Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Production Engineer to oversee and coordinate daily production activities within our Aluminum Factory. The role will be responsible for ensuring efficient fabrication, optimal resource utilization, quality compliance, and timely delivery of aluminum products and façade systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor daily production activities to achieve production targets and delivery schedules.
- Review approved shop drawings, cutting lists, and production orders before releasing work to the factory floor.
- Coordinate with Design, Estimation, Procurement, Stores, QA/QC, and Project teams to ensure smooth production flow.
- Monitor fabrication activities for aluminum systems, including cutting, machining, assembly, glazing, and packing.
- Ensure the availability of materials, aluminum profiles, glass, hardware, accessories, and other production requirements.
- Prepare and maintain production schedules and track progress against planned targets.
- Optimize manpower, machinery, and material utilization to improve productivity and minimize wastage.
- Identify production bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to avoid delays.
- Ensure all fabricated products comply with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.
- Coordinate with QA/QC teams to address non-conformities and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor production costs, material wastage, and resource consumption and recommend cost-saving measures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance factory efficiency, productivity, and workflow.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and factory operating procedures.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production reports and present updates to management.
- Coordinate with project and logistics teams to ensure timely completion and dispatch of finished products.
- Provide technical guidance and support to production supervisors and factory personnel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Civil, or a related Engineering discipline.
- Minimum 5–8 years of experience in production engineering, preferably within an Aluminum, Façade, Curtain Wall, Glazing, or Aluminum Fabrication Factory.
- Strong knowledge of aluminum fabrication processes and factory production workflows.
- Experience in reading and interpreting shop drawings, fabrication drawings, and cutting lists.
- Knowledge of aluminum systems, profiles, hardware, glazing, and façade components is highly preferred.
- Experience in production planning, scheduling, manpower allocation, and resource management.
- Strong understanding of quality control and production efficiency.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP/production management systems; AutoCAD knowledge is an advantage.
- Strong problem-solving, coordination, and leadership skills.
- UAE/GCC experience in a similar industry is preferred.
