Purpose of the Role
To lead end-to-end plant operations and achieve production, quality, delivery, cost, safety and profitability targets. The position requires extensive hands-on knowledge of precision machining and high-volume automotive component manufacturing.
Qualification:
B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical/Production/Automobile Engineering
Experience:
25+ years in automotive component manufacturing, including 5+ years in a plant leadership role.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Production, Quality, Maintenance, PPC, Process Engineering, Stores and EHS functions.
- Achieve production, productivity, quality, delivery and cost targets.
- Provide technical leadership for CNC turning, VMC, HMC, SPM and grinding operations.
- Improve cycle time, tool life, machine utilisation, process capability and OEE.
- Resolve machining issues involving dimensional variation, tool failure, chatter, rejection and process instability.
- Review machining parameters, CNC programs, cutting tools, fixtures, layouts and capacity requirements.
- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance; improve MTBF and MTTR.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
- Lead APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, RCA and CAPA activities.
- Reduce rejection, rework, scrap, customer complaints and conversion costs.
- Manage plant budgets, CAPEX, inventory and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Lead new product industrialisation, machine commissioning and production ramp-up.
- Implement Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke and SMED.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, factory and statutory requirements.
- Develop functional heads and build a performance-driven plant team.
- Maintain effective employee relations and shop-floor discipline.
Required Competencies
- Extensive knowledge of precision machining processes.
- Strong expertise in CNC/VMC/HMC programming, tooling, fixtures and GD&T.
- Knowledge of metallurgy, heat treatment and engineering drawings.
- Strong understanding of OEE, TPM, Lean Manufacturing and cost optimisation.
- Knowledge of IATF 16949 and automotive quality core tools.
- Experience handling automotive OEM customers and audits.
- Strong leadership, analytical, commercial and decision-making skills.
Key Performance Indicators
- Production plan achievement.
- On-time delivery.
- OEE and capacity utilisation.
- Productivity and conversion cost.
- Customer PPM and complaints.
- Internal rejection, rework and scrap.
- Machine breakdown, MTBF and MTTR.
- Safety and statutory compliance.
- Inventory and working-capital control.
- Employee productivity and development.
