Batik Production Manager at Oya Abeo

Oya Abeo is a Lagos-born, globally oriented textile and resort-wear brand that blends West African vibrancy with coastal elegance. Our mission is simple: create sustainable, versatile pieces while supporting artisans in Nigeria and sharing our culture with the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Batik Production Manager

Location: Sagamu, Ogun
Job type: Full-time
Reports to: Controller 

Job Description

• We’re looking for a Batik Production Manager based in Sagamu to lead and streamline all aspects of our batik textile operations — ensuring efficiency, sustainability, and exceptional quality across every yard produced.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all batik production, from dye preparation to finishing, ensuring quality and consistency.
• Manage and train artisans, fostering accountability, precision, and pride in their craft.
• Maintain rigorous quality control (QC) standards — nothing subpar leaves the studio.
• Design and refine systems for tracking production, budgets, materials, and timelines using spreadsheets or management tools.
• Coordinate fabric sourcing and purchases, knowing the brand’s preferred fabrics inside and out.
• Document all production activities — from fabric intake to finished goods — for transparency and analysis.
• Conduct research on global batik and textile dyeing methods, adapting the best ideas to fit Oya Abeo’s local context.
• Continuously explore how to make Nigerian batik production more sustainable, efficient, and future-ready.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality — smarter vendor management, better material usage, streamlined workflows.
• Collaborate closely with the Lagos HQ on production planning, fabric delivery, and stock updates.

Requirements

• Proven experience in textile, dye, or garment production management.
• Strong background in inventory and spreadsheet management (Excel/Google Sheets).
• Deep respect for craftsmanship, with a drive for innovation and efficiency.
• Excellent leadership and people-management skills.
• Analytical thinker with a love for systems, order, and measurable progress.
• Must be based in Sagamu or able to work on-site daily.
• Passionate about the future of batik in Nigeria — curious, resourceful, and unafraid to experiment.

Ideal Candidate:

• You’re not just managing production — you’re helping shape the future of Nigerian batik.
• You believe efficiency is an art form. You love discovering smarter, cleaner, more sustainable ways to work.
• You can walk into a dye yard, spot the bottlenecks, and fix them — all while keeping impeccable records and inspiring the team around you.
• You’re someone who notices when colors don’t match, when timelines slip, or when records are missing — and you act fast.
• You thrive on order, care about craft, and can manage both the artisans in the dye yard and the data on the sheet.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online