Production Manager

Production Manager

Posted: Oct 29, 2026

Expires: Not specified

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Reliable Plastic was incorporated on April 28th, 1998. We have been committed to providing the best quality products to our customers since its inception. Apart from the outstanding service that is provided, consumers are sure to be completely satisfied with the end product. Reliable Plastic promises to use only quality material for your product. Everything is done in-house with the company and therefore is your one-stop shop for product manufacturing.

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Production Manager

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 5 years
• Location Anambra
• City Onitsha
• Job Field Manufacturing

Summary

• The Production Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising daily manufacturing activities to ensure optimal machine performance, efficient workforce utilization, consistent product quality, and timely completion of production targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee daily production activities to ensure the achievement of approved production targets.

• Supervise production supervisors, team leaders, machine operators, and other production personnel across designated production units.

• Develop production schedules in line with customer orders, inventory levels, available resources, and delivery deadlines.

• Monitor the operation of plastic injection moulding machines, blow moulding machines, and other relevant production equipment.

• Ensure optimal machine utilization and promptly address production bottlenecks, breakdowns, and operational inefficiencies in collaboration with the maintenance team.

• Monitor the consumption of raw materials, components, packaging materials, and other production inputs to minimize waste and control costs.

• Work closely with the Quality Control Department to ensure that finished products meet established quality standards and specifications.

• Identify and implement strategies to reduce product defects, rejection rates, rework, and material wastage.

• Ensure strict adherence to approved production procedures, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and workplace safety requirements.

• Monitor production reports, machine performance, labour productivity, downtime, and material usage to identify areas for improvement.

• Coordinate with the Maintenance, Quality Control, Stores, Logistics, and Human Resources Departments to ensure smooth manufacturing operations.

• Ensure that production personnel are properly assigned to their duties and that manpower is utilized effectively across production units.

• Enforce discipline, punctuality, operational accountability, and compliance with company policies among production staff.

• Collaborate with the maintenance team to establish and implement preventive maintenance schedules for production equipment.

• Ensure accurate documentation of production output, machine downtime, material consumption, rejected products, and shift handovers.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, process optimization, and cost reduction.

• Prepare and submit regular production performance reports to management, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommended corrective actions.

• Ensure proper housekeeping, workplace organization, and compliance with environmental and occupational health and safety standards.

• Perform other production-related duties as assigned by management.

• Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in plastic manufacturing, with at least 3 years in a production supervisory or managerial role.

• Demonstrable experience managing production operations in a plastic manufacturing company.

• Practical knowledge of injection moulding, blow moulding, plastic processing techniques, and production machinery.

• Good understanding of production planning, capacity utilization, quality assurance, preventive maintenance, and cost control.

• Experience supervising a large production workforce and coordinating multiple production units.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production reporting systems.

• Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication, decision-making, and team management abilities.

• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet production deadlines.

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