• Plan and supervise daily heat treatment activities as per production schedule.
• Ensure timely processing of forgings with adherence to heat treatment specifications.
• Achieve production targets while minimizing furnace idle time and maximizing utilization.
• Monitor furnace operations, loading patterns, and cycle sequencing for optimum throughput.
• Ensure batch traceability and maintenance of heat treatment records.
• Enforce safety standards and PPE compliance across the shop floor.
• Manage manpower deployment, shift operations, and work allocation.
• Monitor KPIs such as Furnace Efficiency, OEE, Throughput, Rejection %, and Rework %.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Planning, and Maintenance teams.
• Drive TPM, WMS, 5S, Kaizen, and Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with calibration, maintenance, and process documentation requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for productivity, quality, and cost optimization.