Production Manager

Layam

Bhilwara

On-site

INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Layam Group in Soniyana (Bhilwara), Rajasthan, seeks an experienced Section Head Production to manage and optimize shop-floor operations and drive productivity. You will oversee production, manpower planning, and cross-functional coordination to meet targets and control costs.

The role emphasizes Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and strong leadership of production teams across shifts. B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical Engineering is required with relevant plant experience.

Qualifications

B.Tech / B.E. Mechanical Engineering must have been completed.
Experience in managing day-to-day production and shop-floor operations.
Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
Ability to lead, train and develop production teams.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day production and manufacturing operations.
Ensure effective shop-floor control and smooth production flow.
Monitor production plan versus actual output.
Achieve production, yield, quality and productivity targets.
Monitor machine uptime and process performance; address bottlenecks.
Coordinate production with quality, maintenance, materials and other functions.
Drive continuous improvement in production processes.
Plan and allocate manpower per production requirements.
Lead and develop production teams; conduct regular supervisor meetings.
Implement Lean, Kaizen, PDCA and reduce losses.
Drive TPM and TQM practices with maintenance and QA teams.
Monitor quality issues; conduct RCA and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Shop Floor Control

Manpower Planning

Production Management

Manufacturing Operations

Education

B.Tech / B.E. Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Position - Section Head Production

Manager Production

Location

Soniyana (Bhilwara), Rajasthan

Experience

1215 Years

Qualification

B.Tech / B.E. Mechanical Engineering

Role Purpose

To manage and control production operations, ensure smooth shop-floor functioning, optimize manpower and resources, achieve production and quality targets, control manufacturing costs, and drive productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Shop Floor Management

Manage day-to-day production and manufacturing operations.
Ensure effective shop-floor control and smooth production flow.
Monitor production plan versus actual output.
Ensure achievement of production, yield, quality and productivity targets.
Monitor machine uptime and process performance.
Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
Ensure smooth coordination between production, quality, maintenance, materials and other functions.
Drive continuous improvement in production processes.

Manpower Planning & Management

Plan and allocate manpower according to production requirements.
Ensure optimum utilization of manpower across shifts.
Monitor manpower productivity and identify improvement opportunities.
Lead, motivate and develop production teams.
Conduct regular meetings with supervisors and operators.
Identify training requirements and improve workforce skill levels.
Monitor employee performance and support appraisal activities.

Lean Manufacturing & Productivity Improvement

Implement Lean Manufacturing principles to improve process efficiency.
Identify and implement productivity improvement initiatives.
Drive Kaizen, PDCA and continuous improvement activities.
Reduce process losses, rejection, rework and unnecessary activities.
Improve machine utilization and production efficiency.
Monitor productivity indicators and take corrective actions.
Encourage employee participation in improvement activities.

TPM & TQM

Drive TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) activities in coordination with the Maintenance team.
Monitor machine availability, downtime and equipment performance.
Support preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives.
Implement TQM (Total Quality Management) practices across production processes.
Ensure adherence to process standards and quality requirements.
Work closely with QA to reduce rejection and improve first-pass quality.

Quality & Root Cause Analysis

Monitor production quality and process performance.
Control rejection, rework and customer/internal quality issues.
Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring production and quality problems.
Implement corrective and preventive actions.
Monitor effectiveness of countermeasures.
Ensure timely closure of quality-related issues.
Support process audits and continuous quality improvement.

Cost Control & Budget Planning