Job Requirements

This role is for heading the PED function of Movement plant. PED function is responsible for creating process routing for Movement components, identify & establish new manufacturing process, anchoring engg change request trials, carry out new materials, process trails, establish alternate, secondary production sources, analysis of competitor product on process & quality, analysis & action plans for Mkt return feedbacks.

External Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

- Vendors – Materials, Tools, Special process manufacturing

- Testing Labs

- R&D; – Product design

- Movement Manufacturing shops

- Assembly (Internal customer)

- Sourcing

- Material Engineering

- Quality Function

- Subcontract team

- Planning

Job Requirements

Education

B.E (Mechanical Engineering / Production Technology)

Relevant Experience

12-15 yrs. industrial experience

Behavioural Skills

- Process improvements exploration & implementing best manufacturing practises

- Inclination towards research of new process and new materials for cost reduction & process flow smoothening

- Constantly benchmarking process / Mfg technology with external world especially in the field of Horology & Precision component manufacturing

Knowledge

- Engineering drawings, 2D / 3D software skills

- Material Science / Metallurgy,

- Manufacturing process knowledge

- Analysis / Simulation software knowledge

- Manufacturing practises – Lean, TQM, Six Sigma

- Tool, Die & Fixtures manufacturing

Expected Process Contributions

Expected Process Contribution

Process Outcome

Performance Measure

Movement Mfg : Manufacturing process Improvement

1. Process optimization – Cycle time / Std time revisit & identifying opportunities for improvement

2. Mapping new process routing for streamlining the product (Component) flow

3.



Benchmarking similar precision industries for Process innovations & technologies

4. Trouble shooting of process limitations & propose new methods / tooling solutions / secondary operations

- Lead time reduction & Capacity optimization

- Smooth flow, De-bottlenecking

- Breakthrough improvements

- Per day per machine output

- Number of new processes

- Cost of operations

Movement Mfg : Engineering solutions

1. Process optimization

2. Engineering solutions as alternates or improving efficiency on various secondary operations carried out after manufacturing operations (Deburring, chips removal, finish improvements)

- Annual Process Reviews

- Secondary process effort reduction & efficiency

- Number of process improvements

- Leadtime / Temp manpower reduction for secondary operations

Movement Mfg : Process documentation & Trials

1. Ensuring creation of strong Operational Procedure Sheet for each product drawing covering all dimensions, Process routing & controls, critical to quality (CTQ) checks etc

2. Documenting all versions of changes on product and reason for changing

3. Conducting trials for Process, Quality, delivery improvements and documenting the results & feedbacks and upgrading the product drawings

4. New components / movements – proof of concept (POC) prototyping – coordination with in-house POC cell. Establishing alternate sources for quick prototyping of precision machining operations





- Product drawing to Operational control document

- Process improvement trials

- Quick POC

- Number of OPS

- Number of trials

- Number of POC components produced – alternate source

Movement Mfg : Quality

1. Perform Root-cause-analysis for repeat defects based on subsequent stage customer feedback & market return feedback

2. Projects for Engineering change request, design upgradations – tracking of milestones,

3. Identify quality parameters for Treatment processes & establish proper SOPs

4. Establish SOPs for finish (Turning & Machining operations)

- Completion of Mkt reduction initiatives

- Completion of ECRs & documentation

- Reduction in Mkt returns

- Reduction in Quality feedbacks from Assembly (Subsequent stages)

Movement Mfg : Alternate source / Materials

1. Benchmarking with competitor product / precision Industries on the materials being used.

2. Finding Suitable sources of materials indigenous to avoid import dependency

3. Coordinating and carrying out the trials for alternate materials / alternate sources – Process establishment, tooling suitability etc

- New Raw material sources

- Alternate material establishment

- Cost Savings through alternate raw materials / alternate sources

Movement Mfg : Preparation for Mass Mfg

1. Coordination with R&D;, Tool design & Tool Mfg for Stamping tools design & mass production establishment

2. For Current components, coordination with Mfg shops, Tool design & Tool Mfg for Jigs, fixtures, Gauges & sub Assembly tools

3. Incorporating Mfg Shop feedbacks after Proto trials on product drawing for mass manufacturing

- New Stamping tools for mass mfg

- Mass mfg of current movement / components

- Number of new movement / recent components taken for Mass Mfg

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