Job Responsibilities

Manufacturing Operations

- Lead day-to-day production activities across all manufacturing lines.
- Achieve production targets with optimum utilization of manpower, machines, and materials.
- Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), productivity, and capacity utilization.
- Ensure adherence to production schedules and customer delivery commitments.

Quality Management

- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements.
- Drive zero-defect manufacturing and reduction of customer complaints.
- Lead root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and corrective actions.

Maintenance & Engineering

- Coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Minimize machine breakdowns and improve equipment reliability.
- Lead capacity expansion, new machine installation, and process improvements.

Cost Management

- Drive cost reduction through VAVE, Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen projects.
- Control manufacturing expenses, tooling costs, consumables, overtime, and scrap.
- Improve productivity through automation and process optimization.

Supply Chain Coordination

- Work closely with PPC, Purchase, Stores, and Quality teams to ensure uninterrupted production.
- Monitor inventory, WIP, and material availability.

Customer Management

- Support customer audits and visits.
- Ensure timely closure of customer concerns and implementation of corrective actions.
- Maintain delivery and quality performance as per customer expectations.

Team Leadership

- Lead and mentor Production, Maintenance, Quality, PPC, and Stores teams.




- Develop succession plans and build high-performing teams.
- Drive employee engagement, discipline, and performance management.

Continuous Improvement

- Implement Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, SMED, Poka-Yoke, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives.
- Improve OEE, reduce downtime, cycle time, and manufacturing losses.

Safety & Compliance

- Ensure statutory, environmental, and safety compliance.
- Promote a strong safety culture and maintain zero lost-time accidents.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Production Target Achievement
- OEE Improvement
- On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- PPM and Customer Complaints
- Scrap and Rejection Reduction
- Machine Downtime
- Cost Savings through VAVE/Kaizen
- Inventory Accuracy
- Employee Productivity
- Safety Performance

Qualification

- Diploma /B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Industrial, or Automobile Engineering.
- MBA (Operations) preferred.

Experience

- 1520 years in automotive component manufacturing.
- Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Strong exposure to CNC machining, assembly, quality systems, and plant operations.
- Experience with OEM customers and Tier-1 automotive suppliers.

Skills Required

- Solid leadership and people management
- Production planning and execution
- Lean Manufacturing and TPM
- IATF 16949 and Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA)
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Budget and cost control
- Customer relationship management
- Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination
- ERP/SAP knowledge and data-driven decision-making

📌 Lead - Production (Bengaluru)
🏢 JK Maini Precision Technology
📍 Bengaluru