Assistant Production Manager

Position Title: Assistant Production Manager - Facade

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Assistant Production Manager - Facade to join our manufacturing team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of facade production activities. You will lead a team of Production Engineers, who in turn supervise the shop floor workforce including supervisors, fabricators, operators, and helpers.

Your focus will be on achieving production targets, maintaining quality standards, ensuring timely delivery, and continuously improving shop floor productivity.

If you have sound technical knowledge of facade systems and experience leading production teams through structured reporting lines, this role is for you.

Key ResponsibilitiesAssist in preparing and executing daily and weekly production plans aligned with project priorities and delivery schedules, while ensuring that Production Engineers and their teams are effectively deployed across fabrication, assembly, glazing, and dispatch activities.Lead and manage a team of Production Engineers, who in turn supervise production supervisors, fabricators, machine operators, and helper teams, ensuring clear role clarity and accountability at every level.Monitor production progress through regular reviews with Production Engineers, identify bottlenecks, and take proactive corrective actions to ensure timely completion of all planned activities.Supervise end-to-end production activities for Unitized Façade Systems, Semi-Unitized Systems, Stick Curtain Wall Systems, Aluminium Doors & Windows, and ACP Cladding Systems, ensuring that Production Engineers maintain adherence to approved drawings and specifications.Ensure that all fabrication and assembly activities carried out by the production teams are strictly as per approved drawings, technical specifications, and quality standards, with Production Engineers held accountable for first-level quality checks.Coordinate smoothly between different production sections including cutting, machining, assembly, glazing, and packing, and ensure that Production Engineers facilitate uninterrupted workflow across their respective sections.Identify and resolve day-to-day shop floor operational issues promptly by guiding Production Engineers, escalating when necessary, and ensuring that production momentum is not compromised.Work closely with the QA/QC team to ensure quality compliance, conduct in-process inspections through Production Engineers, and drive reduction in rejection, rework, and material wastage across all production levels.Enforce safety procedures and ensure that all shop floor personnel including Production Engineers, supervisors, fabricators, operators, and helpers use required PPE, while promoting a disciplined and safety-first work culture throughout the reporting hierarchy.Coordinate with Design, Planning, Stores, Procurement, Maintenance, and Projects departments, and prepare daily production reports, manpower updates, and progress reports for management review, ensuring that Production Engineers provide accurate inputs from their respective sections.

Knowledge and Skills required: Façade fabrication and production processesProduction planning and schedulingLeading teams through multiple reporting levelsShop floor supervision and workforce managementTeam leadership, coaching, and performance managementProblem-solving and operational decision-makingKnowledge of quality and safety practicesGood communication and reporting skills

Educational QualificationDiploma or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field

Experience Required10 -12 years in façade manufacturing, aluminium systems production, or architectural metal fabricationExperience handling production teams through Production Engineers or similar supervisory roles is preferred

Preferred Industry ExposureFaçade Engineering & ContractingAluminium & Glass IndustryCurtain Wall & Cladding SystemsArchitectural Metal Fabrication

Behavioural ExpectationsStrong ownership and accountability for team outcomesLeadership and teamwork approach across reporting levelsDiscipline and operational focus on the shop floorAbility to work under pressure and meet deadlinesSolution-oriented mindset with proactive problem-solvingCommitment to quality and timely execution

Why Join Us?Opportunity to work on prestigious facade projectsGrowth-oriented work environment with clear career progressionCompetitive compensation as per industry standardsSupportive team culture with experienced leadership