Production Manager / Production Supervisor

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• Location: Quang Ngai – Vietnam, on-site
• Employment type: Full-time
• Work time: Standard factory hours, production overtime may apply
• Benefits: 13th-month salary; statutory benefits under Vietnam Labour Code
• Reporting line: Factory Production Director
• Team scope: Manages one production workshop of approximately 1,500–2,000 workers

They are a large-scale apparel manufacturing operation serving international brands across North America, Europe, and Northern Asia. Production is primarily handled in-house through owned factories with a strong focus on functional outerwear and performance garments. This role is critical to ensuring delivery reliability, quality consistency, and operational efficiency at workshop level.

Purpose: This role leads end-to-end production operations for one factory workshop within an apparel manufacturing environment.

• Production plans are met against agreed delivery schedules
• Quality standards are consistently achieved across sewing, cutting, and finishing
• Cross-department coordination issues are resolved promptly
• Production processes and cost controls meet agreed benchmarks

• →Lead daily production operations across sewing, cutting, finishing, mechanics, packaging, and planning
• →Ensure capacity planning aligns with delivery commitments and quality requirements
• →Coordinate with QA, technical, and planning teams to resolve production issues
• →Develop and implement systems to improve efficiency and control overheads
• →Train production staff on reporting, escalation, and problem-solving practices
• →Monitor workshop performance and take corrective action where required

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Garment Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Production Management, or related fields.
• Nice-to-have: Training related to Lean Manufacturing, IE, or production systems improvement.

• Minimum 5 years of production management or production supervision experience within apparel manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience managing sewing lines, workshop operations, and large production teams in factory settings.
• Experience supporting high-volume garment production with delivery, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Outerwear, sportswear, or functional garment manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of garment production workflows and factory operations.
• Ability to monitor production performance and implement operational improvements.
• Working proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems.
• English communication skills for reporting and operational coordination.
• Chinese communication skills (nice-to-have)

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