Manufacturing

Production Supervisor

Worknigeria·Abia, Nigeria·Full Time·Contract
ManufacturingmanagerFull TimeContract
-Closes Oct 30, 2026

Worknigeria - Our client, a plastic manufacturing company, is scaling from a regional factory to a national brand. Aba plant is our core production hub mainly for the injection moulding production process. They produce household plastics, industrial containers, and custom OEM products.

They are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Osisioma Aba, Abia Employment Type: Full-time Reports to: Plant / Operations Manager Sector: Manufacturing

Job Summary

Take full ownership of daily production at the Aba plant man, machine, material, output. Your job is to deliver quality products on time, at target cost, with a zero-downtime culture.

Responsibilities

Production & Output:

Plan and execute daily/weekly production schedule based on sales orders

Meet daily tonnage/units target 100% OEE focus

Reduce changeover time, control scrap rate <2%

Machines & Maintenance:

Manage injection molding, blow molding, extrusion machines

Work with maintenance team on preventive maintenance no reactive firefighting

Keep mold register, machine logbook, downtime tracker

Quality & Process:

Ensure first-off approval, in-line QC, weight & thickness control

Enforce SOPs material mixing ratio, heating temperature, cycle time

Zero tolerance for short-weight, poor quality or off-spec products

People & Factory Discipline:

Lead over 200 production staff operators, mixers, packers across shifts

Daily toolbox meeting, shift handover, discipline, attendance

Train operators on machine handling and safety

Materials & Cost:

Manage raw material PP, HDPE, masterbatch issuance vs output reconciliation

Track resin consumption per kg of product report variance daily

Control regrind usage within approved %

Reporting:

Daily production report: planned vs actual, downtime, scrap, power consumption

Weekly report to Plant Manager efficiency, cost, issues

Requirements

B.Eng / HND in Mechanical, Polymer, Chemical, Industrial Engineering or equivalent factory experience

3-5 years' experience in plastics manufacturing MUST have worked on injection molding as Production Manager / Shift Manager

Hands-on with molds, hydraulics, heaters, robots not just office management

Experience managing 30+ factory workers in Aba / Onitsha / Nnewi industrial environment

Strong with Excel, basic ERP / production log systems

Lives in Aba or willing to relocate must have a factory-first mindset

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At a glance

Company

Worknigeria

Location

Abia, Nigeria

Employment

Full Time

Work style

Contract

Experience

manager

Valid until

October 30, 2026

Created

October 26, 2026

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