HIRING FOR PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR FABRICATION INDUSTRY

Position Title Assistant Manager - Production

Department Production

Reports to Head-Production Probation Period 6 Months

Location Melmaruvathur Plant, Chennai

Objectives

The Assistant Manager of Production oversees the production floor and provides strategic leadership to engineers and foremen.

Goals include optimizing processes, ensuring IMS/ISO compliance, and promoting a culture of safety and performance.

- Drive continuous improvement on the shop floor.
- Maintain production documents to meet IMS and ISO standards.
- Align the operations team with organizational goals.

Qualifications: Education: Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Production

Engineering.

Experience

- 10-12 years in industrial manufacturing, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Experience in industrial operations, audits, HSE, or process risk management.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 implementation.
- Experience managing ISO documentation.
- Experience managing welding operations and qualifications (WPS, PQR, WPQ).
- Understanding of NDT methods (RT, UT, PT, MT)for pressure equipment quality control.
- Experience in using statistical process control tools.
- Familiarity with the Industrial management system is a plus.
- Knowledge of an ERP system (preferably BaaN IVc).
- Expertise in pressure vessel and piping fabrication and assembly, including relevant codes

like ASME/PED.
- Work Experience
- Industrial operations, industrial audit, HSE or Process Risk management.
- ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 implementation.
- Air Liquide Industrial management system

Language
- English skills:
- Understanding of texts that contain job-related language,
- Verbal communication allowing him/her to exchange on job-related matters
- Ability to speak Tamil preferable

Roles& Responsibilities: Manufacturing Process & Planning:




- Oversee the preparation and execution of weekly production plans, coordinating with SCM

and Technical teams for resource availability.
- Manage performance and KPIs for engineers and foremen.
- Lead continuous improvement and CAPEX projects to modernize the shop floor.
- Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, and HSE to resolve production issues.
- Develop and manage the Production plan in accordance with Customer Requirements.

Compliance of SoP, WI, Operators Training & Qualification
- Ensure SOP and Work Instruction compliance through regular audits.
- Ensure the availability of updated Work Instructions across the workshop.
- Encourage Polyvalence and adhere to Training procedures.
- Maintain Qualification matrix and annual training plan.
- Qualification of operators in different domains.

Other key responsibilities
- Inter-department coordination with Cross Functional Teams.
- Facing internal & external audits for the production process.
- Perform gap analysis, time studies, and line balancing; manage WIP inventory to optimize

throughput.
- Oversee welding process standards (e.g., GMAW/SMAW, WPS/PQR/WPQ) and

painting/surface preparation quality; lead investigations into production equipment failures to diagnose faults.
- Participate in the safety committee, lead non-conformance root cause analysis (8D), and

monitor KPIs.
- Manage cross-functional coordination to align timelines and resolve bottlenecks.
- Manage production tools, including procurement, maintenance, and tracking.
- Analyze budget vs. actual man-hours to track productivity.
- Manage and monitor shop floor efficiency and performance KPIs.
- Oversee comprehensive People Management, including team development, performance

feedback, and conflict resolution.
- Drive effective Time Management practices, including prioritization of tasks and maintaining

project schedules.
- Participate in weekly HSE meetings, Walkdowns and active involvements in RCA,

Communication, Ensure workshop compliance with Group IMS standards and requirements.

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