Lead - Production - Automotive Plant

Employer - Listed Automotive Company

Role. - Lead Production - Plant

Job Location - Chakan, Pune

Role and Responsibilities:

Responsible for planning and overseeing all production activities in the section, enabling realization of the plant's operational targets (such as plant productivity, minimized inhouse rejection, tool cost reduction and related parameters) within the limits of best engineering practices (Kaizen, 5S) and HSSE norms

1. Production Planning:

- Formulate the week-wise and cell/line-wise plan for production aligned with the overall plant production plan to enable 100% delivery as per marketing requirement

- Estimate requirement of raw materials, machines/tools, consumables viz-a-viz the week-wise production plan. Prepare a budget for the same and send for approval

- Attend review meetings conducted by the Plant Production Head to provide an overview of the section operations, highlight deviations and help plan for corrective action

- Convene daily production review meetings with the Cell Incharge, Production Supervisors and Maintenance team to set daily production targets, inhouse rejection (IHR) targets viz-a-viz the overall plant plan and maintenance schedules

- Review the actual section production for the previous day. Compare against target to identify deviations. Analyze reasons for the deviation. Plan next steps to enable recovery of losses in the current day, as well as prevent re-occurrence of similar losses

2. Production execution:

- Create a work plan for the section production activities for the day basis the production requirement (target + previous losses (if any)) including

- Outlining responsibilities of all team members

- Production loading by machine

- Multi-machining

- Oversee the production process end-to-end including all section operation routines with the objective of achieving the production target

- Understand process bottlenecks on receipt of plan from PPC. Ideate to address the bottlenecks through machine shifting, outsourcing etc.

- Maximize plant productivity by Pre-planning for timely material procurement

- Availability of resources - manpower, consumables, machines

- Review of staffing roster created by direct reports

- Optimizing machine utilization

- Review of operator productivity

- Ensuring close monitoring and controlling of production bottleneck areas

- Supervise work of junior staff and provide guidance/support to them as and when
required
- Resolve various issues impacting production capacity of plant; Escalate to Plant

Production Head for critical issues:

3. Cost optimization:

- Monitor consumables' consumption in-line with the proposed budget. Analyze reasons for the deviation and take corrective

- Monitor rejection quantity and associated cost. Study and analyze previous day rejections to identify processes getting rejected and its subsequent causes and effects. Submit suggestions to minimize IHR to the Plant Head

4. Continuous improvement initiatives

- Drive the implementation of Kaizen and initiatives such as OEE, SAP vs Physical Inventory tally; suggested by ME ensuring plant is operated in compliance with best engineering practices

- Participate in the review of plant operating procedures by provide inputs to modify the same to improve quality and performance of system

5. HSSE compliance:

- Ensure timely reporting and investigation for any HSSE related incident; Ensure effective and timely implementation of formulated action plan to prevent its reoccurrence

- Conduct timely trainings and talks for all production personnel and contract workforce on all HSSE, legal, environmental and fire compliances and management

- Facilitate internal / external audits and ensure compliance of all production processes to applicable environmental, health and safety policies, laws and regulations

6. Team development

- Impart required technical skills to the team by facilitating knowledge transfer sessions

- Create the right atmosphere for the team by providing continuous feedback, support and guidance basis their performance, KRAs and KPIs

- Take responsibility to ensure that the team imbibes the committed organization values and culture

Please send your CV with below details if this suits your requirement:

1. Current Salary ( Fix + Variable)
2. Expected CTC :
3. Current Employer ( if working)
4. Current Location
5. Notice Period ( if working)
6. Ok for Work from Office from Chakan, Pune office-
7. Experience in SMT Machines ( in years)
8. Experience in SAP