Production Manager

We are partnering with our client, a respected organization in the oil and gas sector, to appoint a Production Manager for their facility in Saudi Arabia / Qatar. This is a permanent, strategic role leading end-to-end production and manufacturing activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• To lead and control the complete production and manufacturing activities of the Company and ensure that all customer orders are manufactured, assembled, tested and completed safely, efficiently and in full compliance with approved drawings, API requirements, Saudi Aramco requirements, customer specifications and the Company's Quality Management System, while driving on-time delivery and operational excellence across our client's team.
• The Production Manager is accountable for production planning, shop-floor execution, manpower and machine utilization, productivity, manufacturing quality, coordination with supporting departments and strict achievement of committed delivery dates.
• Lead all production, machining, fabrication, assembly and testing activities and ensure disciplined shop-floor execution.
• Prepare, implement and continuously update the master production schedule based on confirmed customer purchase orders and contractual delivery dates.
• Translate each order into detailed manufacturing routes, work priorities, manpower requirements, machine loading and milestone dates.
• Monitor every order from material availability through machining, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, documentation and final release.
• Ensure manufacturing is performed strictly to approved drawings, BOMs, route cards, procedures, work instructions, ITPs and applicable API/customer requirements.
• Ensure full compliance with API Spec Q1 and applicable API 6D, 6A, 5CT, 7-1, 16A and 16C production requirements within the Company's licensed scope.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Saudi Aramco engineering, inspection, material and manufacturing requirements and approved MSSD procedures.
• Coordinate daily with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Planning, Estimation/Sales and Project teams to resolve technical, material, quality or schedule constraints.
• Establish realistic production plans and immediately identify bottlenecks involving materials, CNC capacity, tooling, manpower, engineering release, inspection or testing.
• Develop and implement recovery plans before any identified issue affects the committed customer delivery date.
• Optimize CNC and conventional machine utilization, setup time, routing, manpower allocation and shift arrangements to improve throughput and productivity.
• Ensure raw materials and components are correctly identified, and traceability is maintained throughout production in coordination with Quality.
• Control work-in-progress, production priorities, rework, repair, scrap and manufacturing NCRs and ensure timely corrective action.
• Coordinate inspection and testing activities with QA/QC, including hold points, witness points, NDE/NDT, dimensional inspection, hydrostatic/gas testing and functional testing.
• Ensure special processes such as welding, heat treatment, NDE/NDT and coating are performed only through approved procedures and qualified personnel/sources.
• Maintain accurate and auditable manufacturing records and ensure production documentation is completed concurrently with the work, not after completion.
• Support API, Saudi Aramco, MSSD, customer and third-party audits and demonstrate effective control of manufacturing processes, traceability, equipment and personnel competency.
• Ensure machinery, fixtures, tooling and production equipment are maintained in suitable condition and coordinate preventive maintenance to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Monitor production costs, overtime, consumable usage, scrap, rework and efficiency and implement measurable improvement actions.
• Lead daily/weekly production meetings and provide management with clear order-by-order status, risks, recovery actions and delivery forecasts.
• Develop supervisors, machinists, welders, technicians and production personnel through competency assessment, training and performance management.
• Maintain strict HSE, housekeeping and operational discipline throughout the factory.