Job Description:
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Foundry Manufacturing Lead / Manager to
oversee and drive end-to-end foundry operations.
Key Details
Role Title: Foundry Manufacturing Lead / Assistant Manager
Location – Seerampore
Department: Production / Foundry Operations
Total Experience Required: 5 Years (Must have core experience in heavy steel/iron
foundry manufacturing)
Special Domain Experience: Foundry operations handling bogie frame / bogie
component casting
Employment Type: Full time
Key Responsibilities
1. Core Foundry & Production Management
Oversee end-to-end foundry operations, including Sand Plant, Pattern Shop, Core
Shop, Molding Line, Melting, Pouring, Fettling, and Heat Treatment.
Manage day-to-day production planning, scheduling, and shop-floor execution to meet
daily/monthly output targets.
Drive raw material planning, furnace charge mix optimization, and liquid metal
processing.
2. Technical & Process Control (Bogie Manufacturing)
Ensure strict adherence to technical standards for heavy steel/iron casting used in bogies.
Monitor parameters for induction/arc furnace melting, metallurgy, spectrometry analysis,
and ladle treatment.
Supervise molding sand preparation, sand testing, core making, and gating/risering
system implementation to minimize casting defects.
3. Quality Assurance & Defect Reduction
Implement rigorous process controls to reduce rejection rates (e.g., shrinkage, blowholes,
inclusion, cracks).
Coordinate with the Quality Control team for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT),
dimensional checks, and material testing (Tensile, Impact, Hardness).
Manage correct post-casting heat treatment cycles (Normalizing, Quenching, Tempering)
required for bogie structural integrity.
4. Shop-Floor Maintenance & Safety
Coordinate with maintenance teams for preventive and breakdown maintenance of
foundry equipment (Furnaces, Sand Plants, Overhead Cranes, Shot Blasting machines).
Enforce safe
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