Role & responsibilities
Production & Process Optimization
Manage Floor Operations: Oversee Injection molding production schedules to hit yield and efficiency targets.
Optimize Machine Cycles: Set and refine machine parameters to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Material Management: Supervise the processing of engineered, high-clarity polymers like Polycarbonate (PC), PMMA (Acrylic), and ABS.
Minimize Waste: Implement strategies to systematically reduce scrap, regrind usage, and raw material waste.
Quality Control & Optical Standards
Enforce Defect Troubleshooting: Eliminate aesthetic flaws such as silver streaks, burn marks, weld lines, and bubbles.
Maintain Optical Integrity: Ensure molded lenses and diffusers meet rigorous light transmittance, clarity, and yellowing resistance standards.
Audit Compliance: Maintain a cleanroom environment or strict floor standards compliant with ISO 9001 and environmental regulations.
Tooling & Equipment Maintenance
Oversee Tooling Changes: Coordinate quick,



secure mold setups and changes specifically for high-polish multi-cavity tools.
Manage Preventive Maintenance: Partner with engineering teams to minimize machine breakdowns and handle spare parts inventory.
Support Current Product Development (NPD): Lead trial runs for recent lighting molds and provide design feedback for manufacturability (DFM).
Leadership & Safety
Lead Teams: Supervise, schedule, and train shift supervisors, mold setters, and machine operators.
Enforce Safety Culture: Maintain strict adherence to Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) and workplace safety protocols.

Preferred candidate profile
Education: Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Plastics Technology, Polymer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
Experience: 15+ years of experience in injection molding management, preferably within the lighting, automotive lighting.

📌 Injection Molding Manager Lighting Division Sanand
🏢 Lumax Industries
📍 Sanand