Manager - Production | Automotive Manufacturing | Chennai

About the role

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Production, Electronics, Mechatronics or a related engineering discipline, with 10-15 years of production management experience within automotive or automotive component manufacturing .

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end production operations across assembly, injection moulding and end-of-line testing to meet safety, quality, delivery and productivity targets
• Develop and execute production plans aligned with customer demand while optimizing manpower, equipment and material utilization
• Drive shop-floor performance through OEE, output efficiency, scrap reduction, 5S, visual management and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics and other functions to resolve production issues and improve process capability
• Drive Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving initiatives including 8D and 7QC tools to improve productivity and reduce manufacturing costs

What you need

• 10–15 yrs of experience
• Root cause analysis
• 5S
• Six Sigma
• Lean manufacturing
• IATF 16949
• Kaizen
• B.Tech or B.E.

Good to have

• SAP
• SOP writing
• Lean