Senior Production Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage daily production activities and ensure achievement of quality, productivity, cost, delivery and safety targets.
• Plan and execute production activities based on manpower, machine capacity and material availability.
• Lead and guide production operators and shop-floor engineers to achieve daily/weekly/monthly targets.
• Monitor production performance through MIS, KPI and hourly/shift output tracking.
• Identify production issues and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, Poka-Yoke, TQM and TPM initiatives for continuous improvement.
• Improve productivity, reduce rejection, scrap, waste and manufacturing cost.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, quality standards and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, SCM and other departments to resolve production issues.
• Manage manpower deployment, shift planning, skill development and employee performance.
• Maintain production-related documents, reports and audit records.
• Monitor material and inventory requirements to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Support process improvement, capacity enhancement and implementation of improvement proposals.
• Train and develop operators/apprentices and build a skilled production workforce.
• Participate in management reviews and communicate production performance, issues and improvement actions.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 810+ years of experience in Production / Manufacturing Engineering.
• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering preferred; Electrical Engineering can also be considered.
• Strong experience in production planning, execution and shop-floor management.
• Experience in manpower handling, shift management and team leadership.
• Good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, Poka-Yoke, TQM and TPM.
• Strong problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis skills.
• Experience in quality control, rejection reduction, CAPA and continuous improvement.
• Good understanding of production KPIs, MIS, capacity planning and productivity monitoring.
• Experience with SAP / ERP and MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Exposure to ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 is preferred.
• Experience in process improvement, tooling, jigs/fixtures, automation or manufacturing processes will be an advantage.
• Good communication, presentation, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to train, guide and motivate shop-floor teams.
• Experience in Japanese manufacturing environment and willingness to learn Japanese will be an added advantage.
• Candidates with extrusion / relevant manufacturing-process experience will be preferred.