Section Head

Job Description

Position - Section Head Production

Manager – Production

Location

Soniyana (Bhilwara), Rajasthan

Experience

12–15 Years

Qualification

B.Tech / B.E. – Mechanical Engineering

Role Purpose

To manage and control production operations, ensure smooth shop-floor functioning, optimize manpower and resources, achieve production and quality targets, control manufacturing costs, and drive productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Shop Floor Management

• Manage day-to-day production and manufacturing operations.
• Ensure effective shop-floor control and smooth production flow.
• Monitor production plan versus actual output.
• Ensure achievement of production, yield, quality and productivity targets.
• Monitor machine uptime and process performance.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure smooth coordination between production, quality, maintenance, materials and other functions.
• Drive continuous improvement in production processes.

Manpower Planning & Management

• Plan and allocate manpower according to production requirements.
• Ensure optimum utilization of manpower across shifts.
• Monitor manpower productivity and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead, motivate and develop production teams.
• Conduct regular meetings with supervisors and operators.
• Identify training requirements and improve workforce skill levels.
• Monitor employee performance and support appraisal activities.

Lean Manufacturing & Productivity Improvement

• Implement Lean Manufacturing principles to improve process efficiency.
• Identify and implement productivity improvement initiatives.
• Drive Kaizen, PDCA and continuous improvement activities.
• Reduce process losses, rejection, rework and unnecessary activities.
• Improve machine utilization and production efficiency.
• Monitor productivity indicators and take corrective actions.
• Encourage employee participation in improvement activities.

TPM & TQM

• Drive TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) activities in coordination with the Maintenance team.
• Monitor machine availability, downtime and equipment performance.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Implement TQM (Total Quality Management) practices across production processes.
• Ensure adherence to process standards and quality requirements.
• Work closely with QA to reduce rejection and improve first-pass quality.

Quality & Root Cause Analysis

• Monitor production quality and process performance.
• Control rejection, rework and customer/internal quality issues.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring production and quality problems.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor effectiveness of countermeasures.
• Ensure timely closure of quality-related issues.
• Support process audits and continuous quality improvement.

Cost Control & Budget Planning

• Monitor and control production costs.
• Ensure optimum utilization of manpower, materials, machines and utilities.
• Prepare and monitor production budgets.
• Support budget planning and CAPEX activities.
• Monitor cost per unit and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Control consumable and material consumption.
• Drive initiatives to reduce manufacturing losses and operating costs.

Audit & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with production systems and organizational procedures.
• Conduct and support process and system audits.
• Ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Maintain required production records and documentation.
• Drive 5S and shop-floor discipline.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements and safe working practices.

Safety Management

• Ensure safe working conditions on the shop floor.
• Conduct safety inspections and support safety audits.
• Identify operational risks and implement corrective measures.
• Promote near-miss reporting and safety awareness.
• Ensure operators follow required safety procedures.

Key Result Areas (KRA) / KPIs

• Production Target Achievement
• Shop Floor Efficiency
• Manpower Productivity
• Production Plan vs. Actual
• Machine Utilization / Uptime
• Manufacturing Efficiency
• Yield Improvement
• Rejection & Rework Reduction
• Quality Improvement
• Cost Control
• Budget Adherence
• Productivity Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing Implementation
• TPM Implementation
• TQM Implementation
• Audit Compliance
• 5S Compliance
• Safety Performance
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions
• Continuous Improvement / Kaizen

Required Skills

• Shop Floor Control
• Manpower Planning
• Production Management
• Manufacturing Operations
• Lean Manufacturing
• TPM
• TQM
• Audit Management
• Cost Control
• Root Cause Analysis
• Budget Planning
• Productivity Improvement
• Production Planning
• Process Improvement
• Team Management
• Problem Solving
• Continuous Improvement
• Kaizen / PDCA
• Quality Management
• Safety Management

Kind regards,

Layam Group

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