Senior Manager Printing

Company Overview: Our client, a leading textile organization, seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

ABOUT ROLE: Serve initially as a member of the Transformation team, driving the Printing function toward world class manufacturing standards, then take ownership of one Printing Division representing approximately 50% of total production. Lead the production team to ensure on time, in full delivery across screen printing, digital printing, and heat transfer labelling, while building the systems, processes, and controls needed to manage performance, output, and efficiency on a sustained basis.

Core Responsibility Areas

• A. Production Leadership & Team Management
• B. Transformation Team Membership & World-Class Standards
• C. On-Time Production (OTIF) & Capacity Planning
• D. Quality Assurance Systems & Auxiliary Function Support
• E. Engineering Support for Equipment Upgradation & Modernization

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 10 to 12 years of progressive experience in printing or textile production management, including direct leadership of a large production team, ideally spanning screen printing, digital printing, or heat transfer processes.
• Background with a local or multinational manufacturing company with established management systems and processes preferred (e.g. Engro, LCI, BAT, FFC, Nestle, Unilever).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Printing Operations & Process Expertise -Hands on command of printing technologies and processes (screen printing, digital printing, heat transfer labelling), with the technical depth to troubleshoot and improve production processes.
• Production & Team Leadership -Proven ability to lead and manage a large production workforce (circa 50% of a facility's output), building capability, discipline and accountability on the shop floor.
• Quality & Systems Development -Track record of designing and embedding quality assurance, performance, inventory and efficiency systems, with a zero defect mindset and strong process discipline.
• Capacity & Production Planning -Skilled in capacity planning, production scheduling and OTIF management, balancing demand, machine capacity and manpower to meet delivery commitments.
• Engineering & Continuous Improvement -Working knowledge of plant and equipment engineering sufficient to support upgradation and modernization projects, combined with a continuous improvement and transformation mindset.

RESPONSIBILITIES & KPIs:

• On Time In Full (OTIF) Printing Delivery -Achieve and sustain OTIF delivery of at least 95% across screen printing, digital printing, and heat transfer label orders for the assigned Printing Division, tracked monthly against the production plan.
• Production Output & Capacity Utilization -Deliver the planned output of the Printing Division (approximately 50% of total production) against the monthly capacity plan, with utilization variance within +/-5% and a documented capacity and production plan refreshed each month.
• Quality Assurance & Zero Defects -Design and implement a quality assurance system for the Printing Division with a defect rate trending toward zero, tracked through monthly first pass yield and customer complaint or rejection data.
• Transformation Team Contribution -Active, documented participation in Transformation team initiatives, with measurable productivity or efficiency gains delivered in the Printing function each quarter, tracked against world class standard benchmarks.
• Auxiliary Function Performance & Inventory Management -Establish and maintain performance, inventory, and efficiency tracking systems for Colour Kitchen, Exposing, Sampling, Design and Development, with monthly reporting and inventory accuracy and efficiency targets met.
• Equipment Reliability & Engineering Support -Provide engineering support for equipment upgradation and modernization projects, with planned upgrade projects completed on schedule and machine uptime or OEE maintained or improved against baseline.