Assistant Manager Stator

Nidec Global Appliance; Aurangabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Global Appliance is seeking an experienced manufacturing specialist to drive safety and quality in high‑volume assembly. You will lead improvements, coach teams, and ensure adherence to ISO standards while reducing waste and downtime.

The role demands a strong Lean mindset, problem‑solving agility, and effective collaboration with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to sustain production in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or mechatronics engineering.
• 6–8 years in high-volume assembly with Lean tools and problem solving.
• Solid knowledge of ISO standards and quality management tools.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive Safety, Health and Environmental standards to promote a zero-accident culture.
• Ensure quality adherence per Nidec standards, reduce scrap and customer complaints.
• Lead shift operations, enforce SOPs and target uptime with minimal defects.
• Lead continuous improvement projects (5S, KAIZEN, SMED, Poka‑Yoke) across lines.
• Monitor KPIs for assembly, manage budgets, and develop talent.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Problem-Solving

Conflict Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or mechatronics engineering

Tools

ISO Standards

SPC

FMEA

PDCA

8D

Root Cause Analysis

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIESSafety Culture (EHS): Promoting strict compliance with Safety, Health, and Environmental standards, Ensuring zero-accident work environment.Quality Control: Ensure compliance with Nidec quality standards, reducing scrap, internal rejection, and customer complaints. Support internal and external audits (quality, customers, certifications, safety, compliance) and ensure the implementation of corrective actions.Operations Management: Lead and enforce strict adherence to SOP’s Safety Protocol and quality standards in respective shifts to minimize downtime and defects in Assembly area to deliver volume.Continuous Improvement: Lead and participate in the implementation of projects/Kaizens for waste reduction, layout optimization, Industry 4.0, line balancing, and increased productivity using innovative methodologies.Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Management, Monitor and be responsible for the Assembly area's key indicators as established by the Organization.Leadership and People Development: Manage, empower, and inspire a high-performance team, identifying talent, developing successors, and promoting a positive and engaged organizational climate, always based on Nidec's 3Q6S culture. (Quality Worker, Quality Company, Quality Product Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, Show Respect)Cost Management: Control OPEX for the machining area, ensuring budget compliance, headcount, overtime, and Consumables costs.Multifunctional Interface: Collaborate closely with Maintenance, Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and HR to resolve bottlenecks and ensure continuous production flow.Improvement Projects: Implement continuous improvement projects (Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, SMED, Poka-Yoke, work standardization, Digitization) in conjunction with Engineering and Quality.Discipline Management: Break time adherence, shift time adherence, shift schedule adherence, unauthorized absenteeism, workplace conflict management ensuring zero impact on productivity due to indiscipline.Team Accountability: Drive a culture of Ownership by setting clear KPI’s, conducting regular performance reviews and implementing corrective actions.

REQUIREMENTS, HARD & SOFT SKILLS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or related fields Solid knowledge of Assembly processes. Experience in manufacturing assembly line with cycle time below 8 seconds per piece. Mastery of Lean Manufacturing concepts and tools (5S, Kaizen, OEE, VSM, Kanban, SMED, Poka-Yoke, Just-in-Time) to problem solving agility. Knowledge of Quality Management: Relevant ISO Standards, SPC, FMEA, PDCA, 8D, non-conformity control, root cause analysis (Ishikawa, 5 Whys). Problem-Solving Agility: Proactive approach to handling emergency line stoppages. Conflict Management and Interpersonal Relationships: Ability to deal with different profiles, negotiate and resolve conflicts constructively. Continuous Improvement Mindset: Dissatisfaction with the status quo, always seeking better, simpler and more efficient standards. Organization and discipline: strong focus on standardization, process adherence, and rigorous monitoring of action plans.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fluent in English, Marathi and HindiExperience in the processes: minimum 6-8 years & Ready to work in all 3 Shifts.Experience in environments with high production volume and strong quality requirementsIndustrial areas/sector:Consumer Electronics IndustryElectric Motor ManufacturingAutomotiveTelecommunicationsAerospace and DefenseIndustrial Control and AutomationOil and gas industriesLarge-Scale Tool and Die Shops