Responsibility of Production Manager in Apparel and Textile industry:
A production manager generally performs the following tasks:
- The production manager receives the order plan and order sheet from the senior authorities.
- He will prepare textile and apparel production plans weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
- He will receive material status against each order and will monitor the progress of material received.
- He will receive an approved sample, swatch card against the order sheet.
- He ensures that apparel production lines are properly balanced for target output.
- He coordinates with the quality manager so that defective or faulty goods are not produced.
- He provides job assignments to supervisors and other subordinates.
- He ensures that the floor, machinery, toilet, dining spaces is neat and clean.
- He ensures that all work stations are properly illuminated.
- He will arrange for continuous training of helpers and operators.
- He will have a pre-production sample prepared and compared with the originally approved sample.
- He ensures to pursue the right works, quality, and maintenance standards.
- He ensures that materials are organized at each stage of processing.
- He ensures that a congenial atmosphere exists on the floor.
- He makes the right evaluation of the performance of his subordinates.
- He arranged for proper documentation of all the activities on the floor.
- The production manager will make arrangements for the right line layout or machine layout.
- As a leader, he inspires unites employees for better works, better motivation.
- He ensures that all the machinery is equipped with protective devices.
- He organizes pre-production meetings or pre-production activities to discuss related issues.
- He will approve the commencement of production against a work order.
- He monitors the progress of production against the production plan.
- He takes countermeasures if the progress of textile or apparel production is not satisfactory.
- The production manager coordinates with all the concerns so that clothing or textile production progresses as per plan.
- He is responsible for ensuring discipline on the floor.
- He takes care of the worker’s safety and welfare.
- He makes the best efforts to create a congenial work environment which is called a “win-win situation”.