ENGINEER - PRODUCTION (SPECIAL PROCESS)

Sansera Engineering Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sansera Engineering Limited in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Surface Treatment Supervisor to plan and oversee daily aerospace surface treatment operations. You will ensure process compliance, safety, and on-time delivery while training operators and maintaining meticulous records.

The role requires 3–7 years of hands-on experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing surface treatments, with a Diploma or bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, or a relevant technical field.
• 3–7 years of hands‑on experience in aerospace or precision‑manufacturing surface treatment operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise daily surface treatment operations in line with production priorities and approved process specifications.
• Ensure correct job routing, pre-cleaning, masking, racking, chemical treatment, rinsing, drying, inspection, and safe transfer of treated components.
• Control bath preparation, replenishment, concentration, pH, temperature, immersion time, conductivity, contamination limits, and solution life.
• Review laboratory analysis and process-control results, initiate corrections, and prevent processing with out-of-limit baths or equipment.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, internal procedures, NADCAP requirements, AS9100 controls, and applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Verify equipment readiness, calibration status, preventive maintenance, tank cleanliness, rinse-water quality, ventilation, and chemical storage conditions.
• Monitor first-pass yield, rework, rejection, bath utilization, chemical consumption, cycle time, and delivery performance.
• Investigate surface treatment defects and nonconformities, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Train and qualify operators on process instructions, chemical handling, PPE, emergency response, and contamination prevention.
• Maintain accurate batch records, chemical logs, laboratory reports, equipment checks, traceability records, and audit evidence.
• Coordinate with Quality, Laboratory, Maintenance, Planning, Engineering, and EHS teams on process performance and improvement actions.

Skills

Surface treatment

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Safety & quality

Education

Technical degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Production/Metallurgy/Industrial Eng

Tools

SAP

Job description

Sansera Engineering Limited

PRIME FUNCTION

To plan, supervise, control, and continually improve aerospace surface treatment operations, ensuring process compliance, product quality, safe chemical handling, on‑time delivery, and effective utilization of manpower, equipment, and treatment baths.

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise daily surface treatment operations in line with production priorities and approved process specifications.
• Ensure correct job routing, pre-cleaning, masking, racking, chemical treatment, rinsing, drying, inspection, and safe transfer of treated components.
• Control bath preparation, replenishment, concentration, pH, temperature, immersion time, conductivity, contamination limits, and solution life as applicable.
• Review laboratory analysis and process-control results, initiate corrections, and prevent processing with out-of-limit baths or equipment.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, internal procedures, NADCAP requirements, AS9100 controls, and applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Verify equipment readiness, calibration status, preventive maintenance, tank cleanliness, rinse-water quality, ventilation, and chemical storage conditions.
• Monitor first-pass yield, rework, rejection, bath utilization, chemical consumption, cycle time, and delivery performance.
• Investigate surface treatment defects and nonconformities, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Train and qualify operators on process instructions, chemical handling, PPE, emergency response, and contamination prevention.
• Maintain accurate batch records, chemical logs, laboratory reports, equipment checks, traceability records, and audit evidence.
• Coordinate with Quality, Laboratory, Maintenance, Planning, Engineering, and EHS teams on process performance and improvement actions.

Authority

• Authorize job release to surface treatment only after confirming documentation, equipment, bath, and operator readiness.
• Stop processing and quarantine affected work when process parameters, bath conditions, product quality, traceability, or safety controls are noncompliant.
• Direct operators and technicians, assign daily work, and recommend manpower allocation and competency development.
• Initiate bath correction, equipment maintenance, defect investigation, and escalation to Quality or management within approved procedures.
• Recommend process improvements, tooling or racking changes, chemical‑control actions, and consumable requirements.

Job Specification / Competency

Qualification

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, or a relevant technical field.

Experience

• 3–7 years of hands‑on experience in aerospace or precision‑manufacturing surface treatment operations.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of chemical and mechanical surface preparation and applicable conversion‑coating, passivation, anodizing, plating, cleaning, and related treatment processes used at the facility.
• Hands‑on capability in bath make‑up, titration or analysis review, replenishment, parameter control, contamination control, and bath‑life management.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, customer specifications, process sheets, acceptance criteria, and material or chemical safety information.
• Knowledge of masking, racking, handling, rinsing, drying, visual inspection, adhesion or coating checks, and prevention of damage or cross‑contamination.
• Familiarity with NADCAP Chemical Processing requirements, AS9100, special‑process control, traceability, calibration, and audit preparation.
• Working knowledge of chemical safety, PPE, ventilation, spill response, effluent control, waste segregation, and environmental compliance.
• Working knowledge of SAP or equivalent production systems and standard problem‑solving tools.

Core Competencies

• Surface treatment process discipline and attention to detail.
• Leadership, shift coordination, and operator development.
• Structured problem‑solving, risk awareness, and timely decision‑making.
• Clear communication and cross‑functional coordination.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.

Performance Measures

• Achievement of the surface treatment production plan and on‑time completion of scheduled jobs.
• Percentage of bath and process checks completed within specification and at the required frequency.
• First-pass yield and reduction in rework, rejection, customer complaints, and surface treatment nonconformities.
• Timely closure and effectiveness of corrective actions arising from defects, bath excursions, and audits.
• NADCAP, AS9100, customer, and internal audit readiness with complete and accurate records.
• Chemical, water, energy, and consumable usage against approved norms, including waste‑reduction performance.
• Equipment availability, preventive‑maintenance compliance, and response time for process interruptions.
• Operator qualification, training completion, adherence to PPE and chemical‑safety requirements, and zero preventable incidents.
• Traceability, batch‑record accuracy, and timely completion of laboratory and production documentation.

Skills

Competencies

Adapting to Change

Attentive Listening

Collaboration and Team building

Communicating Effectively

Delivering High Quality Work