PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

NATURE OF JOB: FULL TIME

INDUSTRY: GARMENT MANUFACTURING / TEXTILE PRODUCTION

SALARY: KSHS. 30,000

JOB LOCATION: RUARAKA

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production Planning & Scheduling: Develop and manage detailed daily, weekly, and monthly production plans for school and fashion sweater lines.
• Ensure smooth workflow across knitting, stitching, finishing, and packaging sections while meeting delivery deadlines.
• Knitting Operations Management: Oversee all knitting machine operations, ensuring correct machine settings, gauge control, and pattern execution. Coordinate machine allocation, minimize downtime, and ensure efficient yarn usage.
• Stitching & Assembly Supervision: Supervise stitching teams to ensure proper garment assembly, seam quality, and adherence to approved specifications and patterns.
• Finishing & Quality Assurance: Enforce strict quality control at every stage—washing, pressing, labelling, folding, and packaging. Ensure consistency in sizing, color, texture, and overall finish before dispatch.
• Material & Inventory Control: Manage procurement and usage of yarns, trims, labels, and accessories. Monitor stock levels, reduce wastage, and coordinate with suppliers for timely replenishment.
• Design Implementation: Work closely with designers and merchandisers to interpret sketches and tech packs into production-ready garments. Ensure samples are accurately translated into bulk production.
• Team Leadership & Supervision: Lead and coordinate production staff across all departments. Assign duties, monitor performance, resolve operational issues, and ensure discipline and productivity.
• Training & Skill Development: Train machine operators and production staff on improved techniques, safety standards, and efficiency practices to enhance output quality and reduce errors.
• Cost & Efficiency Monitoring: Track production costs, material consumption, labor efficiency, and machine utilization. Identify areas for cost reduction without compromising quality.
• Reporting & Documentation: Prepare daily production reports, efficiency analyses, rejection reports, and management updates to support decision-making.
• Health & Safety Compliance: Ensure all factory operations comply with safety standards, machine handling protocols, and workplace cleanliness regulations.

KEY REQUIREMENT SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION

• Diploma in Textile Engineering, Fashion Design, Production Management, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in knitwear or garment manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of sweater knitting machines, production processes, and garment finishing techniques.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in production planning tools and Microsoft Office applications.

HOW TO APPLY

• If you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience share CV on recruitment@britesmanagement.com
• Interviews will be carried out on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.