Job Purpose To support the Production Manager in achieving daily production targets, improving productivity, controlling production costs, and ensuring quality standards in shirt manufacturing. The role combines production planning, line supervision, industrial engineering, work-study, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Management

- Assist the Production Manager in planning, organizing, and monitoring daily production activities.
- Ensure achievement of daily, weekly, and monthly production targets.
- Monitor production lines, operator performance, line efficiency, and output.
- Coordinate with cutting, sewing, finishing, quality, maintenance, and merchandising departments.
- Ensure smooth workflow and timely completion of production orders.
- Identify production bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
- Monitor style changes, line balancing, and production progress against shipment schedules.

2. Industrial Engineering (I.E.)

- Conduct time studies, method studies, and work measurement for shirt manufacturing operations.
- Develop and maintain operation bulletin (OB), Standard Allowed Minutes (SAM), and operation breakdown sheets.
- Calculate line efficiency, operator efficiency, production capacity, and manpower requirements.
- Prepare line layouts and balance sewing lines to achieve optimum productivity.
- Conduct capacity planning and manpower allocation based on style SAM and production targets.
- Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities, idle time, and unnecessary movements.
- Establish standard methods and improve workstation ergonomics and material flow.
- Monitor hourly production,



target versus actual output, and efficiency reports.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and other suitable techniques.

3. Shirt Manufacturing Technical Knowledge

- Understand shirt construction, operation sequences, and sewing methods.
- Have knowledge of operations such as collar making, collar attaching, cuff making, sleeve placket, front placket, pocket setting, yoke joining, sleeve attaching, side seam, bottom hemming, and button/buttonhole operations.
- Analyze difficult operations and recommend suitable folders, guides, attachments, and special machines.
- Support current-style implementation, pilot runs, and production line setup.
- Coordinate with technical and quality teams to improve operation methods and reduce defects.

4. Quality and Cost Control

- Coordinate with the Quality Department to reduce defects, rework, and rejection rates.
- Identify operations causing quality problems and recommend process improvements.
- Monitor fabric and garment handling, machine utilization, and material wastage.
- Improve labor productivity and reduce conversion costs.
- Ensure production follows approved samples, specifications, and quality standards.

5. Reporting and Team Management





- Prepare daily production, efficiency, capacity, and performance reports.
- Monitor absenteeism, manpower utilization, and operator skill levels.
- Train supervisors and operators in improved working methods and productivity techniques.
- Conduct regular production meetings and follow up on action plans.
- Maintain accurate IE data, operation breakdowns, time-study records, and line performance reports.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Achievement of daily production targets.
- Sewing line and operator efficiency.
- Output per operator per day.
- Production lead time and on-time order completion.
- Reduction in bottlenecks, downtime, and idle time.
- Reduction in defect rates and rework.
- Manpower utilization and line balancing effectiveness.
- Improvement in productivity and reduction in manufacturing costs.

Required Skills and Competencies

- Strong knowledge of woven shirt manufacturing.
- Practical experience in Industrial Engineering and production management.
- Good analytical, problem-solving, and planning skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and production reporting.
- Ability to conduct time studies, calculate SAM, and balance sewing lines.
- Good communication, coordination, and team leadership skills.
- Ability to work under production deadlines and achieve factory targets.

Expected Outcome To improve factory productivity, optimize manpower and machine utilization, maintain garment quality, reduce production costs, and ensure timely delivery of shirt orders. Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Assistant Production Manager cum Industrial Engineer (I.E.) (Vapi)
🏢 Opera Clothing
📍 Vapi