Responsibilities:

Looking for industrial engineering immediate joiner for pune and chennai

- Conduct time studies & method improvements
- Optimize production processes through lean methods
- Implement Poka Yoke principles for waste reduction
- Develop productive layouts & productivity strategies
- The Industrial Engineering leader will be responsible for driving productivity improvement, capacity optimization, manpower efficiency, line balancing, manufacturing cost reduction and Lean Manufacturing across the plant. No
- - The role will work closely with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, NPD, Supply Chain and Finance to build efficient, scalable and cost-effective manufacturing systems.
- - Key Responsibilities
- 1. Industrial Engineering & Productivity
- Conduct Time & Motion Studies, Work Measurement and Standard Time development.
- Establish and maintain Standard Work, SOP, JES and Standard Operation Sheets.
- Drive manpower productivity and optimize manpower deployment.
- Develop and monitor line balancing, takt time, cycle time and work content.
- Identify and eliminate productivity losses, bottlenecks and non-value-added activities.
- Improve OEE, UPH, labour productivity and overall equipment utilization.
- 2. Capacity Planning & Line Balancing
- Prepare capacity studies for existing and future production requirements.
- Optimize machine, manpower and line capacities.
- Conduct multi-model line balancing and bottleneck analysis.
- Develop capacity plans for new programs and volume increases.
- Support make/buy decisions and manufacturing feasibility studies.
- 3. Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
- Lead Lean initiatives including Kaizen, VSM, 5S, SMED, Poka-Yoke and waste elimination.
- Drive reduction of Muda, Mura and Muri.
- Identify and implement productivity and cost-saving projects.
- Lead VA/VE and cost-reduction initiatives with cross-functional teams.
- Establish continuous improvement targets and track savings.
- 4. Recent Product Development & Launch
- Participate in APQP and new product launch activities from the IE perspective.
- Develop manpower, capacity and equipment requirements for new projects.




- Conduct work-content analysis and line balancing before SOP.
- Support plant layout, process flow and workstation design.
- Ensure production readiness and achievement of planned cycle time and capacity.
- 5. Plant Layout & Material Flow
- Design and optimize plant, line and workstation layouts.
- Improve material flow and minimize transportation and handling.
- Conduct spaghetti diagrams and process-flow analysis.
- Optimize WIP, supermarket and line-side inventory locations.
- Support warehouse and logistics layout optimization.
- 6. Cost Reduction
- Identify opportunities for labour, process, material handling and manufacturing cost reduction.
- Prepare business cases and ROI calculations for productivity projects.
- Track realized savings against approved targets.
- Drive automation and low-cost automation wherever commercially viable.
- 7. Automation & Industry 4.0
- Identify opportunities for automation, semi-automation and Low-Cost Automation (LCA).
- Support implementation of digital manufacturing solutions, MES and production monitoring.
- Use manufacturing data for productivity and capacity analysis.
- Develop dashboards for IE KPIs and productivity tracking.
- 8. Ergonomics & Workplace Optimization
- Conduct ergonomic assessments of workstations.
- Improve operator safety, ease of operation and workplace efficiency.
- Optimize workstation design based on operator movement and work content.
- 9. Performance Management & Reporting
- - Monitor and improve key IE metrics including:
- - Labour productivity
- OEE
- Cycle time
- Takt time
- Line efficiency
- Capacity utilization
- Manpower efficiency
- UPH / output per employee
- Manufacturing cost
- VA/VE savings
- Kaizen savings
- WIP and throughput
- Required Experience




- 8–15 years of experience in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Excellence.
- Strong experience in automotive Tier-1 manufacturing is preferred.
- Experience in high-volume, multi-product manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on experience in time study, line balancing, capacity planning and productivity improvement.
- Experience in new product launches and plant expansion projects.
- Strong exposure to Lean Manufacturing and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Educational Qualification
- B.E./B.Tech in Industrial / Mechanical / Production Engineering.
- MBA/PGDM in Operations or Manufacturing preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma certification will be an advantage.
- Mandatory Technical Skills
- - Time Study | MOST/Work Measurement | Line Balancing | Takt Time | Cycle Time | Manpower Calculation | Capacity Planning | VSM | Kaizen | SMED | 5S | Poka-Yoke | Lean Manufacturing | VA/VE | OEE | Plant Layout | Ergonomics | LCA | Automation | SAP/ERP | MES | Excel/Power BI
- - Ideal Candidate Profile
- - Candidate should come from a Tier-1 automotive / auto-component manufacturing company with strong hands-on exposure to plant-level Industrial Engineering.
- - Preferred exposure to companies manufacturing rubber & hose products, metal tubes, brake components, engine components, transmission components, forged/cast components, chassis components, fuel systems, EV components or other automotive assemblies.
- - The ideal candidate should be a data-driven problem solver capable of converting manufacturing data into measurable improvements in productivity, capacity, cost and delivery.
- - Key Deliverables – First 12 Months
- Improve labour productivity and line efficiency.
- Establish accurate standard times across major processes.
- Optimize manpower through line balancing.
- Improve plant capacity without proportional capital investment.
- Deliver measurable VA/VE and productivity savings.
- Reduce bottlenecks, WIP and manufacturing lead time.
- Implement Lean/Kaizen culture across production areas.
- Support successful launch of new automotive programs.
- Develop a robust IE dashboard and productivity review system.

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