Furniture Production Manager at Smart Partners Consulting Limited (SPCL)

Smart Partners Consulting Limited (SPCL) - Our client is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Furniture Production Manager

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are looking for an experienced Furniture Production Manager to Lead, and Manager the end-to-end production of world class furnitures and interior décor for our client in Lagos.
• Preferred candidate must be willing to resume on Thursday, 2nd of January, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the production of manufacturing products starts and finishes within budget and on time.
• They plan, schedule, coordinate and organize different production schedules and activities.
• Checking the production is running smoothly and liaising with crew to check they have all the kit they need.
• Manage the furniture production line to ensure that all orders are executed according to the clients’ requirements.
• Responsible for the inventory and maintenance of all machinery and tools.
• Responsible for the coordination of all raw materials (panels, screws, etc.).
• Coordinate materials and manpower planning for production.
• Plan and organize the maintenance of equipment.
• Ensure production problems are investigated and resolved in record time.
• Ensure that faulty equipment is repaired quickly and efficiently.
• Organize plant start-up and shut-down schedules to ensure minimum loss of production time.
• Plan and monitor furniture production at every stage of the manufacturing process.
• Ensure that all furniture produced meets the company’s quality standards.
• Troubleshoot design and/or manufacturing problems as they arise.
• Responsible for optimizing the manufacturing process and developing and carrying out manufacturing and productivity improvement plans.
• Overseeing the production process and drawing up a production schedule
• Ensuring that the production is cost-effective and also updating and improving whenever and wherever possible.
• Estimating costs and setting quality standards.
• Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.
• Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programs.
• Supervise and handle all the job orders within the set time and operating budget.
• Handle all the production team's needs, including job orders, work standards, process flow, and inspection reports.

Education, Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc / B.Tech / M.Sc / M.Arch / M.Eng / HND in Furniture Manufacturing Design / Fine Arts / Interior Design or a related field
• A furniture manufacturing designer professional certification advantageous.
• 10+ years of interior design project management or furniture manufacturing.
• Minimum of 10 years of Furniture manufacturing designing experience

Skills and Competencies:

• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office; Adobe and AutoCAD a major plus.
• Positive, upbeat personality with the ability to inspire and motivate staff in a team environment.
• Must have strong work ethic, be highly organized, detail oriented, and proactive.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to exhibit diplomacy and use high level of discretion.
• Ability to interact professionally with high-end clients, various vendors, and members of the production team.
• Must love a fast-paced creative environment.
• A passion for the home / furniture and the design / production process.
• Technical drawing, familiar with symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles, and page layout.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or SolidWorks or any Other CADSoftware
• Investigative mind inclined toward developing practical solutions to real-world problems.

Application Closing Date
2nd January, 2025.