Production Manager

• *Key Responsibilities\-**

• **Production Planning and Execution:** Plan manpower, materials, and daily production targets to achieve the required output of 100–500 units per month per assembly line, as applicable, while minimizing overtime and production delays.
• **Process Improvement and Line Balancing:** Implement time and motion studies, optimize workstation layouts, balance assembly lines, introduce motorized material transfer systems, and select suitable tools, jigs, and fixtures to improve productivity.
• **Quality Control:** Ensure high\-quality fabrication, welding, painting, mechanical assembly, and electrical assembly. Conduct root cause analysis, reduce defects and rework, and maintain a premium aesthetic finish comparable to consumer appliances and automobiles.
• **Inventory and Material Management:** Implement parts kitting, FIFO, accurate inventory transactions, material traceability, barcode scanning, and ERP\-based production tracking. Minimize material waste and evaluate opportunities to reduce subcontracting costs.
• **5S, Safety, and Work Discipline:** Establish and sustain 5S, workplace cleanliness, tool organization, safety compliance, and adherence to company policies. Ensure proper staffing at each workstation and minimize avoidable line stoppages.
• **Performance Monitoring and Reporting:** Track daily production targets, actual output, rejection rates, downtime, material shortages, and departmental performance. Report issues promptly and coordinate with other departments to resolve production bottlenecks.
• **Manpower Management and Training:** Supervise team leaders, supervisors, and production workers; monitor attendance and performance; recommend appropriate HR action for policy violations; and develop assistants and future production leaders.
• **Continuous Improvement and Cost Reduction:** Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce labor hours, rejects, material handling, and operating costs while maintaining quality and delivery commitments.
• **Leadership and Employee Engagement:** Regularly visit production lines and supporting departments, engage with workers and team leaders, resolve operational difficulties, recognize good performance, and promote accountability, teamwork, and a continuous\-improvement culture.

• *Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)\-**

• Achievement of daily and monthly production targets.
• Product quality, rejection, and rework rates.
• On\-time production and delivery performance.
• Labor productivity and overtime reduction.
• Material wastage and inventory accuracy.
• Production downtime and line efficiency.
• Implementation of 5S, safety, and process improvements.

• *Education \& Qualifications\-**

• Bachelor’s Degree or, Electrical Engineering, Production Engineering, or Manufacutring Industrial Engineering.
• Additional qualifications in Production Management, Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, or Operations Management will be an advantage.
• Practical knowledge of assembly line production, time and motion studies, line balancing, 5S, Kaizen, quality control, and ERP\-based production management.
• Experience in high\-volume manufacturing and motorized assembly line operations is preferred.

Pay: ₹40,000\.00 \- ₹58,000\.00 per month

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Leave encashment
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Experience

• Production management: 6 years (Required)

Work Location: In person