Project Manager Manufacturing & Shop Floor Operations
Triad Engineers · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 23d ago
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About this role
The Project Manager will be responsible primarily for **shop floor and project execution management**.
Approximately **80% of the role will involve managing manufacturing operations, material availability, coordination with Purchase and Stores, logistics, dispatches, and maintaining discipline and workflow on the shop floor.**
The remaining **20% will involve working with the design team, understanding CAD drawings, making minor drawing-related inputs/changes where required, and coordinating with the designer/draftsman.**
The ideal candidate should be a practical, hands-on person who can work closely with technicians, fabricators, welders, electricians, stores, purchase, designers, and suppliers to ensure that projects are completed on schedule.
### Key Responsibilities
#### 1. Shop Floor & Project Execution 80% of the Role
* Take day-to-day ownership of **shop floor project execution**.
* Plan and monitor manufacturing activities according to project schedules.
* Coordinate with production teams, fabricators, welders, fitters, electricians, and other shop floor personnel.
* Ensure that work is progressing according to drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and delivery schedules.
* Monitor daily production progress and identify delays or bottlenecks.
* Ensure proper sequencing of manufacturing, assembly, testing, and finishing activities.
* Coordinate with the Purchase and Stores teams to ensure required materials and components are available when needed.
* Identify material shortages well in advance and communicate requirements to Purchase.
* Follow up on critical bought-out components and ensure timely availability.
* Maintain proper **material movement and traceability** within the shop floor.
* Ensure that materials are properly stored, identified, and issued to the relevant projects.
* Coordinate subcontractors and outside vendors whenever fabrication, machining, painting, or other activities are outsourced.
* Coordinate **packing, logistics, loading, transportation, and dispatches**.
* Ensure that completed equipment is ready for dispatch as per customer/project requirements.
* Maintain proper organisation, cleanliness, and discipline on the shop floor.
* Ensure tools, materials, components, and work-in-progress are properly organised.
* Prepare and maintain daily/weekly project progress reports.
* Escalate delays, material shortages, technical issues, and production bottlenecks to management.
* Act as the **central coordination point between the shop floor, Purchase, Stores, Design, and Management**.
### 2. CAD / Design Coordination – 20% of the Role
* Read and understand **2D engineering drawings and basic 3D CAD models**.
* Work closely with the company's designer/draftsman to ensure drawings are practical and suitable for manufacturing.
* Coordinate drawing requirements between the design team and shop floor.
* Communicate shop floor feedback to the designer and identify fabrication/manufacturing difficulties.
* Make minor drawing modifications or corrections where required, based on practical manufacturing requirements.
* Ensure the latest approved drawings are available on the shop floor.
* Maintain proper control of drawing revisions.
* Assist the designer in developing fabrication and assembly drawings based on project requirements.
**Note:** This is **not primarily a Draftsman/CAD Designer position**. CAD knowledge is required mainly to understand drawings, coordinate with the designer, and support manufacturing execution.
### 3. Material & Purchase Coordination
* Prepare and communicate material requirements based on project schedules.
* Coordinate closely with the Purchase Manager regarding pending materials and critical components.
* Track material availability against project requirements.
* Highlight potential material shortages that may affect project delivery.
* Coordinate with Stores for material receipt, identification, issue, and availability.
* Ensure materials are allocated appropriately to ongoing projects.
* Help reduce project delays caused by poor material planning or coordination.
### 4. Logistics & Dispatch
* Plan and coordinate movement of finished equipment and components.
* Coordinate packing, loading, transportation, and dispatch documentation.
* Work with transporters and logistics vendors to ensure timely dispatch.
* Ensure equipment is properly packed and protected before transportation.
* Coordinate with internal teams to ensure all components and accessories required for dispatch are available.
### 5. Project Monitoring & Reporting
* Maintain project-wise manufacturing schedules.
* Track planned vs. actual progress.
* Conduct regular shop floor reviews.
* Identify bottlenecks and take corrective action.
* Provide management with clear updates on:
* Production progress
* Material availability
* Purchase delays
* Subcontracting status
* Assembly progress
* Dispatch readiness
* Overall project status
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