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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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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 safety protocols, proper PPE usage, and high standards of 5S/housekeeping across the foundry floor.

- Manpower & Team Leadership

 Lead, supervise, and assign shifts to operators, supervisors, and contract laboures.

 Train shop-floor technicians on best foundry practices, defect analysis, and safety.

Candidate Qualifications & Requirements

 Education: B.E. / B.Tech / Diploma in Foundry Technology, Metallurgical

Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.

 Experience: Exactly 5 years of hands-on experience in a heavy engineering foundry environment.

 Mandatory Skillset:

o Direct experience in heavy steel/cast iron casting (preferably Bogies, Side

Frames, Bolsters, or heavy industrial structures).

o Deep understanding of melting shop operations, molding methods (No-

Bake/CO2/Green Sand), and fettling.

o Strong knowledge of heat treatment processes for heavy structural castings.

o Proven leadership skills to manage shop-floor labor

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