Production Supervisor - Food & Beverage

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise daily production activities to achieve Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Productivity targets.
• Review production plans, manpower, material readiness, production priorities, and machine availability.
• Monitor production progress and resolve bottlenecks, missing parts, waiting time, quality issues, and other production interruptions.
• Coordinate material flow between upstream processes, assembly, testing, packing, and related production areas.
• Use SAP or another ERP/MRP system to monitor production orders, component requirements, material availability, stock balances, reservations, confirmations, and material movements.
• Verify material readiness before production and follow up critical shortages with related departments.
• Support cycle counting, physical stock verification, inventory reconciliation, and investigation of differences between physical stock and system records.
• Monitor production efficiency, productivity, downtime, rework, scrap, and material losses.
• Collect and analyze recurring production and quality problems and coordinate corrective actions.
• Apply problem-solving and continuous-improvement methods such as PDCA, 5-Whys, Pareto Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Lean, and 5S.
• Ensure that production activities comply with SOPs, Work Instructions, quality requirements, safety rules, and environmental controls.
• Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 activities, including document control, audits, corrective actions, and operational compliance.
• Control production consumables, tools, PPE, indirect materials, and critical supplies, including stock monitoring and purchase planning.
• Coach Team Leaders and operators, maintain the Skill Matrix, and support employee multi-skill development.
• Prepare daily and weekly reports covering production performance, material readiness, inventory issues, quality problems, and improvement actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Management, Manufacturing Technology, or a related field.
• A Higher Vocational Certificate with relevant manufacturing or material-control experience may also be considered.
• Experience in production supervision, production control, material control, production planning, inventory control, or manufacturing operations is preferred.
• New graduates with strong potential are welcome to apply.
• Experience using SAP or another ERP/MRP system is strongly preferred.
• Experience in assembly, make-to-order manufacturing, retail cabinets, or refrigeration products is an advantage.

Required Skills

• Good understanding of production flow, material control, and inventory management.
• Strong logical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze production and inventory data using Microsoft Excel.
• Good coordination and communication skills.
• Practical English communication skills for emails, reports, meetings, and technical information.
• Ability to work effectively with shop-floor employees and multiple departments.
• Proactive, responsible, detail-oriented, and willing to investigate problems at the actual workplace.
• Willingness and ability to learn SAP and other manufacturing systems.

Preferred Knowledge

• SAP functions related to production orders, material requirements, stock, inventory movements, production confirmation, or MRP.
• Familiarity with COOIS, MB52, MD04, COGI, MIGO, MB25, or equivalent ERP/MRP functions.
• Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, PDCA, 5-Whys, Pareto Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis.
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Power Query, Power BI, Power Apps, or other digital production-reporting tools.

What We Are Looking For

We welcome both experienced candidates and highly potential new graduates who have:

• Strong logical and structured thinking.
• An interest in production systems, material flow, and inventory control.
• The confidence to communicate and coordinate with different departments.
• The ability and confidence to work effectively in a fast-moving and highly dynamic production environment.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to work across departments, challenge the status quo, and find better ways of working.
• A hands-on approach and willingness to work regularly on the production shop floor.
• A positive attitude toward learning, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• The potential to develop leadership and people-management capabilities.