Role: Shift In-charge - Production - Battery
Location: Hosur Plant
Reporting to: Production Manager - Battery
Team Name: Manufacturing Operations
About the Team and the Role
The Battery Production team at Ather is responsible for driving day-to-day manufacturing operations, maintaining rigorous SQCDM benchmarks, and ensuring seamless battery assembly execution.
This role is for a Shift In-charge who will lead shop-floor operations, champion continuous improvement initiatives, and foster a disciplined, high-performance work workplace across shift teams.
Responsibilities
Lead and align shift production personnel to consistently achieve daily SQCDM (Safety, Quality, Costs, Delivery, and Morale) key performance indicators.
Plan on-the-job training (OJT) and execute associate multiskilling across all workstations to guarantee optimal workforce deployment.
Enforce 100% adherence to standard operating procedures, maintain 5S shop-floor hygiene, and ensure workplace safety compliance.
Allocate and optimize 3M resources (Man, Machine, Material)



to meet production volume targets while conducting variance analysis and corrective actions.
Maintain line readiness for internal process and inventory audits as well as external ISO certification audits (IMS).
Drive associate recruitment, shift performance appraisals, structured counseling, and grievance resolution to sustain positive team morale.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders on engineering change management processes, including MQ1, SOR, DAP, FTR, CR, and IA workflows.
Collaborate with the Spec Ops team on containment strategies to eliminate line stoppages, improve SPR, and drive assigned Development & Sustenance EPICS to timely closure.

Experience and Qualifications
Relevant qualification in Engineering or Manufacturing
Prior qualified experience as a Shift In-charge within the manufacturing industry

Must Have Competencies
Application of Lean Manufacturing methodologies and operational pro

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