Associate Manager - ESR Forging

Jindal Stainless Limited; Hisar; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Jindal Stainless Limited in India seeks an Associate Manager – Forging to oversee shift operations, manage press activity, ensure process compliance and deliver product quality. You will lead planning, training, and SAP movements to support production targets within a high-precision forging environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating with quality teams, driving improvements to reduce defects, and ensuring safety and continuous improvement in forging processes.

Qualifications

• Education as listed in the job ad.
• Experience: 4 years for B.Tech. candidates and 11 years for Diploma/B.Sc. candidates.
• Hands-on forging experience in open die forging and related furnace operations.
• Familiarity with SAP for material tracking and production.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage shift production schedules for forging operations.
• Control press operations and train junior team in press operations.
• Plan raw material, furnace operation and forging scheduling to meet targets.
• Ensure correct selection, setup and use of dies/tools to improve efficiency.
• Supervise shift manpower to adhere to work schedule and parameters.
• Monitor raw material and consumables for uninterrupted forging operations.
• Coordinate with quality teams for smooth execution and compliance with standards.
• Review forging processes to meet customer specs and industry requirements.
• Ensure calibration and proper functioning of thermocouples, pyrometers and furnace controllers.
• Lead process improvements to minimize defects and improve yield.
• Prepare and maintain shift documentation, logs, and audit records.
• Carryout SAP activities for material transfer, production tracking and reporting.
• Support audits, evaluate forging non-conformities and implement corrective actions.

Education

B.Tech./Diploma (Metallurgy/Mechanical)

Advanced Diploma (Forging)

B.Sc.

Job description

AssociateManager – Forging is responsible to oversee and execute forging shiftoperations by controlling press activities, ensuring process compliance, consistentproduct quality and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and manage shiftproduction schedules for forging operations.
• Controlthe press operations and train the junior team in the press operations
• Raw material planning, furnace operation andforging scheduling to meet production targets.
• Ensure correct selection, setup and use of dies& tools to improve efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Superviseshift manpower to ensure adherence to defined work schedule and processparameters.
• Monitorand control raw material and consumables for uninterrupted forging operations.
• Coordinatewith other sections and quality teams for smooth execution and compliance withstandards.
• Reviewand ensure that the forging process meet customer specifications and industryrequirements.
• Ensurecalibration and proper functioning of thermocouples, pyrometers and furnacecontrollers.
• Lead process improvements to minimize forgingdefects, enhance yield and optimize equipment utilization.
• Prepareand maintain shift documentation, log sheets and audit records.
• Carryout SAP activities for material transfer, production tracking and reporting.
• Supportaudits, evaluate forging non-conformities and ensure timely corrective actionsand process improvements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: B.Tech. / Diploma (Metallurgy / Mechanical) / Advanced Diploma (Forging) /B.Sc.
• Experience: Minimum 4 years for B.Tech. candidates & Minimum 11 years for Diploma /B.Sc. candidates.

Technical Expertise:

• Hands on experience offorging alloy steels, heat-resisting steels, high-speed steels, tool & diesteels, stainless steels, iron & nickel-based superalloys.
• Operation andcontrol of Open Die Forging press (min. 2000T capacity) & bogie/box typereheating furnaces (min. 20 MT capacity).
• Experience in majorforgings for Aerospace, Defense, Nuclear, Oil & Gas applications.
• Strongknowledge of open die forging processes, metallurgy and furnace operations.
• Abilityto plan, schedule and execute forging shift operations effectively.
• Experiencein handling practical issues during forging processes, managing resources,consumables and shift manpower.
• Familiaritywith customer audits and compliance requirements.
• Skilledin preparing, maintaining and auditing documentation.
• Proficiencyin SAP for material tracking and production.
• Strongteamwork, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong focus on safety,quality and continuous improvement in forging process.