Thin Wire Manager

Stonex India Pvt. Ltd.; Madhya Pradesh; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonex India Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a seasoned manufacturing supervisor to own the day-to-day performance of thin wire machines and related production activities in our plant in India.

You will translate the production plan into practical machine schedules based on capacity, material, and manpower, ensuring correct setup and safe operation. Responsibilities include monitoring performance, coordinating with maintenance and quality teams, guiding operators, and recording production metrics to drive

Qualifications

• Diploma/ITI/B.E./B.Tech in mechanical or related field.
• 5+ years experience in machine-intensive manufacturing or stone processing.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day performance of thin wire machines and production activities.
• Translate the production plan into practical machine schedules based on capacity, material and manpower.
• Ensure correct machine preparation, wire installation, alignment, tensioning and operating settings before production.
• Monitor cutting/processing conditions and make appropriate operating adjustments to maintain stable performance.
• Track wire breakage, machine stoppages, abnormal vibration, dimensional variation and other operating deviations.
• Control wire, slurry/processing consumables and other machine-related inputs to minimize avoidable consumption and loss.
• Ensure material is processed according to the required thickness, dimensions, finish and production specifications.
• Review machine-wise output and identify reasons for shortfall, idle time or inconsistent performance.
• Work with Maintenance to plan servicing and resolve mechanical, electrical or control-related machine issues.
• Ensure critical spares, tools and operating consumables are available to prevent unnecessary production interruptions.
• Establish effective shift handover practices, including machine condition, pending issues, output and material status.
• Guide machine operators on correct operating practices, machine care, basic troubleshooting and safe working methods.
• Evaluate operator performance and identify training requirements to improve machine handling and process consistency.
• Coordinate with Quality on process deviations, product complaints, dimensional issues and corrective actions.
• Maintain machine-wise production, downtime, wire-consumption and breakdown records and submit periodic reports.
• Investigate recurring wire breakage, uneven cutting, poor productivity and other process issues through structured root-cause analysis.
• Implement improvements in machine settings, work methods, changeover practices and consumable utilization wherever appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, PPE requirements, 5S and housekeeping standards around the machine area.
• Participate in trials and commissioning of new machines, tools, wires or process methods and document results.
• Support management in improving production capacity, operating cost, equipment reliability and overall process discipline.

Skills

Machine scheduling

Operator supervision

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Data analysis

Education

Diploma / ITI / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical, Production, Electrical or related technical discipline

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day performance of thin wire machines and associated production activities.
• Translate the production plan into practical machine schedules based on available capacity, material and manpower.
• Ensure correct machine preparation, wire installation, alignment, tensioning and operating settings before production.
• Monitor cutting/processing conditions and make appropriate operating adjustments to maintain stable performance.
• Track wire breakage, machine stoppages, abnormal vibration, dimensional variation and other operating deviations.
• Control wire, slurry/processing consumables and other machine-related inputs to minimize avoidable consumption and loss.
• Ensure material is processed according to the required thickness, dimensions, finish and production specifications.
• Review machine-wise output and identify reasons for shortfall, idle time or inconsistent performance.
• Work with Maintenance to plan servicing and resolve mechanical, electrical or control-related machine issues.
• Ensure critical spares, tools and operating consumables are available to prevent unnecessary production interruptions.
• Establish effective shift handover practices, including machine condition, pending issues, output and material status.
• Guide machine operators on correct operating practices, machine care, basic troubleshooting and safe working methods.
• Evaluate operator performance and identify training requirements to improve machine handling and process consistency.
• Coordinate with Quality on process deviations, product complaints, dimensional issues and corrective actions.
• Maintain machine-wise production, downtime, wire-consumption and breakdown records and submit periodic reports.
• Investigate recurring wire breakage, uneven cutting, poor productivity and other process issues through structured root-cause analysis.
• Implement improvements in machine settings, work methods, changeover practices and consumable utilization wherever appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, PPE requirements, 5S and housekeeping standards around the machine area.
• Participate in trials and commissioning of new machines, tools, wires or process methods and document results.
• Support management in improving production capacity, operating cost, equipment reliability and overall process discipline.

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma / ITI / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical, Production, Electrical or a relevant technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in machine-intensive manufacturing or stone-processing operations, with supervisory experience preferred.
• Practical exposure to wire-based cutting/processing machinery or similar precision production equipment will be preferred.
• Experience in machine scheduling, operator supervision, breakdown coordination and production reporting.
• Ability to understand machine parameters, production data and basic maintenance requirements.