Assembly Manager

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Reporting To: Plant Head / Unit Head

Role & responsibilities

Assembly Operations Management

• Lead and manage day-to-day assembly operations to meet production schedules and customer delivery requirements. • Ensure achievement of daily, weekly, and monthly production targets. • Oversee assembly of instrumentation products, electronic control panels, PCB assemblies, sensors, transmitters, controllers, and related systems. • Monitor assembly processes and identify opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency. • Ensure proper allocation of manpower, machines, tools, and resources. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across assembly lines.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supervisors, engineers, technicians, and operators. • Conduct performance reviews and capability assessments. • Implement skill development programs and technical training initiatives. • Build a culture of accountability, ownership, teamwork, and operational excellence. • Resolve workforce issues and maintain healthy employee relations. • Manage a team size of 200300 members depending on operational requirements.

Production Planning & Control

• Coordinate with planning and supply chain teams for material availability. • Review production schedules and ensure timely order execution. • Monitor Work-in-Progress (WIP) and optimize production flow. • Ensure adherence to production timelines and dispatch commitments. • Develop strategies to minimize downtime and improve throughput.

Technical & Process Excellence

• Establish and optimize assembly processes for instrumentation and electronics products. • Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and productivity improvement initiatives. • Implement process standardization and SOP compliance. • Analyze root causes of process inefficiencies and implement corrective actions. • Support NPI (New Product Introduction) activities and engineering change management.

Quality Management

• Ensure compliance with ISO standards, quality procedures, and customer requirements. • Work closely with QA/QC teams to minimize defects and rework. • Monitor quality KPIs, First Pass Yield (FPY), rejection rates, and customer complaints. • Drive CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) implementation. • Ensure product reliability and compliance with specifications.

Inventory & Material Management

• Coordinate with Stores and Procurement teams for seamless material flow. • Monitor inventory utilization and reduce material wastage. • Ensure FIFO practices and inventory accuracy. • Maintain optimal stock levels to avoid production interruptions.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) regulations. • Promote safe work practices across assembly operations. • Conduct safety audits and risk assessments. • Ensure regulatory and statutory compliance requirements are met.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring

• Prepare and present production MIS and operational reports. • Monitor KPIs including: o Productivity o OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) o On-Time Delivery o Rejection & Rework Rates o Assembly Cycle Time o Cost Reduction Metrics o Manpower Utilization • Present improvement initiatives and operational performance to management.

Preferred candidate profile

B.E./B.Tech in:

Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)

Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)