Production Engineer Fabrication Products & Material Handling Trolleys

Position

Designation: Production Engineer
Department: Production / Manufacturing
Experience: 2–5 Years
Industry: Fabrication / Material Handling / Automotive / Industrial Equipment
Location: Pune / Chakan

Job Objective

To plan, coordinate, and execute production activities for fabricated products and material handling equipment/trolleys, ensuring timely delivery, productivity, quality, safety, and optimum utilization of manpower and resources.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Execution

- Plan daily and weekly production as per customer delivery schedules.
- Prepare production plans, manpower requirements, and machine utilization plans.
- Monitor production progress against planned targets.
- Ensure timely completion of fabrication and assembly activities.
- Coordinate with stores, purchase, quality, design, and dispatch teams.

2. Fabrication & Assembly

- Manage fabrication processes such as:

- Cutting
- Bending
- Drilling
- Welding
- Grinding
- Assembly
- Finishing

- Supervise manufacturing of material handling trolleys, racks, carts, platforms, and other fabricated products.
- Ensure production is carried out as per approved drawings, BOMs, and work instructions.
- Monitor welding quality, dimensional accuracy, and assembly fitment.

3. Material Handling Trolley Production

- Coordinate production of various material handling products such as:

- Industrial trolleys
- Battery trolleys
- Line-side trolleys
- Heavy-duty material handling carts
- Bin trolleys
- Platform trolleys
- Customized material handling equipment

- Ensure proper fitment of wheels, castors, handles, brackets, fixtures, and other components.
- Monitor trolley load capacity, dimensions, movement, and functionality.

4. Manpower Management





- Allocate manpower according to daily production requirements.
- Monitor operator and fabricator productivity.
- Guide welders, fabricators, fitters, and helpers.
- Identify manpower shortages and coordinate with management for additional resources.

5. Quality Control

- Ensure first-piece and in-process inspection.
- Check critical dimensions and welding quality.
- Coordinate with the Quality Department for inspection and approval.
- Identify production defects and implement corrective actions.
- Maintain rejection and rework records.

6. Production Documentation

- Maintain daily production reports.
- Update production tracking sheets.
- Maintain job cards, inspection reports, and rework records.
- Monitor material consumption against BOM.
- Maintain production KPIs such as:

- Daily output
- Productivity
- Rejection
- Rework
- Man-hours
- Machine utilization

7. Material & Inventory Coordination

- Ensure availability of raw materials and bought-out components before production.
- Coordinate with stores for material issue.
- Monitor material shortages and communicate requirements in advance.
- Control material wastage and scrap.

8. Process Improvement

- Identify bottlenecks in fabrication and assembly processes.
- Improve production cycle time and manpower utilization.
- Implement 5S and lean manufacturing practices.
- Develop and improve standard work instructions and production methods.
- Suggest improvements in jigs, fixtures, welding methods,



and material handling processes.

9. Safety

- Ensure compliance with shop-floor safety requirements.
- Ensure proper use of PPE by all production personnel.
- Monitor protected operation of welding machines, cutting machines, grinders, cranes, and material handling equipment.
- Maintain good housekeeping and 5S on the shop floor.

Required Skills

- Good knowledge of fabrication and welding processes.
- Ability to read and understand 2D fabrication drawings and BOMs.
- Knowledge of MS/SS fabrication.
- Knowledge of welding processes such as MIG/MAG and ARC welding.
- Understanding of cutting, bending, drilling, grinding, and assembly operations.
- Basic knowledge of production planning and scheduling.
- Good manpower handling and shop-floor management skills.
- Knowledge of MS Excel and production reporting.
- Problem-solving and coordination skills.
- Ability to work under production and delivery deadlines.

Educational Qualification

Diploma / BE / B.Tech – Mechanical / Production Engineering

Preferred Experience

- 2–5 years of experience in fabrication, material handling equipment, industrial products, or automotive manufacturing.
- Experience in fabricated trolleys and customized material handling products will be an advantage.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Achievement of daily/monthly production targets.
- On-time completion of customer orders.
- Reduction in rejection and rework.
- Improved manpower productivity.
- Reduction in production cycle time.
- Material wastage control.
- Quality and dimensional compliance.
- Shop-floor 5S and safety compliance.

Reporting

Reports To: Production Manager / Plant Head

Coordination With

- Design & Development
- Quality
- Purchase
- Stores
- Maintenance
- Planning
- Dispatch
- Customer/Project Team

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