Engineer Trainee

Sankar NP Japan Private Limited; Chennai District; On-site; INR 223,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured two-year trainee program

Fixed stipend, not an internship

Job summary

Sankar NP Japan Private Limited (SNPJ) is a Tier-1 OEM supplier to the 2W/3W automotive industry. It is opening a structured 2-Year Engineer Trainee Program, a full-time, paid employment opportunity designed to build the next generation of automotive manufacturing professionals from the ground up.

This is not an internship. You join as a company employee on a fixed stipend with structured departmental training, mentorship, and a defined career pathway within SNPJ.

Qualifications

• Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 1 year of experience.
• Willingness to work in rotational shifts (production and maintenance departments).
• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Electronics, or related disciplines.
• Diploma holders with strong fundamentals and hands-on aptitude are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Learn to operate presses and other machines in the shop floor.
• Learn and execute shift-level production planning and output tracking.
• Understand press/stamping/paint shop operations and process flow.
• Assist in manpower coordination, changeover management, and OEE monitoring.
• Maintain production records, shift reports, and daily logs.
• Must be willing to work on the shop floor — this is a hands-on role, not a desk job.

Skills

Fresh graduates

Willingness to work on shifts

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Electronics, or related disciplines

Diploma holders with strong fundamentals and hands-on aptitude

Job description

IMMEDIATE JOINERS ONLY APPLY!!!

Departments w/ Opening:

• Production
• Quality
• Development
• Maintenance
• Purchase

About the Opportunity:

SNPJ is a Tier-1 OEM supplier of precision components to the 2W/3W automotive industry. We are opening our doors to fresh engineering talent through a structured 2-Year Engineer Trainee Program a full-time, paid employment opportunity designed to build the next generation of automotive manufacturing professionals from the ground up.

This is not an internship. You join as a company employee on a fixed stipend with structured departmental training, mentorship, and a defined career pathway within SNPJ.

Departments with Current Openings:

1. Production

• Learn to operate Presses and other machines in the shop floor.
• Learn and execute shift-level production planning and output tracking
• Understand press/stamping/paint shop operations and process flow
• Assist in manpower coordination, changeover management, and OEE monitoring
• Maintain production records, shift reports, and daily logs
• Must be willing to work on the shop floor — this is a hands-on role, not a desk role

2. Quality

• Learn in-process and final inspection methods for precision components
• Work with control plans, inspection gauges, and measurement systems
• Assist in rejection analysis, corrective action documentation, and PPAP preparation
• Exposure to IATF 16949 quality management systems

3. Development (Product & Process)

• Assist in new component development from concept to production
• Support tooling trials, process parameter setting, and sample preparation
• Work on drawing interpretation, GD&T, and dimensional validation
• Exposure to APQP, PPAP, and customer sample approval processes

4. Maintenance

• Learn preventive and breakdown maintenance on stamping presses, paint booths, and curing ovens
• Assist in maintaining machinery health records and spare parts inventory
• Exposure to hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems in manufacturing equipment
• Support TPM implementation on the shop floor

5. Purchase

• Assist in raw material and consumable procurement processes
• Learn vendor communication, quotation comparison, and purchase order management
• Support in vendor development, incoming material tracking, and inventory coordination
• Exposure to cost negotiation and supplier quality evaluation

What We Offer:

• Structured 2-year departmental training program with a defined learning roadmap
• Fixed stipend as a company employee — not an intern, not a contractual hire
• Mentorship from experienced professionals in a live automotive manufacturing environment
• Hands-on exposure to Tier-1 OEM-standard processes, quality systems, and real shop-floor operations
• Clear pathway to confirmed employment based on performance at the end of the training period

Who Should Apply:

• Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 1 year of experience
• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Electronics, or related disciplines
• Diploma holders with strong fundamentals and hands-on aptitude are also welcome
• Willingness to work in rotational shifts (production and maintenance departments)
• Candidates who want to build a career in automotive manufacturing, not just collect a certificate