Production Supervisor

• JOB TITLE: Production Supervisor
• LOCATION: Osisioma Aba, Abia State
• WORKMODE: Full-time On-site
• REPORTS TO: Plant / Operations Manager
• SECTOR: Manufacturing.
• ABOUT NIPLAS:*
  

Our client is a plastic manufacturing company scaling from a regional factory to a national brand. Aba plant is our core production hub — mainly injection moulding production process. They produce household plastics, industrial containers, and custom OEM products.

• ROLE PURPOSE:*
  

Take full ownership of daily production at Aba plant — man, machine, material, output. Your job is to deliver quality products on time, at target cost, with zero downtime culture.
*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:*
1. Production & Output* Plan and execute daily/weekly production schedule based on sales orders Meet daily tonnage / units target — 100% OEE focus Reduce changeover time, control scrap rate 2. Machines & Maintenance* Manage injection molding, blow molding, extrusion machines Work with maintenance team on preventive maintenance — no reactive firefighting Keep mold register, machine logbook, downtime tracker3. Quality & Process* Ensure first-off approval, in-line QC, weight & thickness control Enforce SOPs — material mixing ratio, heating temperature, cycle time Zero tolerance for short-weight, poor quality or off-spec products4. People & Factory Discipline* Lead over 200 production staff — operators, mixers, packers — across shifts Daily toolbox meeting, shift handover, discipline, attendance Train operators on machine handling and safety5. Materials & Cost* Manage raw material — PP, HDPE, masterbatch — issuance vs output reconciliation Track resin consumption per kg of product — report variance daily Control regrind usage within approved %6. Reporting* Daily production report: planned vs actual, downtime, scrap, power consumption Weekly report to Plant Manager — efficiency, cost, issues
REQUIREMENTS:

• B.Eng / HND in Mechanical, Polymer, Chemical, Industrial Engineering — or equivalent factory experience
• 3-5 years experience in plastics manufacturing — MUST have worked on injection molding as Production Manager / Shift Manager
• Hands-on with molds, hydraulics, heaters, robots — not just office manager
• Experience managing 30+ factory workers in Aba / Onitsha / Nnewi industrial environment
• Strong with Excel, basic ERP / production log systems
• Lives in Aba or willing to relocate — must have factory-first mindset
  

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