Executive / Sr. Executive - Production (M/F/D)

Valeo; Pune District; On-site; INR 12,00,000 - 16,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive supplier in Pune, India is seeking a Production Manager to oversee team performance, ensure safety compliance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a managerial role, familiarity with lean manufacturing practices, and strong leadership skills. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Health insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a managerial role, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct annual appraisals and career interviews for operators.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Excellence

Problem Solving

Team Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Management

Tools

Lean Manufacturing Techniques

Five-S

Job description

Manage people

• Be responsible for induction of all newcomers in his/her perimeter (temporaries included). Ensure the organization and scheduling of training actions.
• Analyse flexibility and multi skills needs of his/her APZ, and define training plans in order to develop team autonomy and improvement spirit.
• Monitor certification process for each operator and update in real time flexibility grid.
• Manage daily: absenteeism, holidays, safety rules enforcement, environment risk analysis, APZ communication & performance boards update.
• Ensure respect of standard stops (breaks, meetings) by checking systematically on genba, and validate operators working time.
• Ensure that standards of reaction are applied with rigor and perform escalation according to standards.
• Follow up APZ main objectives in monthly meetings with all people under his/her responsibility.
• Is responsible for personnel involvement and ensures a positive social climate.
• Conduct operators’ annual appraisals, as well as salary review and career interviews.

Maintain standards

• Perform OJT of his/her teams every day on standards implemented.
• Ensure enforcement of health, safety, environmental & site rules for the APTs of its perimeter, and that anybody entering his/her perimeter respect the rules and standards of his/her perimeter.
• Ensure existence of updated working instructions for every station, including reworks.
• Ensure respect of all working standards (safety, work instructions, quality, 5S, respect of the product, OK start ...) during the operations and propose/ implement improvements.
• Define work standards with the help of support functions and operators.
• Ensure TPM standards are properly deployed and used : abnormalities detection (formalized on red tags), systematic inspection & regular cleaning of equipment by team, 1st levels of preventive maintenance, maintenance line QRQCs.
• Control regularly genba equipment performance (including cycle time measurements, and microstoppages observation sessions), and react.
• Make regularly time-measurements with main MUDA seeking
• Ensure that all displays of his/her perimeter (QCDM by APT, QCDM & communication areas at APZ level) are updated at end of shift, and make sure that workers have necessary material to do so.

Manage production

• Propose every week APZ headcounts & organization to the APU Manager, according to MPS.
• Ensure production, respecting SQCDM & inventory targets.
• In case a detected problem cannot be solved by the APT, assign and check containment and corrective actions with APU support functions and / or management.
• Review daily all QRAP of his/her perimeter.
• React in case of issue & escalate issues at APU level when needed.
• Liaise with the Supply Chain team on MPS daily priorities.
• Respect daily the MPS contract.
• In case of daily MPS respect deviation, take necessary measures within the week, after validation by APUManager, to have respected weekly MPS at the end of the week.
• Get involvement of support functions every time necessary to solve as fast as possible the issues identified by APTs.
• Monitor shift QCDM and ensure QCDM boards are updated.
• Make reports defined by site.

Manage Continuous Improvement

• Lead action plans to improve SQCDM performance (actual and targets), in coherence with APU & Plant, including productivity plans (P-30).
• Reach and maintain a dynamic and efficient Proposals of Improvements system.
• Participate in safety and environment risks reduction & lead line Safety QRQC for cat. 7 safety issues.
• Contribute to new equipment and processes start ups.
• Lead Zoning evolution and improvements by his/her team.
• Participate in APU QRQC: Quality, DL efficiency, Maintenance, prepare and come with necessary data for an efficient attendance.
• Pilot PDCA / FTA & Maintenance 5 WHYs on topics assigned by APU Manager (Safety, Quality, DL efficiency, TRP, Maintenance).
• Prepare LLC & Kaizen Cards.
• Lead VPS workshops (flow analysis – MUDA hunting, 5S, Hoshin, TPM ...) and liaise with Site VPS Manager for training to methodologies; Participate in the weekly Site VPS committee, presenting regularly the genba status of workshops he/she is leading.
• Liaise with support functions to facilitate improvement actions within the APTs.
• Participate in budget preparation (headcounts, overheads, investments, P-30) and manage the budget of his/her APZ.
• Promote the Valeo 5 axes in daily activities, develop improvement plan on VPS, IP, TQ and reach assigned V5000 targets.