Assistant Manager [Manufacturing]

Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Balmer Lawrie, a Miniratna-1 Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, is a professionally managed, multi-location conglomerate with presence in manufacturing and services. It operates through SBUs and JVCs, leading in Industrial Packaging and related sectors with offices nationwide and abroad.

The company seeks mechanical engineers to manage shop-floor operations, optimize production, and ensure quality while coordinating with procurement,

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: Full Time Engineering Graduate (Mechanical).
• Experience in shop floor management and mechanical maintenance in batch production or sheet metal fabrication.
• Post graduation in mechanical preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum utilization of plant capacity to achieve production, quality, yield, maintenance, and cost targets.
• Monitor production activities to minimize wastage of raw materials, energy, and other resources.
• Ensure adherence to customer specifications and quality standards to minimize returns and WIP.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Stores, SCM, Sales, Maintenance, contractors, and service providers to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Update production data in SAP and maintain accuracy between physical and system inventory.
• Comply with SOPs, safety standards, and company policies in the assigned area.
• Support initiatives to improve productivity, resource utilization, and cost of quality.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to achieve targets and maintain records.
• Support vendor development and process improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Promote safety, teamwork, discipline, and continuous improvement; ensure EHS compliance.
• Participate in Manufacturing Excellence initiatives (TQM, TPM, Lean, 5S) and use root-cause analysis and SQC tools.

Skills

Shop Floor Management

Mechanical Maintenance

Batch Production

Sheet Metal Fabrication

Education

Mechanical Engineering (Full Time)

Post Graduation in Mechanical (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Balmer Lawrie, a Miniratna-1 Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, is a professionally managed, multi-location, and multi-business diversified conglomerate having presence in manufacturing as well as services sectors, with a consistent track record of growth and profitability. High standards of customer service, innovative outlook and dedicated human resources have enabled the Organization to achieve leadership position in many of its businesses.

Products and Services:

The Company operates in various business segments through its Strategic Business Units [SBUs] and Joint Venture Companies [JVCs]. It is the market leader in Industrial Steel Barrels, Greases & Specialty Lubricants, Corporate Travel and Logistics Services. It also has a significant presence in most other businesses it operates in, namely, Logistics Infrastructure, Cold Chain & Chemicals. The Company’s SBUs are - Industrial Packaging, Greases & Lubricants, Chemicals, Travel & Vacations, Logistics Infrastructure, Logistics Services and Cold Chain with offices spread across the country and abroad.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria (as of 29 September 2026):

• Minimum Qualification: Full Time Engineering Graduate [Mechanical]

For more details on the criteria, please refer to the official job advertisement on our website.

Preferred Qualification/ Experience:

• Experience In Shop Floor Management in Engineering Plant of Automatic Machines and/or in Sheet Metal Fabrication Industry and/or Hand on Experience in Mechanical Maintenance In Batch Production Facility and/or Steel Forming Products would be preferred.
• Candidates who have Post Graduation with Specialisation in Mechanical will be preferred

Responsibilities:

• Ensure optimum utilization of plant capacity to achieve daily, weekly, monthly, and annual production, quality, yield, maintenance, and cost targets.
• Monitor production activities to minimize wastage of raw materials, energy, consumables, and other company resources.
• Ensure adherence to customer specifications and quality standards to minimize product returns, rework, and work-in-progress (WIP).
• Coordinate with Procurement, Stores, SCM, Sales, Maintenance, contractors, and service providers to ensure uninterrupted production operations.
• Ensure timely updation of production data in SAP, support stock verification activities, and maintain accuracy between physical and system inventory.
• Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), statutory requirements, safety standards, and company policies in the assigned area.
• Support implementation of improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, optimize resource utilization, improve OE E and OTIF, and reduce the cost of quality.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to achieve operational targets and maintain production, safety, and statutory records.
• Support vendor development, value engineering, and process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
• Promote a culture of safety, teamwork, discipline, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with EHS requirements.
• Participate in Manufacturing Excellence initiatives such as TQM, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, CLTI, and Daily Management Meetings, utilizing root cause analysis and SQC tools for continuous improvement.
• Identify operational, quality, and safety gaps in the assigned area and initiate corrective and preventive actions.
• Any other task as may be assigned from time to time.

Last Date of Application: 29 September 2026