Head Forging Plant

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead overall Forging Plant operations, production, quality, and productivity.
• Achieve production, quality, cost, and delivery targets.
• Manage forging processes, presses, furnaces, dies, tooling, and manpower.
• Monitor OEE, rejection, rework, downtime, yield, and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, safety, 5S, TPM, Kaizen, and Lean practices.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, PPC, Stores, and other departments.
• Drive cost reduction, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead plant audits and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Develop and manage the plant team and ensure competency development.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy, or a related field.
• 1520+ years of experience in forging/manufacturing operations.
• Strong experience in hot/closed-die forging processes.
• Experience in automotive or engineering component manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of plant operations, production KPIs, quality systems, and lean manufacturing.
• Good understanding of IATF 16949, TPM, 5S, Kaizen, and safety practices.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, and team management skills.