Production Manager - Cushions & Covers unit

• *Designation: Manager – Cushion \& Covers**

• *Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat**

• *About the Role**

We are looking for an experienced Production Manager – Cushion \& Cover Category to lead end\-to\-end production operations for our cushion, cover, soft furnishing, and related customized textile products.The incumbent will be responsible for managing production planning and execution, cutting, stitching/sewing, filling, finishing, quality, manpower productivity, machine utilization, and timely order fulfilment.The role requires strong expertise in soft textile products, cushion and cover manufacturing, stitching operations, production planning, process optimization, quality management, and large\-scale shop\-floor operations. The candidate will work closely with PPC, Quality, SCM, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance, Design, and other cross\-functional teams to ensure efficient and timely execution of customer orders.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• *1\. Production Operations Management**

• Lead day\-to\-day production operations for cushion, covers, soft furnishings, and customized textile products.
• Manage end\-to\-end manufacturing processes including fabric cutting, printing/customization, stitching, sewing, filling, assembly, finishing, packing, and dispatch.
• Ensure achievement of daily, weekly, and monthly production targets.
• Optimize manpower and machine utilization to achieve planned production volumes.
• Ensure production schedules are executed as per customer requirements and committed delivery timelines.
• Monitor shop\-floor operations and proactively address bottlenecks affecting production output.

• *2\. Production Planning \& Execution**

• Coordinate closely with PPC and SCM teams to ensure availability of fabrics, trims, fillers, accessories, packaging materials, and other required raw materials.
• Plan production capacity based on order volumes, product complexity, manpower availability, and machine capacity.
• Monitor WIP, production flow, line balancing, machine loading, and bottlenecks.
• Ensure effective production sequencing for multiple SKUs, customized orders, and varying product specifications.
• Establish effective shift planning, production allocation, and handover mechanisms.
• Ensure smooth execution of urgent and priority orders without compromising quality.

• *3\. Cutting, Stitching \& Sewing Operations**

• Drive operational efficiency across cutting, stitching, sewing, filling, assembly, and finishing processes.
• Optimize cutting layouts and fabric utilization to minimize wastage.
• Improve stitching productivity through appropriate machine allocation, line balancing, and operator skill mapping.
• Monitor sewing machine efficiency, operator productivity, cycle times, and line output.
• Identify process constraints and implement corrective actions to improve throughput.
• Standardize processes and SOPs across different product categories and production lines.

• *4\. Quality Management**

• Ensure adherence to defined product specifications, workmanship standards, and customer requirements.
• Minimize defects, rejection, rework, fabric wastage, stitching defects, dimensional deviations, and finishing issues.
• Work closely with QA/QC teams to establish process quality checkpoints.
• Drive root\-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for recurring quality issues.
• Ensure consistency in dimensions, stitching quality, filling density, finishing, appearance, and overall product quality.
• Monitor quality metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

• *5\. Manpower \& Shop\-Floor Management**

• Lead supervisors, line leaders, operators, tailors, cutters, helpers, and other shop\-floor personnel.
• Plan manpower deployment based on production requirements and skill availability.
• Monitor attendance, productivity, discipline, and workforce utilization.
• Develop skill matrices and identify training requirements for operators and supervisors.
• Drive multi\-skilling and cross\-training initiatives to improve workforce flexibility.
• Build a performance\-oriented, disciplined, and safety\-focused production culture.

• *6\. Machine \& Equipment Management**

• Ensure optimum utilization of stitching, sewing, cutting, printing, filling, and finishing equipment.
• Coordinate with Maintenance teams to minimize machine breakdowns and production downtime.
• Monitor machine efficiency and support preventive maintenance initiatives.
• Identify requirements for new machines, tooling, automation, and process improvements.
• Support machine installation, trials, commissioning, and production stabilization.
• Evaluate opportunities for automation in repetitive and high\-volume production processes.

• *7\. Productivity \& Process Improvement**

• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, line balancing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Improve productivity through optimization of manpower, machine utilization, process flow, and cycle times.
• Identify opportunities to reduce material wastage, rework, overtime, and production costs.
• Analyze production MIS and KPI dashboards to identify performance gaps.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for productivity, efficiency, quality, wastage, downtime, and on\-time production.
• Drive standardization and process improvement across the cushion and cover manufacturing operations.

• *8\. Cross\-Functional Coordination**

• Work closely with PPC, SCM, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance, Design, Product Development, and Warehouse teams.
• Coordinate with Design/Product teams to understand new product specifications and manufacturing requirements.
• Support new product introduction (NPI), sampling, trials, and production scale\-up.
• Ensure smooth transition of new products from sampling to mass production.
• Resolve production\-related issues impacting order fulfillment and customer commitments.

• *9\. Safety \& Compliance**

• Ensure adherence to EHS and statutory requirements across the production floor.
• Maintain safe working practices across cutting, stitching, filling, printing, and finishing operations.
• Conduct regular shop\-floor audits and ensure timely closure of safety observations.
• Promote 5S, workplace discipline, housekeeping, and safe equipment handling.

• *Key Deliverables**

• Achievement of daily/monthly production targets.
• Improved production efficiency and machine utilization.
• Reduction in rejection, rework, wastage, and production losses.
• Improved stitching, cutting, filling, and finishing productivity.
• Improved fabric utilization and reduction in material wastage.
• Timely completion of customized customer orders.
• Effective manpower utilization and productivity improvement.
• Reduction in machine downtime and process bottlenecks.
• Successful execution of new product introductions and production scale\-ups.
• Controlled manufacturing cost and continuous process improvement.
• Safe, disciplined, and compliant production operations.

• *Qualification \& Experience**

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Textile Engineering, Production, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience in textile, home furnishing, soft furnishing, cushion, cover, upholstery, garmenting, or related manufacturing operations.
• Strong experience in cutting, stitching/sewing, filling, finishing, and soft textile product manufacturing.
• Experience managing large shop\-floor manpower and multiple production lines/shifts.
• Strong understanding of production planning, line balancing, productivity improvement, quality management, and manufacturing KPIs.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and process improvement will be preferred.
• Experience in customized/high\-SKU or e\-commerce manufacturing environments will be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem\-solving, people\-management, and cross\-functional coordination skills.

Pay: ₹1,000,000\.00 \- ₹1,400,000\.00 per year

Work Location: In person