Workshop Production Supervisor - Joinery & Carpentry

Workshop Production Supervisor- Joinery & Carpentry
Department: Joinery / Workshop Production
Reports To: CEO / Operations Head
Location: Bahrain
Job Purpose
The Workshop Production Manager will be responsible for the complete planning, coordination, and execution of joinery and carpentry production at the WME workshop.
The position will act as the main link between the Projects Team, Design/Drafting Team, QS/Procurement Team, Workshop Foreman, and Site Team.
The primary responsibility is to ensure that every approved joinery item moves systematically from drawing approval to material procurement, production, finishing, quality inspection, packing, and delivery within the required project programme.
The Workshop Production Manager will be accountable for
workshop productivity, production planning, material readiness, quality, and delivery commitments.
Key Responsibilities:
Drawing & Technical Coordination
Receive approved drawings, BOQs, specifications, and production requirements from the Projects Team.
Review drawings before releasing them for production.
Coordinate with Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, and Draftsmen regarding missing information, dimensions, details, finishes, hardware, or discrepancies.
Ensure the workshop works only from the latest approved drawings.
Prepare production requirements based on approved drawings.
Coordinate site measurements where required before production.
Ensure all technical clarifications are closed before manufacturing critical items.
Production Planning
Prepare a detailed Production Schedule for every project.
Break production into individual items/batches with planned start and completion dates.
Establish priorities based on project/site requirements.
Allocate work to the Workshop Foreman and production teams.
Monitor actual production against planned production every day.
Identify delays immediately and prepare recovery actions.
Coordinate production priorities across multiple Bahrain and Saudi projects.
Workshop Management
Coordinate daily with the Workshop Foreman regarding manpower, machinery, material, and production targets.
Issue clear daily and weekly production targets.
Monitor productivity of carpenters, machine operators, polishers, helpers, and other workshop resources.
Ensure machines, tools, and workshop resources are properly utilized.
Identify production bottlenecks and resolve them before they affect delivery.
Maintain proper workflow and housekeeping within the workshop.
The Workshop Foreman shall manage the workers and day-to-day shop-floor activities. The Workshop Production Manager shall manage the plan, priorities, resources, coordination, quality, and deadlines.
Material Planning & Procurement Coordination
Prepare material requirements based on approved drawings and production schedules.
Coordinate with QS/Procurement for MDF, plywood, timber, laminate, veneer, solid surface, hardware, ironmongery, glass, metal components, adhesives, paint/polish materials, and other required materials.
Raise material requests sufficiently in advance.
Follow up purchase orders and delivery dates.
Ensure material availability before scheduled production starts.
Monitor material consumption and minimize wastage.
Maintain control over excess and leftover project materials.
Production should not stop because material requirements were identified late.
Quality Control
Establish quality checkpoints during production rather than checking only after completion.
Verify dimensions, finishes, workmanship, hardware, joints, edge details, alignment, and overall finishing against approved drawings.
Coordinate mock-ups and samples where required.
Ensure defective work is corrected before packing or dispatch.
Maintain WME's required workmanship and finishing standards.
Finishing & External Vendor Coordination
Coordinate polishing, painting, metal works, glass, solid surface, upholstery, or other outsourced activities related to joinery production.
Track materials/items sent to external vendors.
Follow up vendor production and committed return dates.
Inspect outsourced work before accepting it into final production.
Packing, Delivery & Site Coordination
Coordinate completed items with the Project Manager and Site Engineer before dispatch.
Ensure items are properly identified, labelled, protected, and packed.
Prepare delivery sequencing based on site requirements.
Coordinate transportation and loading.
Ensure correct quantities and items are dispatched to the correct project/site.
Coordinate installation priorities with site teams where required.
Special attention shall be given to Saudi project deliveries, including proper packing, identification, documentation, and coordination to avoid missing or damaged items.
Production Reporting
Maintain a live Workshop Production Tracker showing:
Project → Drawing Status → Material Status → Item/Quantity → Production Status → Finishing Status → QC Status → Packing Status → Required Delivery Date → Actual Delivery Date
Qualification:
B.E./B.Tech Civil Engineering; OR
B.Arch / Architecture; OR
Diploma/Degree in Civil, Architecture, Interior Design, Production, Wood Technology, or related field; OR
Candidates without an engineering degree may be considered where they have strong and proven joinery production management experience.
Experience
Preferably 7–10 years of experience in joinery/carpentry production.
Minimum 3–5 years in a supervisory or production management position.
GCC experience preferred.
Strong knowledge of custom joinery, furniture, commercial interiors, and fit-out production.
Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously is preferred.
Required Technical Knowledge
Joinery/shop drawings.
Cutting lists and material take-offs.
MDF, plywood, timber and related board materials.
Veneer, laminate and decorative finishes.
Solid surface/Corian.
Hardware and ironmongery.
CNC and standard woodworking machinery.
Painting, polishing and finishing processes.
Furniture and architectural joinery construction.
Production sequencing.
Packing and transportation of finished joinery.
Basic Excel and production reporting.
Key Competencies
Strong planning and organizational ability.
Excellent follow-up.
Ability to read and understand drawings.
Strong workshop and people-management skills.
Ability to coordinate with Engineers, Architects, QS, Procurement, Foremen, and Site Teams.
Problem-solving ability

Work arrangement
Yes