Manager Operations - IMD

Autotex Private Limited; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Autotex Private Limited in Coimbatore, India, invites an experienced leader to head the Injection Moulding Division, focusing on achieving production, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and productivity targets. The role emphasizes optimizing manpower, machine utilization, material usage, and process efficiency to support the Annual Business Plan.

The successful candidate will drive Lean, Kaizen, and 5S initiatives, ensure Right First Time quality, and coordinate with planning, maintenance, and

Qualifications

• Diploma/B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/ Production/ Polymer Technology/ Plastics Engineering
• 14–18 years of IMD experience with 5–8 years in a managerial role
• Experience in injection moulding and process optimization

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to monthly and annual production plans while optimizing OEE, OME, productivity, and capacity utilization.
• Drive yield improvement, cost reduction, and operational excellence initiatives across IMD operations.
• Ensure Right First Time production by maintaining customer quality requirements, process controls, and QMS compliance.
• Monitor and reduce scrap, reprocessed material, cycle losses, and raw material wastage through continuous process improvement.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and other continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure machine availability and reliability through effective coordination of preventive maintenance and asset management activities.
• Review daily production performance, analyze deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions to achieve operational targets.
• Coordinate with Planning, Stores, Purchase, Tool Room, Quality, Maintenance, and Assembly teams for seamless manufacturing operations.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, EHS standards, statutory requirements, and organizational policies.
• Develop team capability through training, coaching, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives
• Prepare, monitor, and present production, quality, productivity, cost, and OPEX performance through MIS and management review.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Problem Solving

Cross Functional Collaboration

Change Management

Education

Diploma/B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/ Production / Polymer Technology / Plastics Engineering

Tools

SAP / ERP Systems

Production MIS

KPI Monitoring

Root Cause Analysis

Job description

Coimbatore, India | Posted on 06/27/2026

To lead and manage the Injection Moulding Division by ensuring achievement of production, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and productivity objectives. The role is responsible for optimizing manpower, machine utilization, material consumption, process efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives to support the organization's Annual Business Plan.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to monthly and annual production planswhile optimizing OEE, OME, productivity, and capacity utilization.
  
• Drive yield improvement, cost reduction, and operationalexcellence initiatives across IMD operations.
  
• Ensure "Right First Time" production bymaintaining customer quality requirements, process controls, and QMScompliance.
  
• Monitor and reduce scrap, reprocessed material (RP),cycle losses, and raw material wastage through continuous process improvement.
  
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and other continuousimprovement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
  
• Ensure machine availability and reliability througheffective coordination of preventive maintenance and asset managementactivities.
  
• Review daily production performance, analyze deviations,and implement corrective and preventive actions to achieve operational targets.
  
• Coordinate with Planning, Stores, Purchase, Tool Room,Quality, Maintenance, and Assembly teams for seamless manufacturing operations.
  
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, EHS standards, statutoryrequirements, and organizational policies.
  
• Develop team capability through training, coaching,performance management, and employee engagement initiatives
  
• Prepare, monitor, and present production, quality,productivity, cost, and OPEX performance through MIS and management review.
  

Requirements

Qualification

Diploma/B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical/ Production / Polymer Technology / Plastics Engineering

Experience

14-18 years in IMD

Minimum 5-8 years in a managerial role.

Technical Skills

• Injection Moulding ProcessManagement & Troubleshooting
  
• OEE, OME, Productivity &Yield Improvement
  
• Quality Management Systems (QMS),Process Control & Root Cause Analysis
  
• Preventive Maintenance, EquipmentReliability & Asset Management
  
• ERP/SAP Operations, ProductionMIS & Performance Reporting
  
• Manufacturing Data Analysis, KPIMonitoring & Decision Support
  

Behavioural Skills

• Leadership & Team Management
  
• Planning, Organizing and Strategic Thinking
  
• Problem Solving & Decision making
  
• Result Orientation & Change management
  
• Cross Functional Collaboration
  

Digital Skills

• MS Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  
• SAP / ERP Systems, Manufacturing KPI Tracking