Production Engineer(Fresher)

Industry: Automotive / Auto Components
Experience: Fresher / 01 Year
Department: Production
Location: Chakan / Chinchwad Pune
Qualification: Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical / Production / Automobile EngineeringJob SummaryWe are looking for a Production Engineer – Fresher to join our automotive manufacturing team. The candidate will support day-to-day production activities in sheet metal, press shop, and fabrication processes, ensuring smooth production, quality, productivity, and adherence to safety standards.Key Responsibilities

• Support daily production activities in sheet metal, press shop, and fabrication operations.
• Monitor production processes and ensure production targets are achieved.
• Assist in setting up and operating press machines, fabrication equipment, and sheet metal machinery.
• Understand and follow process sheets, work instructions, drawings, and SOPs.
• Monitor machine parameters and identify abnormalities during production.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room, and Production teams to resolve shop-floor issues.
• Assist in line balancing, manpower planning, and production scheduling.
• Ensure proper utilization of manpower, machines, tools, and materials.
• Support activities related to 5S, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement.
• Identify production bottlenecks, rejection, rework, and downtime and support corrective actions.
• Maintain daily production reports, rejection reports, downtime records, and other production documentation.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and company manufacturing standards.
• Follow all safety procedures and ensure safe working practices on the shop floor.
• Support implementation of Poka-Yoke, process improvement, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Learn and understand automotive manufacturing processes and quality requirements.

Preferred Skills

• Basic knowledge of sheet metal manufacturing and press shop processes.
• Basic understanding of fabrication and welding processes.
• Knowledge of production planning and shop-floor management.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Basic knowledge of AutoCAD will be an advantage.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of MS Excel and MS Office.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to work in a shop-floor/manufacturing environment.

Key Competencies

• Production monitoring
• Problem-solving
• Team coordination
• Quality awareness
• Safety awareness
• Process discipline
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Willingness to learn

EducationDiploma / B.E. / B.Tech – Mechanical / Production / Automobile EngineeringExperience: Freshers are encouraged to apply.Candidates with 0–1 year of experience in automotive manufacturing, sheet metal, press shop, or fabrication will be preferred.