Senior Manager

Marvelous Machinist; Kagal; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Marvelous Machinist in Maharashtra, India seeks an Industrial Engineering professional to lead standardization of cycle times, work measurement, and manpower norms. You will drive continuous improvement through Lean, 5S, Kaizen, and TPM, while supporting capacity planning, facility optimization, and automation initiatives.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure manufacturing readiness for new products, optimize costs, and sustain productivity enhancements with data-driven decision

Responsibilities

• Validate critical processes and evaluate Cp/Cpk for cycle time optimization in series production.
• Provide technical troubleshooting support at both in-house operations and supplier locations as per demand of production & SCM, Quality, as a CFT member.
• Utilize SolidCAM software to optimize machining cycle time and improve productivity.
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards & quality system management for ISO 9001:2015/IATF 16949:2016
• Identify & plan training needs of subordinates.
• Motivating working team & ensuring career development & positive contribution to the company.
• Should maintain proper housekeeping by applying the 5S quality method.
• Identify & Implimentation of Continues Improvement Projects.
• KPI/KPA Achievement.
• Industrial Engineering & Work Standards: Establish and maintain standard cycle times, process times, and manpower norms for all manufacturing operations.
• Conduct time studies, motion studies, and work measurement activities to improve operational effectiveness.
• Develop and monitor standard operating parameters for optimum resource utilization.
• Support workforce balancing and deployment planning to achieve targeted productivity levels.
• Cost Optimization & Manufacturing Excellence: Lead manufacturing cost reduction initiatives through process optimization and waste elimination.
• Drive Value Analysis (VA) and Value Engineering (VE) projects to improve cost competitiveness.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and recommend improvement actions to enhance profitability.
• Support product costing, investment justification, and business case preparation for new projects.
• Capacity Planning & Facility Optimization: Prepare short-term and long-term capacity plans aligned with business growth objectives.
• Lead facility layout optimization projects to improve material flow, space utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Support expansion projects, new production lines, and capital investment planning activities.
• Evaluate machine loading and resource utilization to maximize asset productivity.
• Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement: Lead implementation and sustenance of Lean Manufacturing initiatives including 5S, Kaizen, SMED, TPM, Visual Management, and Waste Elimination programs.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement across all manufacturing areas.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement projects aimed at enhancing productivity, quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Monitor and report improvement project benefits and sustainability.
• Automation & Industry 4.0 Initiatives: Identify opportunities for automation and digital transformation within manufacturing operations.
• Lead implementation of robotic systems, machine monitoring solutions, and smart manufacturing technologies.
• Support Industry 4.0 initiatives focused on productivity enhancement, data-driven decision-making, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders for successful implementation of automation projects.
• New Product Development Support: Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for new products and business opportunities.
• Support RFQ evaluation, process planning, capacity assessment, and investment estimation activities.
• Participate in APQP, PPAP, and product industrialization activities to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness for new product launches.

Job description

7.Validate critical processes and evaluate Cp/Cpk for cycle time optimization in series production.

8. Provide technical troubleshooting support at both in-house operations and supplier locations as per demand of production & SCM, Quality, as a CFT member.

9. Utilize SolidCAM software to optimize machining cycle time and improve productivity.

10. Ensuring adherence to quality standards & quality system management for ISO 9001:2015/IATF 16949:2016

9. To Identify & plan training needs of subordinates.

11. Motivating working team & ensuring career development & positive contribution to the company.

12. Should maintain proper housekeping by applying the 5S quality method.

13. Identify & Implimentation of Continues Improvement Projects.

14. KPI/KPA Achievement.

1.Industrial Engineering & Work Standards

• Establish and maintain standard cycle times, process times, and manpower norms for all manufacturing operations.
• Conduct time studies, motion studies, and work measurement activities to improve operational effectiveness.
• Develop and monitor standard operating parameters for optimum resource utilization.
• Support workforce balancing and deployment planning to achieve targeted productivity levels.

2.Cost Optimization & Manufacturing Excellence

• Lead manufacturing cost reduction initiatives through process optimization and waste elimination.
• Drive Value Analysis (VA) and Value Engineering (VE) projects to improve cost competitiveness.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and recommend improvement actions to enhance profitability.
• Support product costing, investment justification, and business case preparation for new projects.

3..Capacity Planning & Facility Optimization

• Prepare short-term and long-term capacity plans aligned with business growth objectives.
• Lead facility layout optimization projects to improve material flow, space utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Support expansion projects, new production lines, and capital investment planning activities.
• Evaluate machine loading and resource utilization to maximize asset productivity.

4.Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

• Lead implementation and sustenance of Lean Manufacturing initiatives including 5S, Kaizen, SMED, TPM, Visual Management, and Waste Elimination programs.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement across all manufacturing areas.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement projects aimed at enhancing productivity, quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Monitor and report improvement project benefits and sustainability.

5.Automation & Industry 4.0 Initiatives

• Identify opportunities for automation and digital transformation within manufacturing operations.
• Lead implementation of robotic systems, machine monitoring solutions, and smart manufacturing technologies.
• Support Industry 4.0 initiatives focused on productivity enhancement, data-driven decision-making, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders for successful implementation of automation projects.

6.New Product Development Support

• Provide manufacturing feasibility assessments for new products and business opportunities.
• Support RFQ evaluation, process planning, capacity assessment, and investment estimation activities.
• Participate in APQP, PPAP, and product industrialization activities to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness for new product launches.