Manager-PPC

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Aurangabad; On-site; INR 6,00,000 - 8,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tire manufacturer in Aurangabad is seeking a PPC Manager to lead production planning and control strategies. The role includes validating ticket processes, managing inventory, and driving continuous improvement across the plant. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in optimizing resource utilization and production efficiency to meet quality, quantity, and cost targets.

Responsibilities

• Validate the ticket acceptance process.
• Find out the bottleneck equipment based on the ticket.
• Validate mold, machine, and manpower utilization.
• Decide the plant concurrencies.
• Forecast raw material requirements based on the ticket.
• Prepare the manufacturing strategy for efficient equipment utilization.
• Drive projects related to plant complexities.
• Forecast risks and opportunities related to ticket compliances.
• Control the new tire development plan as per OTD requirements.
• Analyze the gap between requirement and capacity.
• Maintain the work-in-process inventory as per the desired target.
• Prepare a ticket breakdown for each workstation.
• Balance the quantity requirement at each workstation.
• Ensure production tickets are met as per quality, quantity, and cost targets.
• Prepare the preventive maintenance plan for each workstation.

Job description

PPC Manager will be responsible for leading and executing production planning and control strategies to ensure seamless manufacturing operations aligned with demand forecasts, quality standards, and cost targets. This role demands a strong focus on optimizing resource utilization, managing inventory levels, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.

Key responsibilities include:

• Validating the ticket acceptance process.
• Finding out the bottleneck equipment based on the ticket.
• Validating mold, machine, and manpower utilization.
• Deciding the plant concurrencies.
• Forecasting raw material requirements based on the ticket and monitoring the impact of ticket changes.
• Preparing the manufacturing strategy for efficient utilization of equipment.
• Driving projects related to plant complexities.
• Forecasting risks and opportunities related to ticket compliances.
• Controlling the new tire development plan as per OTD requirements.
• Analyzing the gap between requirement and capacity.
• Maintaining the work-in-process inventory as per the desired target.
• Maintaining the absolute stock requirement as per the desired target.
• Preparing a ticket breakdown for each workstation based on daily customer requests.
• Balancing the quantity requirement at each workstation.
• Maintaining production concurrencies as per target to support the production process.
• Maintaining the expected standard of WIP inventory and aligning it with finance data.
• Auditing ticket compliance at each workstation and analyzing over/under production to support WIP standards.
• Ensuring production tickets are met as per quality, quantity, and cost targets.
• Ensuring optimum utilization of resources to support budgeted costs.
• Preparing the preventive maintenance plan for each workstation as per defined frequency.
• Ensuring preventive maintenance schedule compliance without affecting throughput.
• Ensuring the new tire development plan is executed as per schedule to meet OTD targets.
• Preparing production plan vs. actual data to forecast risks and opportunities.
• Preparing action plans to remedy deviations from planned or target output.
• Ensuring raw materials, finished goods, and WIP are maintained at optimum levels to support uninterrupted production.
• Ensuring effective utilization of IT systems like SAP, PMT, TV2, Data Host, Mazda, and CMS to analyze and support quality/production standards.
• Being responsible for Layered Process Audits.
• Ensuring day-to-day jobs are linked to environmental impact and compliance.
• Controlling environmental spillage, minimizing waste, and promoting recycling and reuse.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies, employing about 71,000 people and manufacturing its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.