Factory Floor Shop Supervisor

Are you an experienced Factory Floor Shop Supervisor ready to lead multiple trades and drive production excellence? Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in managing shop floor operations, ensuring productivity, and maintaining quality standards.

Position: Factory Floor Shop Supervisor

Department: Operations
Reports To: Operations Manager
Location: Doha, Qatar

Key Responsibilities

1. Shop Floor Management

• Supervise day-to-day operations across Welding, Paint Shop, Carpentry, and Finishing Units.
• Ensure optimal workforce allocation to meet production targets.
• Coordinate between teams to resolve operational bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
• Maintain strict control over housekeeping and ensure safe, organized, and clean working conditions.

2. Technical Oversight

• Lead and monitor all welding activities: MIG, TIG, Arc, Electric, and Long welding.
• Oversee Paint Shop operations, including spray painting, grinding, majoon (putty), finishing, and final spray application.
• Supervise Wooden Carpentry work, ensuring precision, quality, and timely deliveries.
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance with ISO standards and company SOPs.

3. Planning & Reporting

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production reports using MS Office and ERP tools (if applicable).
• Track material usage, wastage, and downtime; provide recommendations to reduce costs.
• Maintain updated production schedules, work allocations, and resource utilization plans.

4. Quality & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to ISO standards, internal quality benchmarks, and customer specifications.
• Support the Quality Control team to resolve non-conformities and conduct root cause analyses.
• Coordinate with HR and HSE departments to ensure safety training, toolbox talks, and compliance.

5. Team Leadership & Coordination

• Manage a multi-skilled workforce of welders, painters, carpenters, helpers, and operators.
• Provide on-the-job training and mentorship to improve technical skills and workplace discipline.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Stores, and Planning teams to ensure material availability and cost efficiency.
• Motivate the team to achieve production targets without compromising on quality or safety.

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 5–7 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
• Strong knowledge of welding techniques, spray painting processes, and wooden carpentry operations.
• Hands-on experience with ISO 9001/14001/45001 standards and related documentation.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with ERP systems is a plus.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package based on experience.
• Accommodation and transportation provided by the company.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, professionally managed organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• How many years of working experience do you have as floor shop supervisor?
• Which type of and how many years of experience do you have in supervising welding operations?
• Are you familiar with grinding, majoon (putty), surface finishing, and final spray paint application processes?
• Have you managed wooden carpentry operations such as cutting, assembly, and finishing?
• Are you confident in supervising multiple trades simultaneously — welding, painting, carpentry, and finishing?
• Are you proficient in MS Excel and MS Word for preparing daily, weekly, and monthly production reports?
• Do you have experience tracking material usage, wastage, and cost optimization?
• Do you have machine downtime resolution experience. For example, in case of machine downtime affecting production, what action would you take first?
• What are the ways of reducing production costs while maintaining quality?
• In your current role how many workers do you manage on Floor Shop?