Senior Manager - Process Planning

MANN+HUMMEL; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The MANN+HUMMEL Bengaluru site seeks a senior manufacturing engineering leader to oversee development and implementation of manufacturing processes. A team of advanced manufacturing engineers, project engineers and production engineers supports the fulfillment of tasks.

Collaboration with R&D to ensure design for manufacturing, and applying Lean principles to drive continuous improvement and cost competitiveness across the plant are key expectations.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor's in tool design/making (NTTF/GTTC/CIPET).
• 18–25 years hands-on manufacturing engineering experience.
• Familiar with molding, assembly, and digitalization tools.
• IATF 16949 awareness and APQP/PPAP understanding.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan budgets and resources for the responsibility area.
• Lead manufacturing process development and implementation.
• Collaborate with R&D for design-for-manufacturing enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost competitiveness.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/IATF standards and HSE policies.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Drive

Adaptability

Organizational Awareness

Cooperation

Education

Diploma / Bachelor in Tool design

Tool making

Tools

MS Office

SAP PP

MES

Job description

Role Summary

The incumbent oversees the development and implementation of manufacturing processes. A team of advanced manufacturing engineers, project engineers and production engineers are supporting the fulfillment of tasks.

Main Tasks

Functional

• Plan required budgets and human resources in area of responsibility
• Ensure that latest knowledge in industry and best practices in companies are applied
• Contribute to continuous improvement of manufacturing processes
• Close collaboration with R&D to ensure design for manufacturing
• Apply latest technology from related industry to ensure competitiveness
• Ensure the appropriate balance between automation and manual production processes
• Support continuous improvement for new and existing processes to ensure competiveness of production costs
• Ensure compliance with HSE legislation; apply policies and processes; provide healthy, safe and environmentally friendly work places and state-of-the-art production processes and infrastructure;
• Apply adequate protection and emergency concepts based on continuously updated risk assessments
• Ensure that all relevant internal and external norms and standards (e.g. ISO/IATF) are applied
• Contribute to improvement of plant carbon footprint

Leadership

• Lead, direct, develop and coordinate a high performance team under his supervision for engineering
• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed and directed
• Enhance SQDC target development

• TTP – Time to Pass and IPT achievement
• Variance/deviation in standard costs / compliance with machine and tooling cost
• OEE
• Non quality cost index
• Customer ppm
• Customer complaints
• HSE (Accident Frequency Rate, Energy Efficiency, Recycling Rate)

Experience

Required:

• Diploma / Bachelor degree in Tool design / Tool making from NTTF, GTTC & CIPET
• Overall 18-25 years of hands-on experience of manufacturing engineering and relevant experience in Tool room as Injection Mold designer/ Assembly operations process engineering.
• Familiar with required production processes and working processes (e.g. pleating, plastic injection molding, plastic welding, assembly, digitalization tools)
• Mold manufacturing processes and Molding process
• IATF 16949 awareness (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control plan etc.)
• Adequate knowledge in MRP, Routing, BOM, MES
• Ability to troubleshoot the defects with problem-solving tools.
• Process improvement and analysis in Micro level
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiar with measuring devices
• Familiar in applying Lean Manufacturing

Preferred:

• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering for automotive products

Language and Computer Abilities:

• Fluent in written and oral English communication preferred
• Relevant IT tools (MS Office, SAP PP, MES etc.)

Competencies:

• Leading People
• Impact and Influence
• Cooperation and Collaboration
• Achievement Orientation
• Strategic Drive and Innovation
• Managing Execution
• Adaptability and Learning
• Organizational Awareness