Production Manager

Standex Electronics; Vadodara; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Standex Electronics in Vadodara, India, seeks a Production Manager to plan and run CT/PT transformer manufacturing in a high-MTO environment. You will convert production plans into daily schedules and manage capacity, manpower, machines, materials, WIP, and delivery commitments with cross-functional teams.

The role requires coordinating with Planning, Engineering, Purchase, Stores, Quality, Testing, Maintenance and Dispatch to ensure orders are produced on time, within cost and to approved

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and controlling manufacturing operations in an MTO environment.
• Proven ability to manage capacity, manpower, machines, materials and WIP to meet delivery targets.
• Strong focus on quality, testing, throughput, and on-time order execution.

Responsibilities

• Convert monthly/weekly production plans into daily and shift-wise schedules.
• Ensure production aligns with customer priorities, delivery dates and lead times.
• Monitor plan adherence, identify bottlenecks and recover delayed orders.
• Sequence MTO jobs to minimize changeover and WIP, releasing jobs with complete drawings, BOMs, and specs.
• Coordinate with Planning and Engineering for priority changes and customer requirements.
• Track standard hours vs actual hours; optimize manpower and machine utilization.
• Oversee order-wise WIP ageing and production status/MIS.
• Escalate material, drawing, engineering, quality or testing issues impacting delivery.
• Coordinate with Stores, Purchase and Planning for timely material availability; reduce wastage.
• Ensure machine availability, maintenance, and contingency plans for bottlenecks.
• Drive Lean, 5S, Kaizen and visual management; improve throughput and reduce losses.
• Maintain safety, discipline, and compliance while achieving targets.

Skills

Production planning

Execution

Capacity planning

Manpower management

Machine management

Materials handling

WIP management

Delivery scheduling

Quality control

Testing coordination

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

To plan, manage and continuously improve the manufacturing operations for CT/PT transformers in a high-MTO (Make-to-Order) environment, ensuring that customer orders are manufactured on time, as per approved drawings/specifications, within planned cost, and with the required quality standards.

The Production Manager will be responsible for converting the production plan into daily execution while effectively managing capacity, manpower, machines, materials, WIP, production priorities, quality, testing, and delivery commitments.

The role requires strong coordination with Planning, Engineering, Purchase, Stores, Quality, Testing, Maintenance and Dispatch to ensure smooth order-to-delivery flow.

Key Responsibilities

A. Production Planning & Execution

• Convert the monthly/weekly production plan into a detailed daily and shift-wise production schedule.
• Ensure production is executed according to customer priority, promised delivery date and manufacturing lead time.
• Monitor production against plan on a daily basis.
• Identify bottlenecks and take corrective action to recover delayed orders.
• Ensure proper sequencing of MTO jobs to minimize changeover, waiting time and WIP.
• Ensure timely release of jobs to the shop floor only when required drawings, BOMs, materials and specifications are available.
• Coordinate with Planning and Engineering for changes in priorities, drawings and customer requirements.
• Monitor standard hours vs. actual hours for different products/jobs.
• Maintain production continuity through effective manpower and machine allocation.

B. MTO Production Management

• Closely monitor each order through major manufacturing stages.
• Track order-wise WIP ageing and identify jobs exceeding planned cycle time.
• Ensure no order remains unnecessarily stuck between processes.
• Develop and maintain order-wise production status/MIS.
• Escalate material, drawing, engineering, quality or testing issues that may affect delivery.
• Ensure effective coordination between different production processes to maintain smooth flow.

C. Capacity & Manpower Management

• Prepare manpower requirements based on the production load and product mix.
• Allocate manpower according to skill requirements and production priorities.
• Monitor manpower productivity and overtime.
• Develop multi-skilled operators to improve flexibility in the MTO environment.
• Identify manpower bottlenecks and initiate corrective action.
• Optimize utilization of critical machines and workstations.

D. Quality Management

• Ensure products are manufactured strictly according to approved drawings, BOMs, process specifications and customer requirements.
• Drive First Pass Yield (FPY) improvement.
• Reduce rework, rejection and process defects.
• Work closely with Quality and Testing teams to identify root causes of failures.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions for recurring defects.
• Conduct daily/weekly review of production-related quality issues.
• Ensure proper process controls and inspection checkpoints are followed.
• Monitor WIP at every major manufacturing stage.
• Establish maximum permissible WIP ageing for each process.
• Identify bottleneck operations and improve throughput.
• Reduce unnecessary movement, waiting and queue time.
• Monitor actual production lead time against planned lead time.
• Ensure urgent/customer-critical orders receive appropriate priority without disturbing overall production flow.

F. Material Coordination

• Coordinate with Stores, Purchase and Planning to ensure timely availability of production materials.
• Identify material shortages that can affect production schedules.
• Ensure effective material utilization and minimize material wastage.
• Ensure material traceability for critical components and processes.
• Ensure production does not proceed with incorrect, unapproved or obsolete materials.

G. Machine & Maintenance Coordination

• Ensure availability and proper utilization of production machinery and equipment.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Monitor machine downtime and its impact on production.
• Identify critical equipment and develop contingency plans.
• Ensure measuring and production equipment are available and fit for use.

H. Process Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in productivity, quality and lead time.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen and visual management practices where applicable.
• Identify bottlenecks and eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Improve line balancing and workstation utilization.
• Standardize production processes and best practices.
• Reduce overtime, rework, waiting time and production losses.

I. Safety & Discipline

• Ensure compliance with plant safety rules and statutory requirements.
• Promote safe working practices throughout the production area.
• Ensure proper use of PPE.
• Maintain workplace discipline, housekeeping and 5S.
• Immediately address unsafe conditions and unsafe working practices.
• Ensure production targets are never achieved at the expense of safety.

J. MIS & Management Reporting

Prepare and review daily/weekly/monthly production reports covering: