Senior Manger BIW Production

TATA Marcopolo Motors Ltd. Dharwad; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Marcopolo Motors Ltd. Dharwad is seeking a hands-on Shop Technology professional to drive SQPDCME targets at the production line.

You will coordinate production planning, training, and improvement initiatives to elevate productivity and reduce costs while ensuring safety and quality across the line. The role requires 3–8 years in shop technology with at least 3 years in production, and a BE/BTech in Mechanical/Elec/EnTC/Paint Technology.

Qualifications

• B.E./B. Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, EnTC or Paint Technology.
• 3–8 years of overall shop technology experience with minimum 3 years in production.
• Strong hands-on approach to line improvement and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead production planning: ensure tooling, line readiness and raw material availability.
• Drive new product readiness with 120-point checklist and testing arrangements.
• Implement process quality improvements and track action closures.
• Lead productivity initiatives including line balancing, Kaizen and FPBP.
• Manage manpower: train operators, develop blue-collar teams and ensure compliance.
• Support TPM practices, safety standards and cost control on the shop floor.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (PPC, Quality, Supply Chain, Stores, HR).
• Coordinate with external contract labor and suppliers for material fitment and performance.

Skills

Driving Execution

Customer Centricity

Leading Change

Operations Management

Business and financial acumen

Problem solving orientation

Risk management

Education

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

Job description

Date: Oct 7, 2026

Location: Pune, IN

Purpose of the Role

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

Job Responsibility

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stakeholder Profiles & Nature of Interactions

Internal

PPC

Production targets; Production as per sequence & priority.

Product mix

Maintenance manager

Line availability and breakdown issues, TPM support

Quality (CQ /SQIG/VQA)

Part quality issue & Improvement

Supply Chain

Availability of daily material availability

Stores

Material handling and consumables

Quality Manager

Production defects and rectification;

DRR & DRL improvement and action closures

Safety Manager

Line and production safety

HR

Manpower requirement

Training needs fulfillment

Technical Services

Line facility management, Support to Achieve MOP targets

External

Contract Labor

Manpower performance

Suppliers

Material fitment, defect issues

Desired Candidate Profile

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

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

Skills & Competencies

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