A leading manufacturing company in Qatar is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to oversee daily factory operations and ensure products are delivered on time, within quality standards, and according to customer requirements. This opportunity is particularly attractive for professionals with experience in fire-rated doors, windows, metal fabrication, building materials, or industrial manufacturing environments.
The role combines leadership, production planning, quality control, and operational efficiency, making it ideal for candidates who enjoy managing teams and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.
💼 Key Responsibilities
- Supervise daily production activities to meet output targets, delivery schedules, and quality requirements.
- Lead production teams by managing manpower allocation, attendance, productivity, and overall performance.
- Ensure manufacturing processes follow approved drawings, specifications, and production standards.
- Monitor production progress and address delays, bottlenecks, or operational challenges.
- Coordinate closely with planning, engineering, quality, procurement, warehouse, and maintenance departments.
- Oversee the availability and utilization of raw materials, machinery, tools, and equipment.
- Implement corrective actions to resolve quality issues and production disruptions.
- Maintain compliance with workplace health, safety, and environmental standards.
- Prepare daily and weekly production reports covering productivity, downtime, output, and wastage.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, quality, and cost control.
🎯 Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Management, or a related discipline.
- 5-8 years of experience in manufacturing or production environments.
- Previous experience supervising shop-floor operations and production teams.
- Strong understanding of production scheduling, manpower planning, and quality control.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and manufacturing specifications.
- Experience within metal fabrication, steel fabrication, fire-rated products, doors, windows, cabinets, or building materials manufacturing is highly preferred.
- Good knowledge of workplace safety procedures and HSE requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, MS Office, and ERP or production management systems.
- Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- English language proficiency required; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
🚀 Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- Take ownership of critical manufacturing operations in a specialized production environment.
- Lead and develop skilled production teams.
- Gain exposure to fire-rated products and advanced fabrication processes.
- Work closely with multiple departments to improve operational performance.
- Contribute directly to productivity improvements and manufacturing excellence.
👤 Who Should Apply?
This role is best suited for professionals who enjoy managing people, solving operational problems, and maintaining high production standards.
You may be a strong fit if you:
- Have experience in manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial production facilities.
- Enjoy leading shop-floor teams and improving productivity.
- Are comfortable working under tight deadlines and production schedules.
- Have strong technical knowledge of fabrication or manufacturing processes.
- Can balance quality, safety, cost control, and delivery commitments.
Professionals from construction materials, steel fabrication, fire-rated products, industrial manufacturing, appliances manufacturing, and mechanical engineering backgrounds are particularly well-positioned for success.
⭐ Skills That Will Help You Succeed
- Production planning and scheduling
- Shop-floor supervision
- Team leadership and workforce management
- Lean manufacturing and process improvement
- Quality assurance and quality control
- Technical drawing interpretation
- Manufacturing problem-solving
- Inventory and material coordination
- Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) compliance
- ERP systems and production reporting
💡 How to Stand Out
Hiring managers typically look for measurable achievements rather than job responsibilities alone.
To strengthen your application:
- Highlight the size of teams you supervised.
- Include production volumes or output targets achieved.
- Demonstrate reductions in downtime, wastage, or rework.
- Mention experience with fire-rated doors, windows, cabinets, or metal fabrication projects.
- Showcase process improvements that increased productivity or reduced manufacturing costs.
- Quantify achievements using percentages, production figures, or cost savings where possible.
Examples include:
- Increased production efficiency by 15%.
- Reduced material waste by 10%.
- Managed a team of 30+ production workers.
- Improved on-time delivery performance across multiple product lines.
🎤 Interview Preparation
Expect questions such as:
- How do you manage production schedules during busy periods?
- What actions would you take if production falls behind target?
- How do you handle quality issues on the shop floor?
- Describe a situation where you reduced downtime or improved efficiency.
- How do you motivate production workers and maintain productivity?
- What experience do you have with ERP systems and production reporting?
Prepare examples that demonstrate leadership, problem-solving, safety awareness, and operational improvement.
📈 Career Growth
This role can open doors to several advanced manufacturing and operations leadership positions, including:
- Senior Production Supervisor
- Production Manager
- Manufacturing Manager
- Operations Manager
- Factory Manager
- Plant Manager
Demand for skilled production leaders remains strong across Manufacturing Jobs, Mechanical Engineering Jobs, Industrial Jobs, Building Materials Jobs, GCC Jobs, and Middle East Jobs markets.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What industries are most relevant for this role?
Manufacturing, metal fabrication, fire-rated products, building materials, doors and windows production, and industrial engineering environments.
Is supervisory experience required?
Yes. Candidates should have experience managing production workers and coordinating daily manufacturing operations.
Are technical drawings important in this role?
Yes. Production Supervisors frequently work with engineering drawings, fabrication specifications, and manufacturing instructions.
What software skills are expected?
Employers typically expect proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, along with ERP or production management systems.
Is experience with fire-rated products an advantage?
Yes. Experience with fire-rated doors, fire-rated hardware, fire-rated glass, and related products is highly desirable and may give candidates a competitive advantage.
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