturing teams, including performance and employee-relations matters. Plan production schedules, priorities, manpower and resource allocation across multiple product lines. Develop, review and enforce SOPs, work practices and quality standards for existing and newly introduced products. Support new product introductions by developing production layouts, capacity plans and manufacturing readiness. Drive productivity, labour efficiency, equipment utilisation and product cost-reduction initiatives. Prepare and manage departmental budgets, manpower plans and production capacity requirements. Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and continuous-improvement initiatives to improve manufacturing performance. Support cross-site production transfers, product lifecycle changes and obsolescence planning. Ensure manufacturing operations comply with ISO 13485, FDA, hazardous-material and other applicable regulatory requirements. Requirements Min. Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline. Minimum 10 years of manufacturing / production experience, preferably within a regulated environment. Approximately 8–10 years of supervisory, people-management or production-leadership experience. Strong hands-on troubleshooting experience involving production equipment, manufacturing processes and quality issues. Good working knowledge across mechanical, electrical and process systems. Experience managing an ISO 13485 and/or FDA-regulated manufacturing line is strongly preferred. Experience with production equipment, hand tools, automated tooling and inspection gauges. Familiarity with SAP or other manufacturing ERP / materials-management systems. Experience with chemical, instrument, facility or related manufacturing processes and equipment. Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma; Green Belt certification will be advantageous. Experience leading Kaizen, root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement projects. Strong leadership, communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.