Production Manager

Our client is a well-established, international manufacturing group operating in Vietnam, specializing in high-value-added packaging and printed solutions for global brand owners. The business serves multinational customers across diverse end markets and is recognized for strong technical capability, advanced manufacturing standards, and a long-term investment strategy in the region.

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing environments, with significant exposure to structured production systems.
• Minimum 3–5 years in a Production Manager / Senior Production leadership role.
• Strong technical and operational understanding of:
• High-volume manufacturing processes
• Production planning and execution
• Process control and industrial engineering fundamentals
• New line setup, scaling, and stabilization
• Demonstrated success in driving productivity improvement, workforce optimization, and operational turnaround initiatives.

1. Production Leadership & Operational Control

• Full responsibility for daily production operations, manpower deployment, and shift management.
• Translate business and production plans into executable schedules, targets, and action plans.
• Ensure consistent achievement of output, efficiency, yield, and service level objectives.
• Build strong production governance, performance tracking, and structured reporting systems.

2. Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Enforce all safety regulations, machine safety standards, and factory policies.
• Ensure production processes strictly comply with quality systems, customer requirements, and internal procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for safety incidents, quality deviations, and customer complaints.
• Partner closely with Quality and Engineering to strengthen process control and risk prevention.

3. Productivity & Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement programs across productivity, labor efficiency, scrap reduction, and changeover optimization.
• Apply Lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and problem-solving methodologies to improve operational performance.
• Lead structured improvement projects to optimize layout, workflow, cycle time, and resource utilization.

4. Cost, Waste & Performance Management

• Own production KPIs including OEE, yield, scrap, rework, labor productivity, and unit cost.
• Identify loss areas and lead initiatives to reduce waste, downtime, and non-value-added activities.
• Control production-related expenses and support annual budgeting and cost-reduction programs.

5. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales to ensure stable production execution.
• Support new product introduction, new line setup, and customer project execution from an operations perspective.
• Provide technical and operational input to improve manufacturability and production scalability.

6. People Management & Capability Development

• Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, line leaders, and frontline teams.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, discipline, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Establish training frameworks, skill matrices, succession planning, and performance review systems.