Role & responsibilities

Position Purpose To support the day-to-day operations of the Cold Forging shop, ensuring smooth production, adherence to quality and safety standards, optimum machine utilization, and achievement of production targets. The role will involve hands-on shop-floor coordination and process monitoring across cold forging operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production & Shop-Floor Operations

- Execute daily production plans for cold forging as per defined production schedules.
- Monitor machine-wise production, productivity, rejection and downtime.
- Ensure optimum utilization of machines, manpower, tools and dies.
- Monitor and control cycle time, setup time and machine efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures and defined process parameters.
- Coordinate with maintenance, quality, tooling and PPC teams for smooth production.

2. Cold Forging Process

- Handle and monitor cold forging operations involving multi-station / multi-die cold headers, bolt makers, nut formers or similar equipment.
- Understand basic cold forging processes such as heading, upsetting, extrusion, piercing, trimming and forming.
- Monitor tool/die condition and coordinate for timely replacement or correction.
- Identify process abnormalities and support troubleshooting of forging-related issues.
- Ensure proper line clearance and changeover activities as per SOP.

3. Quality & Process Control





- Ensure production is carried out as per approved process parameters and quality standards.
- Monitor common forging defects such as cracks, laps, folds, underfill, dimensional variation and improper forming.
- Coordinate with Quality for first-piece approval and in-process inspection.
- Support root-cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive actions.
- Maintain process and production records accurately.

4. Productivity & Continuous Improvement

- Identify opportunities for improving OEE, productivity, yield and machine utilization.
- Support initiatives for reduction of rejection, tool consumption, setup time and material wastage.
- Participate in Kaizen, 5S, TPM, Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Analyze production data and highlight deviations and improvement opportunities.

5. Safety & Compliance

- Ensure strict adherence to all EHS and shop-floor safety practices.
- Ensure PPE compliance and secure operating practices.
- Report unsafe conditions, incidents and near misses promptly.
- Maintain workplace discipline and 5S standards.

6. MIS & Reporting

- Prepare daily production and productivity reports.

- Track key parameters including

- Production quantity

- Rejection / rejection %

- OEE

- Downtime

- Tool life

- Setup/changeover time

- Material utilization
- Escalate production constraints and critical issues to the reporting manager.

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