Job Description

Job Description – Plant Head

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Industry: Pneumatic Products & Industrial Automation Manufacturing

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Department: Manufacturing / Operations

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Designation: Plant Head

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Experience: 15–20 Years

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Location: Noida

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Reporting To: Senior Management / Director

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1. Job Purpose

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We are looking for an experienced and highly capable Plant Head to lead the complete

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manufacturing and plant operations of our pneumatic products manufacturing facility.

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The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end plant management, including production,

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production planning, quality, maintenance, engineering, process improvement, inventory

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coordination, manpower productivity, cost control, safety, and timely dispatch.

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The ideal candidate should have strong experience in pneumatic, hydraulic, industrial

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automation, precision engineering, engineering components, or similar manufacturing

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industries, with the ability to understand technical products and manage a multi-functional

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manufacturing team.

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The Plant Head will be expected to build a high-performance manufacturing culture, improve

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productivity and OEE, reduce rejection and manufacturing costs, improve delivery performance,

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and continuously enhance manufacturing processes.

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2. Product & Technical Setting

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The candidate will preferably have experience or working knowledge of products/processes

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related to:

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● Pneumatic Cylinders

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● Pneumatic Valves

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● FRL Units – Filter, Regulator & Lubricator

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● Pneumatic Tubings

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● Pneumatic Fittings

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● Solenoid Valves

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● Industrial Automation Components

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● Customized Pneumatic Products

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● Precision Engineering Components

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● Assembly and testing of pneumatic products

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● CNC/VMC machining and related manufacturing processes

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● Pressure testing, leak testing and functional testing

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● Product customization and engineering-to-production coordination

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Candidates from hydraulic, industrial automation, automotive components, precision

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engineering, machine components, or similar industries may also be considered if they

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possess strong manufacturing leadership experience.

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3. Key Responsibilities

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A. Overall Plant & Manufacturing Management

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● Take complete ownership of day-to-day plant operations.

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● Plan, organize and control all manufacturing activities to achieve production, quality and

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delivery targets.

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● Ensure production plans are aligned with sales requirements, customer commitments

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and available manufacturing capacity.

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● Monitor plant capacity utilization and identify capacity expansion requirements.

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● Establish systems for smooth coordination between Production, Planning, Quality,

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Purchase, Stores, Maintenance, Engineering, Logistics and Sales.

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● Ensure optimum utilization of manpower, machines, materials and production resources.

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● Develop systems to improve manufacturing productivity and operational discipline.

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B. Production Planning & Execution

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● Prepare and monitor daily, weekly and monthly production plans.

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● Ensure production schedules are achieved within defined timelines.

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● Analyze production bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.

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● Improve machine utilization and production throughput.

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● Monitor production against planned quantities and investigate deviations.

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● Ensure timely completion of customized and urgent customer orders.

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● Establish production priorities based on customer commitments and business

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requirements.

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● Develop capacity planning and manpower planning based on future business

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projections.

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C. Pneumatic Product Manufacturing

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● Develop a strong understanding of manufacturing processes involved in pneumatic

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products.

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● Ensure proper manufacturing and assembly processes for cylinders, valves, FRLs,

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fittings, tubing and customized products.

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● Improve manufacturing processes for precision, reliability and repeatability.

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● Ensure proper process controls for machining, assembly, testing and finishing

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operations.

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● Work closely with Engineering/R&D; on new product development and product

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customization.

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● Ensure smooth transition of new/customized products from engineering to production.

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● Identify opportunities for standardization and modularization of customized products.

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D. Quality Management

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● Establish and maintain robust quality systems across the plant.

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● Drive reduction in rejection, rework, customer complaints and process deviations.

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● Ensure quality at every stage rather than relying only on final inspection.

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● Establish process quality checkpoints and inspection standards.

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● Work closely with Quality to conduct root-cause analysis and CAPA.

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● Implement quality improvement methodologies such as 7 QC tools, Poka-Yoke, FMEA

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and SPC wherever applicable.

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● Ensure adherence to applicable ISO and customer-specific quality requirements.

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● Monitor internal rejection, rework, customer rejection and warranty/complaint trends.

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E. Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

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● Implement and continuously improve Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma and

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TPM initiatives.

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● Identify and eliminate waste across production processes.

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● Reduce cycle time, setup time, waiting time, material movement and unnecessary

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handling.

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● Improve OEE and machine productivity.

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● Implement visual management systems on the shop floor.

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● Establish continuous improvement projects with measurable financial and productivity

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benefits.

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● Encourage shop-floor employees to participate in Kaizen and improvement initiatives.

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F. Maintenance & Machine Reliability

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● Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance of all plant machinery and equipment.

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● Minimize machine breakdowns and unplanned downtime.

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● Establish preventive maintenance schedules and compliance monitoring.

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● Monitor machine availability, MTBF and MTTR.

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● Ensure critical spare parts are identified and maintained.

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● Work with Maintenance/Engineering teams for machine upgrades, automation and

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process improvements.

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● Evaluate new machinery and technology requirements in consultation with management.

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G. Cost Control & Productivity

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● Control manufacturing costs without compromising product quality.

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● Monitor and reduce material wastage, scrap, rework, energy consumption and overtime

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costs.

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● Improve manpower productivity and machine utilization.

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● Identify cost-saving opportunities across manufacturing operations.

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● Participate in annual OPEX and CAPEX budgeting.

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● Evaluate ROI for new machinery, automation and process improvement projects.

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● Establish productivity targets for departments and production lines.

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H. Inventory, Stores & Supply Chain Coordination

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● Coordinate with Purchase, Stores and Planning to ensure uninterrupted production.

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● Maintain optimum raw material and component inventory levels.

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● Minimize excess inventory, obsolete stock and production shortages.

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● Improve material flow from stores to production and finished goods to dispatch.

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● Identify recurring material shortages and take preventive action.

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● Coordinate with Purchase for critical and long-lead-time components.

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● Improve inventory accuracy and material traceability.

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I. New Product Development & Customization

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● Work closely with Sales, Engineering and R&D; for customized customer requirements.

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● Evaluate manufacturing feasibility of customized pneumatic products.

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● Review drawings, specifications, processes and production requirements.

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● Ensure new products are manufacturable, cost-effective and scalable.

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● MTBF / MTTR

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● Changeover/Setup Time

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● Inventory Turnover

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● Manufacturing Cost per Unit

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● Energy Consumption

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● Kaizen/Improvement Projects

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● Safety Incidents

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Prepare and present daily, weekly and monthly plant performance reports to senior

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management with clear action plans for deviations.

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4. Cross-Functional Responsibilities

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The Plant Head will be required to work closely with:

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● Sales & Marketing

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● Business Development

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● Engineering / R&D;

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● Quality

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● Production Planning

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● Purchase

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● Stores

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● Logistics

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● Finance / Accounts

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● HR

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● Customer Relationship / Customer Support

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The candidate must be capable of converting business requirements into practical

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manufacturing plans and ensuring execution through the plant team.

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5. Educational Qualification

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Mandatory / Preferred

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● B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical Engineering – Preferred

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● B.Tech / B.E. in Electrical Engineering may also be considered where the candidate has

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strong manufacturing and industrial automation exposure.

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● Production / Industrial Engineering candidates with relevant manufacturing experience

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may also be considered.

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● MBA / PGDM in Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management will be an added

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advantage.

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6. Experience Requirements

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● 15–20 years of total professional experience

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● Minimum 5+ years in a Plant Head / Factory Head / General Manager –

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Manufacturing / Senior Plant Operations role is preferred.

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● Strong hands-on experience in manufacturing operations.

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● Experience in pneumatic, hydraulic, industrial automation, engineering components,

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precision manufacturing, automotive components or similar industries preferred.

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● Candidates with strong knowledge of pneumatic products will receive preference.

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● Experience in managing a medium-to-large manufacturing workforce.

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● Experience in production planning, quality, maintenance, cost control and operational

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excellence.

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7. Technical Skills

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The candidate should have strong knowledge of:

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● Pneumatic / hydraulic products and applications

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● Manufacturing processes

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● CNC / VMC / machining operations

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● Assembly processes

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● Pressure and leakage testing

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● Production planning

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● Capacity planning

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● Quality management systems

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● Lean Manufacturing

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● 5S / Kaizen / TPM

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● Six Sigma concepts

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● Root Cause Analysis

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● CAPA

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● FMEA

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● SPC

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● OEE

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