Job Title: Manager - Production

Location: Magma HQ, 2nd floor, 9th Avenue Sanganay, Rajpath Rangoli Rd, next to Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380059 (with regular presence at the manufacturing facilities)

Reports To: Head – Engineering & MRO

About Us: Magma Group is a fast-growing industrial materials company building scalable businesses across recycling, engineering, and advanced materials. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Magma serves 250 manufacturers with a strong focus on efficiency, reliability, and long-term value creation.

Magma Engineering delivers end-to-end solutions across precision engineering, machining, fabrication, and maintenance, from design to final delivery. Backed by captive control over advanced machining and fabrication facilities, we operate across CNC, VMC, deep-hole drilling, honing, turn-milling, heavy fabrication, and precision inspection systems.

Position Overview The Production Manager will own day-to-day manufacturing execution across our machining, fabrication, and MRO operations. The role is accountable for converting engineering-released processes into on-time, right-first-time output, while driving productivity, safety, quality, and cost performance on the shop floor.

The individual will lead production supervisors, machine operators, and fabrication teams, and work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Purchase, Stores, and Business Development to deliver customer orders reliably in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

Key Responsibilities1.

Production

Planning &

• Scheduling

- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production plans aligned with customer delivery commitments and order priorities.
- Manage machine loading and capacity allocation across CNC, VMC, turn-mill, deep-hole drilling, honing, and fabrication sections.
- Balance a high-mix, low-volume order book by sequencing jobs to minimise changeovers and idle time.
- Track work-in-progress and proactively flag delivery risks to Business Development and customers.

2.

Shop Floor

Execution &

• Delivery

- Own end-to-end execution of production orders from material issue through machining, fabrication, inspection, and dispatch.
- Ensure adherence to process sheets, setup instructions, and work instructions released by Manufacturing Engineering.
- Drive on-time-in-full (OTIF) delivery performance and lead recovery plans for delayed orders.
- Conduct daily production review meetings and ensure quick closure of shop floor issues.

3. Productivity &

• Machine Utilization

- Monitor and improve OEE, machine utilization, spindle hours, cycle-time adherence, and labour productivity.
- Reduce setup and changeover time through SMED, standardised setups, and pre-staging of tools and fixtures.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective measures,



including shift planning, load balancing, and outsourcing decisions where required.
- Establish production MIS and dashboards for output, efficiency, downtime, and delivery tracking.

4. Quality &

• Process Discipline

- Ensure first-time-right production and adherence to drawing specifications, GD&T;, and customer requirements.
- Partner with Quality on first-article inspection, in-process inspection, and final inspection readiness.
- Drive root cause analysis (5-Why, Fishbone, 8D) for rejections, rework, and customer complaints, and implement CAPA.
- Reduce scrap, rework, and cost of poor quality across machining and fabrication operations.

5. Maintenance &

• Asset Reliability

- Coordinate with the maintenance team on preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for all machines and equipment.
- Minimise unplanned breakdowns and track MTBF and MTTR for critical machines.
- Ensure proper calibration and upkeep of tools, gauges, fixtures, and measuring instruments.

6. Materials, Tooling &

• Inventory Coordination

- Coordinate with Purchase and Stores for timely availability of raw materials, cutting tools, inserts, consumables, and fixtures.
- Control tooling consumption and WIP inventory, and drive reduction in material wastage.
- Manage subcontracting and outsourced operations (heat treatment, plating, special processes) to meet schedule and quality.

7. Health, Safety &

• Environment (HSE)

- Build and enforce a strong safety culture, ensuring zero-accident operations.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, safety, and environmental requirements, including machine guarding, PPE, and safe material handling.
- Lead 5S, housekeeping, and visual management practices across the shop floor.

8. Team Leadership &

• Workforce Management

- Lead, mentor, and develop production supervisors, shift in-charges, machine operators, programmers on the floor, and fabricators.
- Plan manpower deployment, shifts, overtime, and skill matrices to match production needs.
- Drive multi-skilling and on-the-job training to build a flexible, capable workforce.
- Set KPIs, review team performance, and maintain discipline and healthy industrial relations.

9.

Continuous

Improvement &

• Cost Control

- Lead lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives across production.
- Monitor production costs including labour, machine hours, tooling, power,



and consumables, and drive cost-reduction actions.
- Support capacity expansion, new machine installation, and layout planning as business volumes grow.
- Work with Manufacturing Engineering to feed shop floor learnings back into process improvements.

Required Skills &

Competencies

- Strong hands-on expertise in precision CNC machining, VMC, turning, and fabrication operations.
- Proven experience in production planning, machine loading, and scheduling in a high-mix, low-volume or job-shop environment.
- Working knowledge of multi-axis machining, tooling, fixtures, and work-holding systems.
- Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and GD&T.;
- Sound understanding of OEE, cycle-time analysis, capacity planning, and production costing.
- Practical experience with lean tools: 5S, Kaizen, SMED, TPM, and visual management.
- Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills (5-Why, Fishbone, 8D, PDCA).
- Knowledge of quality systems (ISO 9001

• AS9100 or IATF 16949 preferred) and inspection practices.

- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and production MIS reporting.
- Strong leadership, people management, and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Commitment to safety, discipline, and a performance-driven shop floor culture.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on production leader who can turn engineering intent into reliable, on-time, and cost-effective output. They should be equally comfortable on the shop floor solving a machining issue and in a review meeting presenting delivery and productivity numbers.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical, Production, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 12–15 years of experience in production or manufacturing operations, with at least 5 years in a managerial role leading shop floor teams.
- Prior experience running precision machining and/or heavy fabrication operations is essential.
- Experience in aerospace, defence, automotive, oil & gas, or industrial engineering sectors will be preferred.
- Experience in a job-shop, contract manufacturing, or MRO setup will be an added advantage.
- Certification in Lean, Six Sigma (Green Belt or above), or TPM is desirable.

What We Offer
- Salary is negotiable for the right candidate.
- Opportunity to build and lead production for a high-impact vertical from the ground up.
- Access to captive, advanced machining and fabrication capabilities, not just vendor coordination.
- Opportunities for career development and growth.
- A collaborative and innovative work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer Magma is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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