Job Description Production Manager

Reporting to: EV Head

Location: CAL-ON INDUSTRIES

Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

Responsible to manage end-to-end manufacturing operations in an EV manufacturing environment. The role will be responsible for production planning, manpower and machine utilization, material availability, shop-floor operations, quality, productivity, cost control, safety, and timely achievement of production targets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Control

- Prepare and execute daily, weekly and monthly production plans.
- Develop and monitor the Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on customer requirements.
- Monitor Plan vs. Actual Production and take corrective actions.
- Ensure production targets and dispatch commitments are achieved.
- Identify production bottlenecks and improve overall capacity utilization.

2. Shop-Floor Management

- Manage day-to-day production and assembly operations.
- Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, machines, materials and tools.
- Monitor production cycle time, downtime, output and productivity.
- Maintain proper shop-floor discipline, 5S and standard operating procedures.
- Reduce waste, rejection, scrap and rework.

3. Manpower Management

- Plan manpower requirements according to production targets.
- Allocate manpower and manage shift schedules.
- Lead, supervise and motivate supervisors, technicians and operators.
- Identify training requirements and improve employee skill levels.
- Monitor team performance and productivity.

4. Material & Inventory Coordination

- Coordinate with PPC, Stores, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure timely availability of materials.
- Monitor raw-material consumption and prevent production stoppages due to shortages.
- Control excess and obsolete inventory.
- Conduct regular material-review meetings and resolve material-related issues.

5. Quality & Process Improvement





- Work closely with the Quality team to maintain product and process standards.
- Identify root causes of production and quality problems and implement corrective actions.
- Drive Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, 5S and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Improve yield, productivity and first-pass quality.

6. EV Manufacturing Operations

- Monitor EV assembly and manufacturing processes as applicable to the company's product line.
- Ensure adherence to approved SOPs, work instructions and process standards.
- Coordinate with Engineering and Quality teams for process improvements and current-product introduction.
- Ensure proper handling of EV components, assemblies, machines and production equipment.

7. Machine & Equipment Management

- Monitor machine capacity, utilization and downtime.
- Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
- Ensure machines, tools and equipment are properly maintained and available for production.

8. MIS & Reporting

- Prepare and submit daily, weekly and monthly production reports.
- Track KPIs such as OEE, productivity, yield, rejection, downtime, cycle time and on-time delivery.
- Present production performance and major issues to senior management.
- Maintain accurate production, inventory and work-order records.

Required Skills

- Production Planning & Control
- Manpower & Shift Management
- Machine & Capacity Planning
- MRP / ERP knowledge
- Inventory & Material Management
- Lean Manufacturing & 5S
- OEE and KPI monitoring
- Root Cause Analysis & Kaizen
- SOP implementation
- MS Excel / MIS reporting
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Achievement of daily/monthly production targets
- Production plan adherence
- OEE and machine utilization
- Productivity improvement
- Reduction in rejection, scrap and rework
- Reduction in downtime and cycle time
- On-time delivery
- Manpower utilization
- Material availability

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