Senior Engineer - Blade Production

Adani Group; Vidisha; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Group in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, is seeking an experienced Blade Production Operations Leader to oversee planning, execution, and continuous improvement across the wind turbine blade manufacturing process.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, drive takt time adherence, safety, and quality targets, and develop talent through training and succession planning. The role focuses on Lean, 5S, TPM and cost optimization while ensuring on-time delivery and high FPY.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in manufacturing operations.
• B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, Composite Engineering or Industrial Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute blade production targets daily, weekly and monthly.
• Coordinate with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse and Process Engineering teams to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Drive adherence to takt time, cycle time and productivity targets.
• Manage mold preparation, layup, resin infusion, curing, demolding, assembly and dispatch readiness.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, process parameters and engineering specs; drive FPY and RFT targets.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production quality issues; minimize rework.
• Support EHS: ensure safety, PTW compliance, toolbox talks and risk assessments.
• Develop and supervise shift engineers, supervisors and operators; deploy manpower per production needs.
• Foster lean culture via Kaizen, 5S, TPM and continuous cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Production planning

Manufacturing operations

Quality management

Continuous improvement

Education

Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering background

Lean Six Sigma certification preferred

Job description

Purpose/Objective

To manage Blade Production operations by ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing of wind turbine blades while achieving production targets, quality standards, delivery commitments, and continuous improvement objectives.

Key Responsibilities of Role

• Production Planning & Execution - Ensure achievement of daily, weekly, and monthly blade production targets.
• Monitor production schedules and optimize resource utilization to meet customer demand.
• Coordinate with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Process Engineering teams for uninterrupted production.
• Drive adherence to takt time, cycle time, and productivity targets.
• Manufacturing Operations - Manage complete blade manufacturing activities including mold preparation, layup, resin infusion, curing, demolding, assembly, finishing, and dispatch readiness.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, process parameters, and engineering specifications.
• Drive process stability and reduction of manufacturing defects.
• Quality Management - Ensure First Pass Yield (FPY) and Right First Time (RFT) targets are achieved.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production quality issues.
• Coordinate with Quality team to minimize rework and rejection losses.
• Safety, Health & Environment (EHS) - Ensure 100% compliance with EHS standards, PTW requirements, and safety protocols.
• Conduct regular safety inspections, toolbox talks, and risk assessments.
• Drive Zero Harm culture across production teams.
• People Management - Lead and supervise shift engineers, supervisors, and operators.
• Ensure manpower deployment as per production requirements.
• Drive capability development through training, skill matrix improvement, and succession planning.
• Foster employee engagement and performance excellence.
• Continuous Improvement - Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for cycle time reduction, yield enhancement, and cost optimization.
• Support digital manufacturing and operational excellence initiatives.
• Cost & Resource Management - Monitor material consumption and wastage.
• Optimize labour productivity and equipment utilization.
• Support achievement of annual manufacturing cost reduction targets.

Technical Competencies

• Production Planning & Execution,Manufacturing Operations,Quality Management,Continuous Improvement

Qualifications and Experience

• Educational Qualification - B.
• E.
• /B.
• Tech in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, Composite Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Experience - 6-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations.