Production Section Manager

Group overview

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design and development centers, and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

Alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, electromechanical and civil engineering construction
• Manufacturing and marketing electrical construction products
• Allied engineering services

Our main divisions:

• Alfanar Electric
• Alfanar Construction
• Alfanar Building Systems

Alfanar Electric

Alfanar Electric is the industrial arm of Alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

Alfanar Electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Dubai, UAE
• London, UK

Alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial complex, Riyadh

The center of Alfanar’s industrial activities is Alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the complex houses Alfanar’s facilities.

The complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Job purpose

Oversee the production processes of electrical products within a manufacturing facility. Ensure the efficient and timely production of high-quality electrical products, meeting safety standards and production targets.

Functional responsibilities

Production planning and scheduling

• Develop and implement production schedules to meet customer demand and inventory targets.
• Coordinate with other departments, such as procurement and logistics, to ensure a smooth production flow.
• Optimize production processes to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.

Quality control

• Implement and enforce quality control measures throughout the production process.
• Collaborate with the quality assurance team to set and maintain quality standards.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits to ensure compliance with quality specifications.

Team management

• Lead and supervise production teams, including operators, technicians, and support staff.
• Provide training and development opportunities for team members.
• Foster a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Resource management

• Manage the allocation of resources, including manpower, equipment, and materials.
• Monitor and control production costs to ensure optimal use of resources.
• Implement strategies for resource conservation and waste reduction.

Health and safety

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations within the manufacturing facility.
• Implement safety protocols and procedures to create a secure working environment.
• Conduct regular safety training sessions for production staff.

Process improvement

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains.
• Implement lean manufacturing principles to streamline production workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and R&D teams to implement technological advancements.

Communication and coordination

• Facilitate communication between different departments, such as engineering, procurement, and quality assurance.
• Provide regular updates to senior management on production status, challenges, and opportunities.
• Address and resolve issues that may impact production timelines.

Cost control and budgeting

• Develop and manage the production budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Identify areas for cost savings without compromising quality or safety.
• Analyze production costs and implement strategies for cost reduction.

Regulatory compliance

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards in the electrical products manufacturing industry.
• Stay updated on changes in regulations and implement necessary adjustments.
• Work with regulatory bodies for certifications and approvals.

General responsibilities

HR proficiency

• Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
• Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.
• Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.
• Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results.
• Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.

Responsibility

• Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.

Delivery

• Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.

Making a tangible difference

• Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation and exceed business expectations.

Business planning and performance

• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
• Able to plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.

Organizational development

• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business process improvements

• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.

Quality

Quality is considered as Alfanar’s prime competitive advantage; as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.

Adaptation

Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Health, safety and environment

Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Qualification

Bachelor in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Experience

5 to 10 years

Skills

• Production scheduling
• Production equipment
• Production management