Production Supervisor

1. Production Planner

Primary Role:

To efficiently plan, coordinate, and oversee the production schedule to ensure timely and cost-effective manufacturing of sweaters according to customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Production Scheduling:

Create and manage production schedules based on orders, capacity, and deadlines.

Prioritize jobs according to delivery commitments and available resources.

Material Planning:

Ensure timely availability of yarns, trims, and other materials.

Coordinate with the procurement team to avoid material shortages.

Capacity Management:

Analyze machine and labor capacity to align with production targets.

Allocate work to different production lines or units effectively.

Monitoring & Reporting:

Track daily, weekly, and monthly production output.

Generate reports on productivity, delays, and efficiency.

Coordination:

Liaise with knitting, linking, finishing, quality, and merchandising teams.

Communicate regularly with the sales or merchandising teams for delivery schedules.

Problem-Solving:

Identify bottlenecks or issues in production and coordinate solutions.

Adjust plans in response to machinery breakdowns or quality issues.

2. Sweater Knitting Technician / Supervisor

Primary Role:

To manage and oversee the knitting operations ensuring the machines produce sweaters (or sweater panels) as per technical specifications and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Machine Operation & Maintenance:

Set up and operate flat or circular knitting machines (., Stoll, Shima Seiki).

Conduct routine machine checks and minor maintenance to ensure optimal performance.

Technical Setup:

Load and verify knitting programs and parameters according to style specs.

Troubleshoot programming and mechanical issues during production.

Production Supervision:

Supervise knitting operators and helpers.

Ensure daily knitting targets are met without compromising quality.

Quality Control:

Inspect knitted panels for defects such as dropped stitches, wrong gauge, holes, etc.

Work closely with the QC team to ensure adherence to quality standards.

Yarn Management:

Ensure correct yarn is used for each style.

Monitor yarn consumption and wastage.

Documentation:

Maintain records of machine settings, output, maintenance, and downtime.

Report any technical issues or deviations to higher management.

Training & Development:

Train junior operators on machine handling and basic troubleshooting.

Stay updated with latest knitting technologies and practices.

• Experience

  10 Years

• No. of Openings

  1

• Education

  Graduate

• Role

  Production Supervisor

• Industry Type

  Manufacturing / Production / Quality

• Gender

  Male

• Type of Job

  Full Time

• Work Location Type

  Work from Office