Purpose of the Role
The Shop Head is responsible for the end-to-end performance of the assigned manufacturing shop, ensuring safe, reliable, quality-driven and cost-effective operations aligned with SQPDCME objectives. The role leads manufacturing execution, equipment reliability, automation, quality, manpower, cost, supply-chain readiness and recent product launches, with strong expertise in Weld & Press Shop operations, industrial robotics, PLCs and highly automated manufacturing, while driving OEE, productivity, loss elimination and sustained manufacturing capability.
Job Responsibilities
1. Manufacturing Planning & Shop Operations
•Lead end-to-end shop operations in line with S&OP;, production plans and SQPDCME targets.
•Drive production volume, mix, schedule adherence, OEE, productivity and line balancing.
•Optimize utilization of manpower, machines, robots, presses, fixtures and other resources.
•Identify and eliminate constraints, bottlenecks and chronic production losses through structured problem solving.




•Ensure reliable operation and sustained capability of manufacturing equipment and facilities.
2. Equipment Reliability, Robotics, PLC & Automation
•Lead highly automated lines involving industrial robots, PLCs, automation systems, sensors, actuators, conveyors and machine interfaces.
•Drive equipment availability, OEE, MTBF and MTTR through TPM and preventive/predictive maintenance.
•Improve reliability and utilization of robotic and automated systems and reduce automation-related downtime.
•Drive RCA and permanent countermeasures for recurring equipment, robot, PLC and controls failures.
•Ensure availability of critical spares, tools, dies, fixtures and consumables.
•Partner with Manufacturing Engineering / Technical Services on automation upgrades, digitalization and smart manufacturing.
3. Weld & Press Shop Operations
•Drive operational excellence across Weld and Press Shops, ensuring capability, reliability and productivity of robotic welding cells, press

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