The posting
*JOB TITLE: Production Supervisor *LOCATION: Osisioma Aba, Abia State
*WORKMODE: Full-time On-site *REPORTS TO: Plant / Operations Manager *SECTOR: Manufacturing.
*ABOUT NIPLAS:*
Our client is a plastic manufacturing company scaling from a regional factory to a national brand. Aba plant is our core production hub — mainly injection moulding production process. They produce household plastics, industrial containers, and custom OEM products.
*ROLE PURPOSE:*
Take full ownership of daily production at Aba plant — man, machine, material, output. Your job is to deliver quality products on time, at target cost, with zero downtime culture.
*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:*
*1. 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%
*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
*3. 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
*4. 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
*5. 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 %
*6. 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 manager - 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 factory-first mindset



