Walk-in || Product Manager

Job Description Production Manager

Reporting to: EV Head

Location: CAL-ON INDUSTRIES

Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

Responsible to manage end-to-end manufacturing operations in an EV manufacturing environment. The role will be responsible for production planning, manpower and machine utilization, material availability, shop-floor operations, quality, productivity, cost control, safety, and timely achievement of production targets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Control

• Prepare and execute daily, weekly and monthly production plans.
• Develop and monitor the Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on customer requirements.
• Monitor Plan vs. Actual Production and take corrective actions.
• Ensure production targets and dispatch commitments are achieved.
• Identify production bottlenecks and improve overall capacity utilization.

2. Shop-Floor Management

• Manage day-to-day production and assembly operations.
• Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, machines, materials and tools.
• Monitor production cycle time, downtime, output and productivity.
• Maintain proper shop-floor discipline, 5S and standard operating procedures.
• Reduce waste, rejection, scrap and rework.

3. Manpower Management

• Plan manpower requirements according to production targets.
• Allocate manpower and manage shift schedules.
• Lead, supervise and motivate supervisors, technicians and operators.
• Identify training requirements and improve employee skill levels.
• Monitor team performance and productivity.

4. Material & Inventory Coordination

• Coordinate with PPC, Stores, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure timely availability of materials.
• Monitor raw-material consumption and prevent production stoppages due to shortages.
• Control excess and obsolete inventory.
• Conduct regular material-review meetings and resolve material-related issues.

5. Quality & Process Improvement

• Work closely with the Quality team to maintain product and process standards.
• Identify root causes of production and quality problems and implement corrective actions.
• Drive Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, 5S and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Improve yield, productivity and first-pass quality.

6. EV Manufacturing Operations

• Monitor EV assembly and manufacturing processes as applicable to the company's product line.
• Ensure adherence to approved SOPs, work instructions and process standards.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Quality teams for process improvements and new-product introduction.
• Ensure proper handling of EV components, assemblies, machines and production equipment.

7. Machine & Equipment Management

• Monitor machine capacity, utilization and downtime.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Ensure machines, tools and equipment are properly maintained and available for production.

8. MIS & Reporting

• Prepare and submit daily, weekly and monthly production reports.
• Track KPIs such as OEE, productivity, yield, rejection, downtime, cycle time and on-time delivery.
• Present production performance and major issues to senior management.
• Maintain accurate production, inventory and work-order records.

Required Skills

• Production Planning & Control
• Manpower & Shift Management
• Machine & Capacity Planning
• MRP / ERP knowledge
• Inventory & Material Management
• Lean Manufacturing & 5S
• OEE and KPI monitoring
• Root Cause Analysis & Kaizen
• SOP implementation
• MS Excel / MIS reporting
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Achievement of daily/monthly production targets
• Production plan adherence
• OEE and machine utilization
• Productivity improvement
• Reduction in rejection, scrap and rework
• Reduction in downtime and cycle time
• On-time delivery
• Manpower utilization
• Material availability