Production Process Engineer

Exide Energy Solutions Ltd; Devanahalli; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL) is setting up India's first Li-ion Cell Gigafactory in Bengaluru. The Production Process Engineer role is to ensure efficient and sustainable operation of cutting-edge manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement, and upholding high standards of quality and sustainability.

You will develop processes from NPI to mass production, monitor performance (yield, FPY, cycle time, OEE), lead root-cause analysis, and collaborate across Production, Quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5 - 12 years of process/manufacturing engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Li-ion battery/cell manufacturing experience is preferred; relevant experience in other highly automated process industries may also be considered.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Lean / continuous improvement and manufacturing quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, establish, and optimize manufacturing processes from NPI through mass production, including process trials, ramp-up, and validation.
• Monitor and improve process performance including yield, FPY, cycle time, OEE, throughput, scrap, and process-related downtime.
• Identify process abnormalities and lead structured root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and recurrence prevention.
• Establish and maintain process standards, work instructions, process controls, and supporting documentation.
• Use manufacturing data and appropriate analytical methods to identify trends, process variation, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost/sustainability initiatives while maintaining safety and product quality.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Equipment, R&D, and EHS teams to resolve process issues and improve process capability.
• Support equipment commissioning, process trials, qualification, and validation; assess the impact of equipment or process changes before production release.
• Ensure process changes are evaluated, validated, documented, and implemented through the applicable change-control process.
• Train and support Operations teams to ensure standardized and sustainable process execution.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean / continuous improvement

Manufacturing quality practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Industrial/ Manufacturing/ Materials/ Electrical/ Electronic Engineering

Job description

Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL) is one of the fastest growing companies who has vision to solve social issues regarding energy, environment, resource, etc with producing lithium-ion battery products. Exide Energy Solutions Ltd is setting up India’s first Giga plant to manufacture Lithium Ion Cells in Bengaluru. Exide Energy Solutions Limited is looking for Process Engineer in the Manufacturing organisation to achieve company’s goal at the Devanahalli, Bangalore Location.

Purpose: The purpose of the Production Process Engineer role is to ensure the efficient and sustainable operation of our Li-ion Cell Gigafactory's cutting-edge manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement, and upholding the highest standards of quality and sustainability

Job Description:

• Develop, establish, and optimize manufacturing processes from NPI through mass production, including process trials, ramp-up, and validation.
• Monitor and improve process performance including yield, FPY, cycle time, OEE, throughput, scrap, and process-related downtime.
• Identify process abnormalities and lead structured root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and recurrence prevention.
• Establish and maintain process standards, work instructions, process controls, and supporting documentation.
• Use manufacturing data and appropriate analytical methods to identify trends, process variation, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost/sustainability initiatives while maintaining safety and product quality.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Equipment, R&D, and EHS teams to resolve process issues and improve process capability.
• Support equipment commissioning, process trials, qualification, and validation; assess the impact of equipment or process changes before production release.
• Ensure process changes are evaluated, validated, documented, and implemented through the applicable change-control process.
• Train and support Operations teams to ensure standardized and sustainable process execution.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5 - 12 years of process/manufacturing engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Li-ion battery/cell manufacturing experience is preferred; relevant experience in other highly automated process industries may also be considered.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Lean / continuous improvement and manufacturing quality practices.