Senior Manager-Vehicle Assembly

The role requires you to be responsible for achieving SQPDCME (Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Cost, Morale & Environment) targets at a line & SDT level, while also training operators on specific skills and driving improvement initiatives on the production line. Your main responsibilities will include: - Production Planning: Prepare tools and equipment needed for production, ensure line readiness, follow up on raw material availability, and ensure trained manpower availability. - New Product Development: Drive compliance to station level readiness, arrange machines and equipment for testing new products, and provide inputs for issue resolution. - Process Quality Improvement: Execute action plans based on customer feedback, report line issues, and address daily quality issues. - Productivity Improvement: Eliminate non-value adding activities, implement line balancing initiatives, and coordinate for material availability to maximize productivity. - Manpower Management: Train operators on line skills and soft skills, lead performance readiness initiatives, and coordinate with HR for training compliance. - Shop Health Management: Provide TPM trainings, participate in cross-functional teams for cost minimization, and ensure safety standards in the production area. - Safety Management: Implement safety standards, drive usage of Safety PPEs, and arrange for PPEs on the shop floor. - Cost Management: Provide inputs for production budget, execute waste reduction initiatives, and track and control rejection and cost of tools. Additionally, you will be involved in other initiatives such as reduction of costs through TCS, value derivation from waste, VAVE initiatives, and achieving WCQ Targets. Your interactions will involve stakeholders like PPC Production targets, Maintenance manager, Quality Manager, Supply Chain, Stores, Safety Manager, HR, Technical Services, Contract Labor, and Suppliers. The desired candidate should have a B.E./B. Tech degree in Mechanical/Elec./EnTC/Paint Technology with 3-8 years of experience in Shop technology and sound technical knowledge of Production. Skills and competencies required include driving execution, customer centricity, leading change, operations management, business and financial acumen, and problem-solving orientation.,