Production Section Manager
Group overview
Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design and development centers, and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.
Alfanar is involved in:
Electrical, electromechanical and civil engineering construction
Manufacturing and marketing electrical construction products
Allied engineering services
Our main divisions:
Alfanar Electric
Alfanar Construction
Alfanar Building Systems
Alfanar Electric
Alfanar Electric is the industrial arm of Alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.
Alfanar Electric operates industries in:
Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Dubai, UAE
London, UK
Alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.
Industrial complex, Riyadh
The center of Alfanar’s industrial activities is Alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.
Spread across 700,000 square meters, the complex houses Alfanar’s facilities.
The complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.
Job purpose
Oversee the production processes of electrical products within a manufacturing facility. Ensure the efficient and timely production of high-quality electrical products, meeting safety standards and production targets.
Functional responsibilities
Production planning and scheduling
Develop and implement production schedules to meet customer demand and inventory targets.
Coordinate with other departments, such as procurement and logistics, to ensure a smooth production flow.
Optimize production processes to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.
Quality control
Implement and enforce quality control measures throughout the production process.
Collaborate with the quality assurance team to set and maintain quality standards.
Conduct regular inspections and audits to ensure compliance with quality specifications.
Team management
Lead and supervise production teams, including operators, technicians, and support staff.
Provide training and development opportunities for team members.
Foster a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Resource management
Manage the allocation of resources, including manpower, equipment, and materials.
Monitor and control production costs to ensure optimal use of resources.
Implement strategies for resource conservation and waste reduction.
Health and safety
Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations within the manufacturing facility.
Implement safety protocols and procedures to create a secure working environment.
Conduct regular safety training sessions for production staff.
Process improvement
Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains.
Implement lean manufacturing principles to streamline production workflows.
Collaborate with engineering and R&D teams to implement technological advancements.
Communication and coordination
Facilitate communication between different departments, such as engineering, procurement, and quality assurance.
Provide regular updates to senior management on production status, challenges, and opportunities.
Address and resolve issues that may impact production timelines.
Cost control and budgeting
Develop and manage the production budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness.
Identify areas for cost savings without compromising quality or safety.
Analyze production costs and implement strategies for cost reduction.
Regulatory compliance
Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards in the electrical products manufacturing industry.
Stay updated on changes in regulations and implement necessary adjustments.
Work with regulatory bodies for certifications and approvals.
General responsibilities
HR proficiency
Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.
Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.
Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results.
Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.
Responsibility
Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.
Delivery
Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.
Making a tangible difference
Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation and exceed business expectations.
Business planning and performance
Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
Able to plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
Provide periodic work progress reports.
Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.
Organizational development
Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.
Business process improvements
Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible.
Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.
Quality
Quality is considered as Alfanar’s prime competitive advantage; as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.
Adaptation
Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.
Health, safety and environment
Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.
Qualification
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
Experience
5 to 10 years
Skills
Production scheduling
Production equipment
Production management