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 current 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

- Process optimization – Cycle time / Std time revisit & identifying opportunities for improvement
- Mapping new process routing for streamlining the product (Component) flow




- Benchmarking similar precision industries for Process innovations & technologies
- 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

- Process optimization
- 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

- Ensuring creation of strong Operational Procedure Sheet for each product drawing covering all dimensions, Process routing & controls, critical to quality (CTQ) checks etc
- Documenting all versions of changes on product and reason for changing
- Conducting trials for Process, Quality, delivery improvements and documenting the results & feedbacks and upgrading the product drawings
- 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

- Perform Root-cause-analysis for repeat defects based on subsequent stage customer feedback & market return feedback
- Projects for Engineering change request, design upgradations – tracking of milestones,
- Identify quality parameters for Treatment processes & establish proper SOPs
- 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

- Benchmarking with competitor product / precision Industries on the materials being used.
- Finding Suitable sources of materials indigenous to avoid import dependency
- 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

- Coordination with R&D;, Tool design & Tool Mfg for Stamping tools design & mass production establishment
- For New components, coordination with Mfg shops, Tool design & Tool Mfg for Jigs, fixtures, Gauges & sub Assembly tools
- Incorporating Mfg Shop feedbacks after Proto trials on product drawing for mass manufacturing

· New Stamping tools for mass mfg

· Mass mfg of new movement / components

· Number of new movement / new components taken for Mass Mfg

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