HPDC PRODUCTION MANAGER

Company: PRECISE DIECAST INDIA PVT. LTD.

Department: Production

Location: Nashik, Maharashtra

Reporting To: Plant Head / GM – Operations

Experience: 8–12 Years

Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech. / Diploma in Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy or Automobile Engineering

- Job Purpose To lead and manage aluminium High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) production operations, ensuring achievement of production targets, product quality, delivery schedules, productivity, machine utilization and cost-effectiveness while maintaining process discipline and workplace safety.
- Key Responsibilities

A. Production Planning and Execution
- Plan, execute and monitor daily, weekly and monthly production schedules.
- Ensure achievement of production targets, customer delivery commitments and machine utilization goals.
- Manage manpower allocation, shift planning and deployment of resources.
- Monitor production output, cycle time, downtime and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

B. HPDC Process Control
- Manage HPDC machines ranging from 120T to 1600T.
- Control critical process parameters, including metal temperature, die temperature, injection speed, pressure, intensification pressure and shot parameters, as applicable to the machine.
- Ensure consistent process settings and adherence to approved process sheets and standard operating procedures.
- Optimize cycle time, machine performance and process stability.

C. Quality and Rejection Control
- Identify, analyze and eliminate casting defects such as porosity, blowholes, cold shuts, misruns, flash, shrinkage and cracks.
- Drive reduction in rejection, rework, scrap and customer complaints.
- Coordinate with Quality, Tool Room and Engineering teams for root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Ensure process capability, traceability and compliance with customer-specific quality requirements.

D. Tooling and Maintenance Coordination




- Coordinate with Tool Room and Maintenance teams for die maintenance, preventive maintenance and breakdown reduction.
- Monitor die life, die condition, cooling performance, lubrication and other process-critical tooling requirements.
- Ensure timely resolution of machine, die and process-related issues.

E. Productivity and Cost Improvement
- Monitor OEE, productivity, yield, rejection percentage, scrap cost and machine downtime.
- Implement Kaizen, TPM, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Optimize metal consumption, cycle time, energy usage and manpower productivity.
- Drive cost-reduction initiatives without compromising quality or safety.

F. New Product Development
- Lead HPDC trials, process development and production stabilization for new products.
- Coordinate with NPD, Tool Room, Quality and Engineering teams during die trials and process validation.
- Establish approved process parameters and ensure smooth transition from development to mass production.

G. Team Management and Safety
- Lead, train and develop supervisors, shift in-charges, operators and other production personnel.
- Monitor team performance, skill development and adherence to production standards.
- Ensure compliance with safety procedures, 5S, housekeeping and shop-floor discipline.
- Promote a culture of accountability, quality ownership and continuous improvement.
- Qualification and Experience
- B.E. / B.Tech. / Diploma in Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy or Automobile Engineering.
- 8–12 years of relevant experience in aluminium HPDC or automotive component manufacturing.




- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a production leadership or managerial position.
- Robust hands-on experience with HPDC machines in the 120T–1600T range.
- Practical knowledge of aluminium alloys, particularly ADC12, casting defects, process optimization and production management.
- Experience in automotive quality systems and IATF 16949 requirements will be preferred.
- Key Technical Competencies
- Aluminium HPDC process and machine operation
- Die casting process parameter optimization
- ADC12 alloy and molten-metal handling
- Casting defect analysis and corrective actions
- OEE, cycle time and productivity improvement
- Rejection, scrap and cost control
- Production planning and manpower management
- Die maintenance and preventive maintenance coordination
- TPM, 5S, Kaizen and root-cause analysis
- New product trials and process validation
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The selected candidate will be evaluated on:
- Achievement of daily and monthly production targets.
- OEE and machine utilization.
- Rejection percentage and scrap cost.
- Cycle time and productivity improvement.
- Machine downtime and breakdown reduction.
- On-time production and delivery performance.
- New product trial and process stabilization performance.
- Manpower productivity and skill development.
- Safety, 5S and process compliance.
- Cost-reduction and continuous improvement achievements.
- Reporting and Coordination The HPDC Production Manager will report to the Plant Head / GM – Operations and coordinate closely with Quality, Tool Room, Maintenance, NPD, PPC, Stores and other relevant departments.
- Application Details

Interested candidates may share their updated CV with the HR / recruitment team.

Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

PRECISE DIECAST INDIA PVT. LTD.

Nashik, Maharashtra

📌 Production Manager (Nashik)
🏢 Precise Diecast India
📍 Nashik