Production Engineer

VMix Mineral; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

VMix Mineral in Bengaluru is seeking a capable Production Manager to oversee daily planning, shop-floor supervision, fabrication, and quality control in a busy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating with planning, engineering, and procurement to ensure on-time production, optimal resource use, and strict safety and reporting standards across all production stages.

Qualifications

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Relevant experience in manufacturing, fabrication, machinery, equipment, or process-plant industries.
• Good knowledge of engineering drawings, fabrication, welding, assembly, and manufacturing processes.
• Basic knowledge of quality and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily production activities based on production schedules and project requirements.
• Ensure production targets are achieved within the planned timelines.
• Monitor job progress from material receipt through fabrication, assembly, inspection, and dispatch.
• Coordinate with planning, engineering, purchase, stores, quality, and project teams for smooth production.
• Identify production bottlenecks and take corrective action to avoid delays.
• Supervise production activities and guide operators, technicians, welders, fitters, and other shop-floor personnel.
• Allocate manpower and resources according to job requirements and priorities.
• Ensure work is carried out as per approved drawings, work instructions, and procedures.
• Monitor productivity and improve utilization of manpower, machines, and equipment.
• Maintain proper housekeeping and discipline on the shop floor.
• Monitor fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and installation-related activities.
• Ensure dimensions, tolerances, alignment, welding requirements, and assembly procedures are followed.
• Coordinate with the Quality Department for inspections at required stages.
• Ensure proper handling and protection of finished and semi-finished components.
• Support troubleshooting of fabrication and assembly issues.
• Ensure production activities comply with approved drawings, specifications, ITPs, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with QC/QA for stage inspections and final inspections.
• Identify non-conformities and implement corrective actions.
• Minimize rework, rejection, and material wastage.
• Ensure traceability of materials and production records where required.
• Coordinate with Stores and Purchase for timely availability of raw materials, bought-out items, consumables, and tools.
• Monitor material consumption and minimize wastage.
• Ensure proper utilization of production equipment, tools, and machinery.
• Report shortages, damages, and material requirements to the concerned department.
• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures and site/workshop safety requirements.
• Conduct and participate in safety toolbox meetings and job-specific safety briefings.
• Ensure workers use appropriate PPE and follow safe working practices.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, incidents, and near misses.
• Ensure safe working practices for lifting, welding, grinding, machining, assembly, and material handling activities.
• Maintain daily production reports and job-progress records.
• Prepare production status reports and highlight delays or critical issues.
• Maintain records related to manpower, production output, material consumption, rework, and machine utilization.
• Provide regular updates to the Production Manager / Factory Manager.
• Ensure production documentation is properly maintained and updated.
• Coordinate closely with Engineering for drawing clarifications and technical issues.
• Coordinate with QC/QA for inspections and quality clearance.
• Coordinate with Stores/Purchase for material availability.
• Coordinate with subcontractors/sub-vendors when production activities are outsourced.
• Support project teams in achieving committed delivery schedules.
• Achievement of production targets.
• On-time completion and dispatch of jobs.
• Manpower productivity and utilization.
• Reduction in rework and rejection.
• Material utilization and reduction of wastage.
• Compliance with quality requirements.
• Compliance with safety requirements.
• Effective utilization of machines and production resources.

Skills

Production planning

Shop-floor management

Team supervision

Reading drawings

Problem solving

Communication

MS Office

Coordination

Education

Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

1. Production Planning & Execution

• Plan and coordinate daily production activities based on production schedules and project requirements.
• Ensure production targets are achieved within the planned timelines.
• Monitor job progress from material receipt through fabrication, assembly, inspection, and dispatch.
• Coordinate with planning, engineering, purchase, stores, quality, and project teams for smooth production.
• Identify production bottlenecks and take corrective action to avoid delays.

2. Shop Floor Supervision

• Supervise production activities and guide operators, technicians, welders, fitters, and other shop-floor personnel.
• Allocate manpower and resources according to job requirements and priorities.
• Ensure work is carried out as per approved drawings, work instructions, and procedures.
• Monitor productivity and improve utilization of manpower, machines, and equipment.
• Maintain proper housekeeping and discipline on the shop floor.

3. Fabrication & Assembly:

• Monitor fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and installation-related activities.
• Ensure dimensions, tolerances, alignment, welding requirements, and assembly procedures are followed.
• Coordinate with the Quality Department for inspections at required stages.
• Ensure proper handling and protection of finished and semi-finished components.
• Support troubleshooting of fabrication and assembly issues.

4. Quality Control

• Ensure production activities comply with approved drawings, specifications, ITPs, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with QC/QA personnel for stage inspections and final inspections.
• Identify non-conformities and implement corrective actions.
• Minimize rework, rejection, and material wastage.
• Ensure traceability of materials and production records where required.

5. Material & Resource Management

• Coordinate with Stores and Purchase for timely availability of raw materials, bought-out items, consumables, and tools.
• Monitor material consumption and minimize wastage.
• Ensure proper utilization of production equipment, tools, and machinery.
• Report shortages, damages, and material requirements to the concerned department.

6. Safety

• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures and site/workshop safety requirements.
• Conduct and participate in safety toolbox meetings and job-specific safety briefings.
• Ensure workers use appropriate PPE and follow safe working practices.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, incidents, and near misses.
• Ensure safe working practices for lifting, welding, grinding, machining, assembly, and material handling activities.

7. Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain daily production reports and job-progress records.
• Prepare production status reports and highlight delays or critical issues.
• Maintain records related to manpower, production output, material consumption, rework, and machine utilization.
• Provide regular updates to the Production Manager / Factory Manager.
• Ensure production documentation is properly maintained and updated.

8. Coordination

• Coordinate closely with Engineering for drawing clarifications and technical issues.
• Coordinate with QC/QA for inspections and quality clearance.
• Coordinate with Stores/Purchase for material availability.
• Coordinate with subcontractors/sub-vendors when production activities are outsourced.
• Support project teams in achieving committed delivery schedules.

Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Achievement of production targets.
• On-time completion and dispatch of jobs.
• Manpower productivity and utilization.
• Reduction in rework and rejection.
• Material utilization and reduction of wastage.
• Compliance with quality requirements.
• Compliance with safety requirements.
• Effective utilization of machines and production resources.

Preferred candidate profile

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Relevant experience in manufacturing, fabrication, machinery, equipment, or process-plant industries.
• Good knowledge of engineering drawings, fabrication, welding, assembly, and manufacturing processes.
• Basic knowledge of quality and safety requirements.

Required Skills

• Production planning and shop-floor management.
• Team supervision and manpower coordination.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of MS Office and production reporting systems.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet delivery schedules.

Authority & Accountability

• Responsible for the timely execution of assigned production activities.
• Authorized to allocate manpower and production resources within approved requirements.
• Responsible for identifying production issues and escalating critical matters to the Production Manager / Factory Manager.
• Accountable for production quality, productivity, safety, and timely completion of assigned jobs.