Job Description: Cutting Department Manager

Department

Cutting & Sorting

Job Purpose

To manage the complete throughput of the Cutting Department — including cutting machines, manual cutting, and the sorting team — by ensuring high people productivity, optimal machine efficiency, minimal fabric and foam wastage, timely order execution based on ageing, accurate cut-kit dispatch to vendors, and error-free cutting and sorting to eliminate kit returns.

Key Responsibilities

• Throughput & Productivity Management
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• Own end-to-end throughput of all cutting machines and the sorting team.
• Monitor and drive machine efficiency (OEE) and operator productivity on a daily/shift basis.
• Track output vs. plan for cutting and sorting; identify and resolve bottlenecks in real time.
• Set and review productivity benchmarks (pieces/hour, kits/day, machine utilization %) for operators and machines.

• Cutting Operations (Fabric, Foam & Manual)
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• Plan and supervise fabric cutting, foam cutting, and manual cutting operations.




• Deploy manual cutting judiciously for small-scale/low-volume requirements to optimize material usage and reduce wastage.
• Continuously identify opportunities to reduce fabric and foam wastage through better marker planning, lay optimization, and cutting sequence.
• Ensure correct cutting specifications, patterns, and sizes are followed as per order requirements.

• Order Prioritization & Scheduling
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• Track ageing of all pending orders and use ageing data to prioritize the daily/weekly cutting schedule.
• Prepare and maintain a cutting schedule/plan aligned with dispatch commitments and order priority.
• Coordinate with planning, merchandising, and production teams to align cutting schedules with overall production flow.

• Sorting & Kit Management
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• Supervise the sorting team to ensure accurate sorting and kitting of cut components.
• Ensure cut kits are complete, correctly matched, and free of defects before dispatch.
• Ensure cutting and sorting

📌 Cutting & Sorting Manager - Cutting Department (Gandhinagar)
🏢 Group Bayport
📍 Gandhinagar