Senior Production Manager - Manufacturing

Sr Production Manager

Location: Baroda

Function: Manufacturing / Production

Experience: 12+ Years

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations and ensure achievement of production targets with optimum levels of quality, productivity, efficiency, cost and safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day production operations and ensure achievement of daily, weekly and monthly production plans.
• Drive production efficiency, productivity and optimal utilisation of manpower, machines and materials.
• Coordinate with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Stores, Purchase and HR to ensure seamless production operations.
• Monitor production performance, scrap, rework, wastage, downtime and material consumption, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to quality, safety, hygiene and process standards across the shop floor.
• Work closely with Quality/QA to address process deviations, non-conformities and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive preventive maintenance, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to minimise downtime.
• Support new product introduction, production trials and process improvements.
• Lead, develop and engage production engineers, supervisors, operators and workmen.
• Ensure effective manpower planning, shift management, shop-floor discipline and capability building.
• Analyse production data and prepare periodic performance reports for senior management.
• Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs, wastage and improve overall manufacturing efficiency.

Candidate Profile:

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics or relevant engineering discipline from a reputed institute.
• 12+ years of experience in Production / Manufacturing / Operations, preferably in a structured manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production planning, process optimisation, quality, safety and manpower management.
• Experience in managing shop-floor teams, operators and technicians.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and execution skills.
• Good people-management, communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Strong orientation towards productivity, continuous improvement and operational excellence.