Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

ZF; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ZF Chennai seeks an experienced Manager - Manufacturing Engineering to lead assembly planning, standardization, and smart factory initiatives across the plant. You will drive process documentation (PFD, PFMEA), capacity enhancement, and waste reduction through de-bottlenecking and lean methods.

The role requires BE in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering, 8+ years in industrial/production engineering with 3+ years in assembly process planning and standards, and hands-on PLC/automation

Qualifications

• BE in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering; post-graduation adds value.
• 8+ years in industrial/production engineering; 3+ years in assembly planning and standards.
• Hands-on experience in assembly process planning, new product productionising, capacity enhancement, de-bottlenecking and re-engineering.
• Familiar with material handling and internal logistics design and implementation.
• Knowledge of PLC and other automation element selection.
• Experience with Smart Factory initiatives including digital plant layouts and flow simulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed PFD, PFMEA, and Control Plans for productivity gains.
• Drive capacity enhancements and elimination of bottlenecks in assembly processes.
• Design pneumatic/electrical circuits for end-to-end setups and define lean equipment specs.
• Ensure SHE, capability, cycle time, TPM and ergonomics in equipment/workstations.
• Define and maintain material handling standards and internal logistics.
• Lead capability building and deployment of automation and digital plant layout initiatives.

Skills

assembly process planning

new product productionising

capacity enhancement

de-bottlenecking

re-engineering

low cost automation

material handling

PLC automation knowledge

Education

BE in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering

Post-graduation in related disciplines

Tools

Flow simulation

Smart Factory tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Detailed PFD (Process Flow Diagram), PFMEA, Control Plan, Capacity enhancement, Couple / Decouple operations for maximum VA
• Pneumatic Electrical circuits for End offline and Establish Lean Equipment Specification
• SHE, Capability, Cycle Time, Labour, TPM and Follow-up design and construction of equipment / workstations. Performs pre and final acceptance based on Ergonomics, Cmk, Cycle Time
• Developing methods analysis techniques and standards. Also Developing and establishing work standards for new products and current products as part of productivity improvement activities
• Identification of wastes in the manufacturing processes. Defining ergonomic standards in manufacturing equipment
• Defining and maintaining material handling standards for in-house processes

Your Profile as Manager - Manufacturing Engineering (m/f/d):

• BE in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering. Post-graduation in any of these disciplines would be an added advantage
• Minimum of 8 years in industrial engineering function or production engineering function with at least 3 years in assembly process planning and establishment of standards
• The person must possess hands-on experience in assembly process planning engineering, new product productionising, Capacity enhancement, De-bottlenecking, Re-engineering, Low Cost Automation.
• Must be familiar with design and implementation of material handling and internal logistics.
• Must have knowledge on PLC other automation elements selection.
• Must possess implementation knowledge on Smart Factory initiatives including digitalization of plant layouts including flow simulatio.