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Furniture Design/Production Supervisor - Kampala, Uganda
BrighterMonday Consulting
Outside Kenya 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted about 4 hours ago (20 Oct 2026) Updated about 3 hours ago
Job Description
The Furniture Design/Production Supervisor coordinates the end‑to‑end production of custom furniture, translating design concepts into detailed technical packages and managing third‑party manufacturers. The role ensures that all pieces are fabricated to exact specifications, delivered on schedule and within budget, while maintaining rigorous quality standards across Kenya and Uganda.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Diploma in Wood Technology, Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Fine Art or a related technical field
- • 4–6 years experience in technical quality control, contract manufacturing management or senior workshop supervision within the East African furniture sector
- • Proven ability to work with Kenyan and Ugandan suppliers
- • Proficiency with wood moisture meters, digital calipers, micrometers, coating thickness gauges and lux meters
- • Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret technical drawings accurately
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Review and validate design concepts, 3D models and sketches for manufacturing feasibility
- • Convert creative designs into comprehensive technical production packages, including AutoCAD/SolidWorks drawings, BOMs and hardware specifications
- • Standardise technical drawings to minimise errors during fabrication by local suppliers
- • Identify, vet and onboard local furniture manufacturers, carpenters, upholsterers and metal fabricators
- • Negotiate production timelines, unit costs and quality service level agreements with third‑party workshops
- • Conduct on‑site inspections at supplier workshops during critical fabrication stages
- • Enforce strict quality‑control standards to ensure outputs meet technical specifications and finish requirements
- • Serve as the primary technical liaison between designers and external manufacturing partners