In this post, I will share the job description of the finishing supervisor. In case you need to know what does a finishing supervisor does in a factory, this post answer that question as well. Keep reading.
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Job Descriptions of Finishing Supervisor
If you are working as a finishing supervisor in a garment manufacturing factory or planning for job changes and need to know the job descriptions of this profile, read the following list.Ensuring finishing completion target for a given order (styles) with desired quality.
Monitoring the finishing related processes in order to meet on-time shipments.
Hiring and keeping required manpower for all activities performed in the finishing section. The finishing section’s manpower includes thread trimmers, garment checkers, measurement checking person, spotting person, stitching repair operator, garment folding, and packing.
Make sure all the employees working in the finishing section are skilled for their specific job.
The finishing supervisor should be able to explain the job to his workers and give instructions on how to do the finishing jobs in the correct ways.
Arranging necessary training required for building workers' skills to the finishing room activities.
Must be aware of his section's capacity for different products in different processes (ironing, visual checking, garment alteration, folding, and packing).
Planning for loading different styles in different to different teams.
Should plan daily finishing target based on its daily capacity (depending on the manpower availability) and able to finish and pack as per target quantity.
If things getting delayed in finishing room processes, the finishing supervisor must info the same to the higher management (Finishing manager/factory manager /production manager).
Responsible for doing quality work by his/her team.
Responsible for garment quality issues if found in internal quality audit and buyer's QA inspection
Taking care of finishing cost per garment (for different apparel items)
Maintaining inventory for consumables in this finishing section and required accessories for packing and other activities
Follow up the inventory of garments received in the finishing department
Preparing daily finishing section production report
Preparing the report of the surplus garment after shipment
Preparing report for damaged and rejected garments
Chase production department / washing department for sending garments.
Maintain floor discipline
Taking care of workers health and safety who are working in the finishing section
Planning overtime work hours in advance (If needed). And keeping records for employees doing OT hours work and daily total manhours spent on OT work.
Keeping quantity check for outsourcing job work – like mending work, scalping work.
Conclusion:
The above list is prepared considering overall activities to be done by finishing room supervisors. Remember, the job roles and responsibilities of a line supervisor can vary from factory to factory. If you are prepared with these roles, you can handle the finishing section very well.Do you want to learn more about the garment finishing process. Read about the inline garment finishing method where all garments are finished at the end of the sewing lines. No separate finishing section is needed.