Production Head

Job Purpose:

To lead the complete production function and ensure safe, efficient, cost-effective and timely manufacturing of automotive components as per customer requirements, while achieving targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity and People .

Key Responsibilities:

Production Planning & Execution:

• Achieve daily, weekly and monthly production targets.
• Execute production as per PPC plan and customer schedules.
• Monitor line-wise and process-wise production performance.

Quality Management

• Ensure production of components as per customer drawings, specifications and control plans.
• Reduce internal rejection, customer complaints and rework.
• Ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Productivity & OEE

• Improve machine and line productivity.
• Monitor and improve: OEE/ Machine Utilization/ Manpower productivity
• dentify bottlenecks and implement capacity improvement projects.

Manpower Management

• Ensure optimum deployment of operators and skilled manpower.
• Develop multi-skilled operators.
• Monitor absenteeism and manpower productivity

Machine & Maintenance Coordination

• Coordinate with Maintenance to ensure maximum machine availability.
• Monitor machine breakdown and downtime
• Ensure implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance

Material & Inventory Coordination

• Coordinate with PPC, Stores and Purchase for material availability
• Prevent production stoppage due to material shortages
• Ensure proper identification and traceability of materials and components

Cost Reduction

• Control manufacturing conversion cost.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure zero-accident workplace.
• Conduct safety audits and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications: BE or Diploma in Mechanical/ Production Engineering

Experience Required: 5 to 20 years for BE and 20/22 years for Diploma Holder

Industry: Forging, Automotive Tier 1

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Lean Manufacturing
• Core Tools APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC
• Problem-solving methodologies
• TPM
• 5S
• Kaizen

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Production Plan Vs Actual more than 98%
• OEE more than 85%
• Internal Rejection Less than 1%
• Rework % Less than 0.5%
• Reduction in Consumable cost by 5%
• On time Delivery - 100%
• 5S, Process Audit Compliance - 98%