Assistant Manager - Production (Plastic Injection Moulding)

Role & responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily/weekly production as per customer requirements and production schedules.
• Monitor injection moulding machines, moulds, auxiliary equipment, and production processes to ensure smooth operation.
• Achieve production targets while maintaining required quality standards and delivery schedules.
• Optimize machine loading, manpower allocation, cycle times, and material consumption.
• Monitor and control rejection, rework, scrap, and process losses.
• Analyze production issues such as short moulding, flash, sink marks, warpage, burn marks, weld lines, dimensional variation, and colour variation.
• Ensure proper setting and optimization of machine parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed, holding pressure, cooling time, and cycle time.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room, Materials, PPC, and Engineering teams to resolve production-related issues.
• Monitor machine breakdowns, mould problems, and process interruptions; coordinate corrective actions to minimize downtime.
• Implement 5S, Kaizen, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure correct use and traceability of raw materials, colour masterbatch, regrind, and production components.
• Maintain proper production records, shift reports, downtime reports, rejection reports, and other manufacturing documentation.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, work instructions, control plans, and process parameters.
• Lead and develop operators, technicians, and production supervisors through training, coaching, and performance monitoring.
• Prepare shift-wise manpower plans and ensure adequate staffing for production requirements.
• Ensure compliance with EHS/safety procedures, PPE requirements, machine guarding, and safe operating practices.
• Drive reduction of cycle time, energy consumption, material wastage, and manufacturing costs.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and workplace discipline across the production area.
• Participate in internal/external audits and ensure timely closure of production-related audit findings.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly production performance reports and present them to management.
• Ensure smooth shift handover and communication of pending issues, machine status, quality concerns, and production priorities.

Preferred candidate profile

Plastic Injection Moulding