PPC Engineer - New Product Development

Role & responsibilities -

A. Technical Understanding & Planning

• Interpret product specifications and engineering drawings of components, sub-assemblies, and pump assemblies.
• Plan and monitor detailed manufacturing activities for each component and assembly as per the Bill of Material (BOM).
• Prepare MS project schedules in MS Project, ensuring alignment with contractual milestones.

B. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Marketing, Design, process engineering, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, Testing, and Dispatch teams to ensure timely completion of activities.
• Facilitate inter-departmental reviews to resolve constraints impacting schedules.
• Ensure seamless information flow across functions for smooth project execution.

C. Production & Vendor Planning

• Plan and monitor outsourced machining components.
• Daily meeting with Machine shop, assembly, QC and procurement team to review status.
• Coordinate with purchase to ensure adherence to committed delivery timelines.
• Track vendor performance and escalate delays when necessary.

D. Monitoring & Control

• Monitor production progress and update schedules regularly in MS Project.
• Identify critical path activities and analyze schedule risks.
• Conduct delay analysis and recommend corrective or recovery action plans.
• Track material availability in SAP and proactively highlight potential bottlenecks.

E. SAP & System Coordination

• Coordinate SAP transactions related to Material Master, Production Planning (PP), and crediting Processes.
• Ensure accuracy of planning-related data in SAP for effective monitoring and reporting.

F. Reporting & Management Updates

• Present weekly status of project during cross functional meeting (CFT).
• Provide analytical inputs to management for decision-making to avoid delay.

Preferred candidate profile

• 5 to 10 years of experience in Planning of critical products.
• Knowledge of SAP S4 HANA, MS project, MS excel, Power point, Word etc.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, fabrication, welding, NDT, and testing.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills and Strong coordination and communication abilities.