Production Manager
Fastech S&s India · Visakhapatnam · onsite · Posted 51d ago
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About this role
Role & responsibilities
• Plan, organize, and control daily/weekly/monthly die casting production.
• Manage die casting machines, dies, furnaces, trimming and related production processes.
• Achieve production targets as per customer requirements and delivery schedules.
• Monitor OEE, productivity, rejection, rework, downtime, and production efficiency.
• Control and reduce casting defects such as porosity, blow holes, cold shuts, cracks, flash, shrinkage, and dimensional defects.
• Optimize machine parameters including temperature, pressure, injection speed, cycle time, and holding pressure.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room, PPC, Stores, and Purchase departments.
• Ensure proper die maintenance, die changeover, and machine setup.
• Analyze production problems and implement root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Reduce material wastage, scrap, rejection, energy consumption, and production costs.
• Ensure availability and proper utilization of manpower, machines, dies, raw materials, and consumables.
• Monitor operator performance and allocate manpower according to production requirements.
• Train and develop production supervisors, operators, and other team members.
• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures, PPE requirements, and statutory safety standards.
• Maintain production records, reports, machine downtime records, rejection reports, and other required documentation.
• Conduct daily production meetings and review production performance against targets.
• Implement 5S, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement activities.
• Investigate customer complaints related to production and coordinate corrective actions with the Quality team.
• Ensure production activities comply with the company's quality management system and work instructions.
Preferred candidate profile
• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, or related engineering field.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in manufacturing.
• Strong practical experience in Die Casting Production is mandatory.
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in a supervisory/managerial production role preferred.
• Experience in managing die casting machines, dies, production parameters, and casting defects.
• Experience in production planning, manpower management, productivity improvement, and cost reduction.
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