Production Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and control daily/weekly/monthly die casting production.

• Manage die casting machines, dies, furnaces, trimming and related production processes.

• Achieve production targets as per customer requirements and delivery schedules.

• Monitor OEE, productivity, rejection, rework, downtime, and production efficiency.

• Control and reduce casting defects such as porosity, blow holes, cold shuts, cracks, flash, shrinkage, and dimensional defects.

• Optimize machine parameters including temperature, pressure, injection speed, cycle time, and holding pressure.

• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room, PPC, Stores, and Purchase departments.

• Ensure proper die maintenance, die changeover, and machine setup.

• Analyze production problems and implement root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).

• Reduce material wastage, scrap, rejection, energy consumption, and production costs.

• Ensure availability and proper utilization of manpower, machines, dies, raw materials, and consumables.

• Monitor operator performance and allocate manpower according to production requirements.

• Train and develop production supervisors, operators, and other team members.

• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures, PPE requirements, and statutory safety standards.

• Maintain production records, reports, machine downtime records, rejection reports, and other required documentation.

• Conduct daily production meetings and review production performance against targets.

• Implement 5S, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement activities.

• Investigate customer complaints related to production and coordinate corrective actions with the Quality team.

• Ensure production activities comply with the company's quality management system and work instructions.

Preferred candidate profile

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, or related engineering field.

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in manufacturing.

• Strong practical experience in Die Casting Production is mandatory.

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in a supervisory/managerial production role preferred.

• Experience in managing die casting machines, dies, production parameters, and casting defects.

• Experience in production planning, manpower management, productivity improvement, and cost reduction.