– Production Manager

About the Company The company is an export-oriented ductile iron foundry located at Andal, Durgapur, West Bengal, with its head office at Lucknow. The company manufactures ductile iron castings, primarily manhole covers and frames, for customers in the United Kingdom and Europe. It operates three fully automatic moulding lines with a capacity of approximately 24,000 tonnes per annum, and is on a growth path that includes development of the domestic market and diversification into new high-value segments.

Role Purpose To run the foundry’s three automatic moulding lines at full capacity, with consistent metallurgical quality.

Roles and Responsibilities

Capacity

- Achieve full utilisation of the automatic moulding lines and production targets for tonnage and on-time delivery.
- Minimise breakdowns and unplanned downtime, in coordination with the maintenance function.

Quality

- Ensure castings meet customer specifications and export standards.
- Reduce rejection, rework and scrap.

Cost and Safety

- Achieve norms for liquid metal yield, power and raw material per tonne.




- Ensure secure working practices across melting, pouring and other high-risk areas.

Data and Reporting

- Maintain accurate shift-wise and daily data on tonnage, line utilisation, downtime, yield, rejection and consumption.
- Report daily production results, and monthly performance against targets with reasons for variance, to the Chief Executive Officer.

Candidate Requirements

- 15+ years of experience in production in a cast iron or ductile iron foundry.
- This is a lateral hire: the candidate must currently hold, or have held for at least 5 years, the position of Production Manager (or equivalent) in a ductile iron foundry of comparable scale.
- Preference for candidates who have worked with large, organised players in the castings and ferrous industry.
- Experience of automatic high-volume moulding lines and of castings for export customers.
- Graduate in Engineering (Mechanical / Metallurgical / Production).

Compensation

📌 Production Manager (Durgapur)
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📍 Durgapur