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Assistant Production Manager
About this role
An experienced Assistant Production Manager is needed to support the Production Manager in Ogun. The role involves coordinating automobile production activities, supervising production teams, ensuring quality standards, and helping meet production targets efficiently. The job requires strong practical knowledge of engineering and automobile manufacturing processes and involves collaboration with Engineering, Quality Control, Maintenance, Stores, and Procurement teams. The employer focuses on maintaining production efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement, with duties including planning, reporting, and stepping in for the Production Manager when required.
What you would do
- Assist the Production Manager in planning and coordinating daily automobile production activities.
- Supervise production personnel and allocate manpower effectively.
- Monitor production schedules to meet targets within timelines.
- Ensure assembly and manufacturing processes comply with specifications.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality Control, Maintenance, Stores and Procurement teams.
- Identify and report delays, defects, breakdowns and process inefficiencies.
- Implement measures to reduce downtime, waste, and costs.
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of machinery, tools and equipment.
- Monitor raw-material usage and production inventory.
- Assist in quality inspections and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant production/manufacturing experience, with at least 3 years in automobile production/manufacturing.
- Experience supervising production teams in automobile or manufacturing environments.
- Strong knowledge of vehicle assembly, automotive components, production machinery, tools and processes.
- Ability to read engineering drawings, specifications and production documentation.
- Understanding of production planning, quality control, process improvement and preventive maintenance.
- Analytical, organisational, leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Good knowledge of workplace safety and HSE requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant production/ERP software.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines.
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