Role: Production Manager
Location: Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Reporting to: Production Head - Vehicle
Team Name: Manufacturing Operations

About the Team and the Role

The Manufacturing Operations team at Ather is responsible for orchestrating high-efficiency
electric vehicle manufacturing, driving production readiness from pilot phases to mass volume,
and delivering top-tier SQCDM benchmarks across factory operations.
This role is for a Production Manager who will lead end-to-end vehicle assembly line
operations, manage capital and operational expenditures, optimize shop floor resources, and
drive cross-functional engineering change management to meet organizational OKRs.

Responsibilities
Serve as the single point of contact for production programs, managing operational timelines, CAPEX, and OPEX plans to ensure seamless line readiness and execution.
Lead Current Product Development (NPD/APQP) integration from proof-of-concept through SOP, providing cross-functional technical inputs to CFT swimlanes.




Deliver key operational metrics under SQCDM while coordinating with Shift-In-Charges (SICs) to deploy 3M (Man, Machine, Material) resources and maintain contingency planning.
Oversee pre-SOP and post-SOP trial builds, executing structured root-cause analysis and implementing robust countermeasures for shop-floor concerns.
Drive capacity utilization, line balancing, and productivity projects to consistently improve

manufacturing efficiency and cost metrics.
Direct engineering change management workflows (including MQ1, SOR, DAP, FTR, CR, and IA) in close collaboration with CFT stakeholders.
Champion shop-floor safety and quality compliance by representing the production unit in internal and external IMS audits and closing all findings.
Facilitate the design and integration of assembly tooling, fixtures, and lean manufacturing practices to enhance production ergonomics and throughput.

Experience and Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E./B.Tech) in Mechanic

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