Shift Incharge - Production - Vehicle

Role: Shift Incharge - Vehicle Assembly
Location: Hosur
Reporting to: Production Manager - Vehicle
Team name: Operations team
About the Team and the Role:
The Operations team at Ather is responsible for managing the end-to-end production of vehicle lines, ensuring manufacturing excellence, meeting daily production targets, and maintaining high standards of quality and process compliance on the shop floor.
This role is for a Shift Incharge - Vehicle Assembly who will oversee the vehicle assembly lines, monitor shift-wise output, drive key operational key results (OKRs) like SPR, OEE, and scrap reduction, and mentor the execution team.
Responsibilities

• Monitor and control hourly/daily vehicle assembly line output, communicating the production plan clearly to achieve shift targets.
• Coordinate vehicle sustenance and line swimlanes to resolve 4M (Man, Machine, Material, Method) issues and achieve SPR, OEE, and scrap cost OKRs.
• Manage physical and system inventory accuracy through active participation in perpetual audits.
• Manage associate attendance, resolve team grievances, and mentor production leads to maintaining high morale and well-being.
• Enforce 5S standards, safety protocol (PPE) compliance, and Integrated Management Systems (IMS) standards while closing audit non-conformances (NCs) timely.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Spec Ops, PEx, Quality) on line stops, quality issues, PFMEA reviews, and PQ/PPAP audits.
• Manage engineering change notices (ECN), document change controls, and First Time Right (FTR) validations for new product development (NPD).
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to support recruitment, onboarding, and structured training of shop floor associates.
  

Experience And Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Production, Mechanical, or Automobile Engineering.
• 4 to 8 years of relevant functional experience in automobile or related mass-production industries.
  

Must Have Competencies

• Shop floor management of mass production assembly lines within the automotive industry.
• Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) tools and methodologies on the production shop floor.
• Management of New Product Development (NPD) validation processes, PFMEA, and control plan development.
• Quality audit execution and compliance in alignment with ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 (IMS) standards.
  

Good to Have Competencies

• Experience with manufacturing enterprise and design software such as SAP, JIRA, AutoCAD, and Factory CAD.
• Development and optimization of assembly tools to improve the ease and safety of production.
• Execution and document control of engineering change notices (ECN) on active production lines.
• Experience in setting up operations or assembly lines for greenfield automotive projects.
  

Want to know more
At Ather, weve built Indias first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and launching more products globally. Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450 Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience. To know more, check out our Careers site and our Substack.
Be You, With Us
The Ather story doesnt write itself - our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer, and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives - all united by a shared passion to shape the Ather journey.