Senior Manager Printing - Textile

A. Production Leadership & Team Management
B. Transformation Team Membership & World-Class Standards
C. On-Time Production (OTIF) & Capacity Planning
D. Quality Assurance Systems & Auxiliary Function Support
E. Engineering Support for Equipment Upgradation & Modernization

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 10 to 12 years of progressive experience in printing or textile production management, including direct leadership of a large production team, ideally spanning screen printing, digital printing, or heat transfer processes.
• Background with a local or multinational manufacturing company with established management systems and processes preferred (e.g. Engro, LCI, BAT, FFC, Nestle, Unilever).

• Printing Operations & Process Expertise - Hands on command of printing technologies and processes (screen printing, digital printing, heat transfer labelling), with the technical depth to troubleshoot and improve production processes.

• Production & Team Leadership - Proven ability to lead and manage a large production workforce (circa 50% of a facility's output), building capability, discipline and accountability on the shop floor.

• Quality & Systems Development - Track record of designing and embedding quality assurance, performance, inventory and efficiency systems, with a zero defect mindset and strong process discipline.

• Capacity & Production Planning - Skilled in capacity planning, production scheduling and OTIF management, balancing demand, machine capacity and manpower to meet delivery commitments.

• Engineering & Continuous Improvement - Working knowledge of plant and equipment engineering sufficient to support upgradation and modernization projects, combined with a continuous improvement and transformation mindset.

• →On Time In Full (OTIF) Printing Delivery - Achieve and sustain OTIF delivery of at least 95% across screen printing, digital printing, and heat transfer label orders for the assigned Printing Division, tracked monthly against the production plan.

• →Production Output & Capacity Utilization - Deliver the planned output of the Printing Division (approximately 50% of total production) against the monthly capacity plan, with utilization variance within +/-5% and a documented capacity and production plan refreshed each month.

• →Quality Assurance & Zero Defects - Design and implement a quality assurance system for the Printing Division with a defect rate trending toward zero, tracked through monthly first pass yield and customer complaint or rejection data.

• →Transformation Team Contribution - Active, documented participation in Transformation team initiatives, with measurable productivity or efficiency gains delivered in the Printing function each quarter, tracked against world class standard benchmarks.

• →Auxiliary Function Performance & Inventory Management - Establish and maintain performance, inventory, and efficiency tracking systems for Colour Kitchen, Exposing, Sampling, Design and Development, with monthly reporting and inventory accuracy and efficiency targets met.

• →Equipment Reliability & Engineering Support - Provide engineering support for equipment upgradation and modernization projects, with planned upgrade projects completed on schedule and machine uptime or OEE maintained or improved against baseline.