Senior Manager (5) -JLR Assembly

TATA Marcopolo Motors Ltd. Dharwad; Pune District, Pimpri-Chinchwad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Motors on-site Pune factory is hiring for a Shop Technology/Production Manager role tasked with achieving SQPDCME targets and driving line improvement. The role involves planning, ensuring line readiness, and coordinating with Technical Services, Warehousing, and HR for training and manpower readiness.

The candidate should have BE/BTech (Mechanical/Elec./EnTC/Paint Technology) with 3–8 years of shop experience, strong operations management, and a track record in cost, safety, and

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in relevant engineering disciplines required.
• 3–8 years of shop/production experience with strong technical knowledge.
• Experience in achieving SQPDCME targets and driving improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Production Planning: prepare tools/equipment per production plan; ensure readiness of line.
• New Product Development: ensure station readiness and test_NEW products; provide inputs to Technical Services.
• Process Quality Improvement: implement action plans from feedback; address line quality issues.
• Productivity Improvement: eliminate non-value adding activities; coordinate with logistics for materials and tools.
• Manpower Management: train operators; lead SDTs for productivity improvements; ensure training compliance.
• Shop Health Management: provide TPM trainings; participate in cross-functional teams to reduce costs.
• Safety Management: implement safety standards and PPE usage; drive safety audits.
• Cost Management: assist in annual shop production budget; control indirect costs; waste reduction.
• Other initiatives: drive cost reduction through VAVE, transportation, and waste reduction.

Skills

Driving Execution

Customer Centricity

Leading Change

Operations Management

Business and financial acumen

Problem solving orientation

Risk management

Education

BE/BTech (Mechanical/Elec./EnTC/Paint Technology)

Job description

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Location: Pune, MH, IN

Position Summary With Job Responsibilities

Purpose of the position:

• Why the positions exists?
• What will happen if there is no one in the position (no one performs the work)?

This role will be responsible for achieving SQPDCME (Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Cost, Morale & Environment) targets at a line & SDT level, along with training operators on specific skills & driving improvement initiatives on the production line

Education B.E./B. Tech (Mechanical/Elec./EnTC/Paint Technology)

Skills/ Competencies

• Driving Execution
• Customer Centricity
• Leading Change
• Operations Management
• Business and financial acumen
• Problem solving orientation.
• Risk management

Relevant Experience

• Must possess overall experience of 3-8 years in the Shop technology, and must possess sound technical knowledge of Production for the respective Shop with minimum 3 years

Key Responsibilities

S.N. Key Responsibility & Key Tasks Measures

1 Production Planning

• Prepare and arrange for tools and equipment required for the production, as per the defined production plan
• Check the readiness of the line by testing the equipment arranged by Technical Services
• Follow up with Warehousing to ensure the availability of raw materials for the planned production mix
• Ensure trained manpower availability
• HPeV
• MOP
• JPH

2 New Product Development

• Drive compliance to station level readiness, against the 120-point checklist provided by the Technical Services
• Make arrangements for all relevant machines and equipment for the testing of new products
• Provide inputs to Technical Services regarding specific issues faced at the line and create a detailed action report for course correction
• Station readiness – 95%

3 Process Quality Improvement

• Execute the action plan, prepared basis the feedback received from internal and external customers
• Report line issues for improvement in production
• Execute action plan basis of feedback received from different agencies (Warranty, next customer, customer issues etc.)
• Take appropriate actions to address and resolve daily line quality issues
• DRL
• PDI score (Internal)
• PQI Score (Process Quality Index)
• Product Audit Score
• Process Audit Score
• TCF DPV(Defect /Veh) Score

4 Productivity Improvement

• Take actions to eliminate NVA (non-value adding), and ENVA through line balancing and various initiatives (Kaizen, Kaizen events, FPBP etc.)
• Try out various initiatives identified for line functionality improvements
• Execute identified kitting solutions for optimised movement of materials from Supermarket area to production line
• Coordinate with shop logistics/indirect material stores for availability of indirect material and tools to ensure maximum productivity
• % Down Time improvement (YOY)
• HPeV

5 Manpower Management

• Train operators on specific line skills and soft skills (MS Office, MES System etc)
• Lead initiatives for performance readiness of Blue collar flexi manpower (with help of SQPDCME and HR) through classroom and on the job trainings
• Lead self-directed teams (SDT) for productivity improvements
• Coordinate with SQPDCME and HR to ensure training compliance of the Operator staff
• Manpower requirement
• Training compliance

6 Shop Health Management

• Provide TPM trainings to operators and reinforcing the same in culture
• Participate in ICR/ICM- cross functional teams to identify new steps to keep cost levels minimum
• % of Improvement (Rejection, warranty ,IDM and Tool Cost) YOY

7 Safety Management

• Implement safety standards in the assigned production area
• Drive acceptance and usage of Safety PPE’s among Operators and temporary blue collar and ensure minimum Safety incidents
• Arrange for the PPEs on the shop floor
• TRCFR
• Safety audit score

8 Cost Management

• Provide inputs for preparation of annual Shop production budget basis of the production requirement
• Execute initiatives to derive value from waste
• Track and control Rejection, Indirect Material and Tools cost by proactively planning and executing initiatives
• Annual maintenance budget

9 Other initiatives

• Execute actions for reduction of costs through TCS (Transportation, Consolidation, Services)
• Participate and execute initiatives to derive value from waste
• Participate in VAVE initiatives to drive cost reduction.
• Achieve WCQ Targets
• Cost/per car
• VAVE
• Level

Tata Motors Leadership Competencies

Customer Centricity - Anticipating, understanding and focusing efforts on meeting the customer (stakeholders) needs or expectations

Developing Self and Others - Recognizing continuous development is essential for success and taking steps to develop self and helping others to excel

Driving Execution - Translating strategy into action and execution

Leading by Example - Encouraging and following ethical standards

Leading Change - Recognizing the need for change, initiating and adapting to change

Motivating Self and Others - Inspiring teams and individuals

Functional Competencies

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