Production Manager

Position: Production Manager / Senior Production Manager
Industry: Industrial Fans / Pumps Manufacturing
Work Location: Chandannagar Hooghly.
Experience: 10 to 15 Years
Reporting To: Senior General Manager
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Production Manager / Senior Production Manager with strong hands-on experience in industrial fan and/or pump manufacturing. The candidate must have practical exposure to manufacturing processes for both centrifugal and axial fans, along with strong production planning, shop-floor management and team-handling capabilities.

ELIGIBILITY.

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering preferred; Diploma with strong relevant experience may also be considered.
• Experience: 10 to 15 years in Production/Manufacturing, with minimum 5 years in Industrial Fan/Pump or similar heavy engineering manufacturing.
• Technical Experience: Manufacturing of Centrifugal & Axial Industrial Fans, including heavy fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, balancing and testing.
• Management Skills: Production planning & control, manpower/machine utilization, shop-floor management and achieving QCD & productivity targets.
• Quality & Safety: Knowledge of quality control, SOPs, safety procedures, rejection/rework reduction and process improvement.
• Having Knowledge on high tensile steel- Similar & Dissimilar, distortion material control technique during joining.
• Having knowledge on non-destructive testing & destructive testing.
• Additional Advantage: Experience in 5S, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, MIS/KPIs and team handling.
• Preferred: Hands-on experience in fabrication, welding, machining, NDT, balancing and performance testing of Fan/Pump
• Experience of working in SAP, ISO 9001, ISO14001 & ISO 45001
• Capable of Handing 300 Workers & Unions
• Preferred Location- Require to stay at Hooghly near Factory
• Immediate joining will be preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complete production operations and achieve daily/monthly production targets.
• Handle manufacturing of centrifugal and axial industrial fans, including heavy fabrication, assembly, balancing, testing and finishing processes.
• Manage production planning, manpower allocation, machine utilization and production scheduling.
• Ensure production as per quality, delivery, cost and productivity targets.
• Monitor shop-floor processes and minimize rejection, rework, downtime and material wastage.
• Coordinate with Design, PPC, Purchase, Quality, Stores and Maintenance departments.
• Improve manufacturing processes, productivity and overall shop-floor efficiency.
• Ensure proper implementation of SOPs, work instructions and safety procedures.
• Lead and develop production supervisors, engineers, technicians and shop-floor workers.
• Monitor production MIS, rejection/rework reports, productivity and other KPIs.
• Drive 5S, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure timely completion of customer orders and dispatch schedules.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Handled union
• Handled 300 workforce/ manpower

Key Skills

• Industrial Fan Manufacturing
• Centrifugal & Axial Fan Manufacturing
• Production Planning & Control
• Shop-Floor Management
• Fabrication & Assembly is must
• Balancing & Testing
• Manpower Management
• Productivity Improvement
• Quality & Process Control
• Lean Manufacturing / 5S / Kaizen
• Cost & Waste Reduction
• Cross-functional Coordination
• Strong Leadership & Problem-Solving Skills