Production Foreman

About the Role

Juffali Commercial Vehicles is seeking a Production Foreman to join their team in Makkah, specifically within King Abdullah Economic City. This full-time role involves overseeing production activities and ensuring operational efficiency within assigned areas. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the activities of Production Group Leaders and assembly workers across assigned production areas.
• Execute the approved daily production plan in coordination with the Production Planning Engineer, ensuring shop floor activities align with production priorities and sequence.
• Allocate and balance manpower based on the daily production plan, workload, skills, absences, and operational priorities.
• Monitor hourly and daily production progress, identify deviations from targets, and take immediate operational action or escalate issues as required.
• Ensure assembly work is performed according to approved assembly documentation, standard work, quality requirements, and required production records.
• Coordinate closely with Quality, Logistics/Stores, Maintenance, and other supporting functions regarding material shortages, quality concerns, equipment issues, and other constraints affecting production.
• Monitor line-side material availability and coordinate shortages with Logistics/Stores to prevent production delays.
• Conduct daily/start-of-shift briefings with Group Leaders covering production targets, priorities, safety, quality issues, and special instructions.
• Ensure production documentation, checklists, and traceability requirements are completed correctly and on time.
• Enforce health and safety requirements, conduct regular safety briefings, and immediately address or escalate unsafe conditions and practices.
• Identify recurring production and quality issues, support root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and follow up on the implementation of approved improvements.
• Coach and develop Group Leaders and production personnel to improve performance, discipline, technical capability, and teamwork.
• Maintain effective communication with the Head of Production & Logistics and provide timely status updates on production performance, manpower, constraints, and major issues.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a production supervision or foreman role.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and oversee production activities effectively.
• Strong understanding of production planning, quality control, and safety protocols.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in King Abdullah Economic City, Makkah. The role requires active involvement on the production floor and close collaboration with various functional teams to maintain operational flow and address challenges.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.