Production Manager

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Control

• Plan, organize, and control daily production activities across extrusion, casting, anodizing, and powder coating departments.
• Ensure achievement of production targets in terms of quantity, quality, cost, and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate with Sales and Planning departments for production scheduling.

Casting Department Supervision

• Monitor melting, alloying, degassing, filtration, and billet casting processes.
• Ensure chemical composition meets customer and international standards.
• Control metal recovery and reduce melting losses.

Die Shop Department Management

• Oversee die design, correction, maintenance, and polishing activities.
• Ensure proper die trials before mass production.
• Monitor die life cycle and maintain die history records.
• Minimize die breakdowns and production delays.
• Control die inventory and ensure proper storage.
• Coordinate closely with extrusion team for profile quality and dimensional accuracy.
• Reduce die-related rejection and rework.
• Supervise nitriding and heat treatment of dies.
• Ensure proper die correction procedures to maintain profile tolerances.

Extrusion Operations (5” & 7” Aluminium Extrusion Press)

• Oversee billet heating, die management, press operations, and handling systems.
• Monitor press parameters such as temperature control, pressure, speed, and productivity.
• Ensure optimum recovery rate and minimize scrap.
• Improve press efficiency and reduce downtime.

Anodizing Department Management

• Supervise surface preparation, etching, anodizing, coloring, sealing processes.
• Maintain bath chemistry, voltage control, and thickness standards.
• Ensure consistent coating thickness and finishing quality.

Powder Coating Department Management

• Oversee pretreatment, drying, powder application, curing oven parameters.
• Ensure proper film thickness, adhesion, gloss level, and finish quality.
• Monitor powder consumption and reduce wastage.

Quality & Process Control

• Implement strict quality control procedures at every stage.
• Ensure compliance with ISO and industry standards.
• Coordinate with QA/QC team to resolve quality issues.
• Analyze rejection rates and implement corrective actions.

Maintenance Department Coordination & Control

• Oversee preventive and breakdown maintenance planning.
• Ensure proper maintenance of:
• Extrusion presses (5” & 7”)
• Casting furnaces & cooling systems
• Die shop machines (lathe, EDM, CNC, polishing units)
• Anodizing tanks & rectifiers
• Powder coating line & curing ovens
• Air compressors, DG sets, utilities
• Implement preventive maintenance schedules (Daily/Weekly/Monthly).
• Reduce machine downtime and improve Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE).
• Maintain spare parts inventory control.
• Analyze root cause of recurring breakdowns.
• Coordinate closely with Maintenance Manager for continuous improvement.

Maintenance & Equipment Efficiency

• Coordinate with maintenance team to ensure preventive maintenance of:
• Extrusion presses
• Casting furnaces
• Anodizing tanks
• Powder coating lines
• Minimize machine downtime and breakdowns.

Manpower & Leadership

• Lead and manage supervisors, engineers, and operators.
• Conduct performance monitoring and training programs.
• Ensure discipline, safety, and compliance with company policies.

Cost Control & Productivity Improvement

• Monitor production costs and suggest cost-reduction strategies.
• Improve OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency).
• Implement lean manufacturing practices.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure safe working conditions in all departments.
• Enforce PPE usage and industrial safety standards.
• Monitor waste disposal and environmental compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Metallurgical / Industrial Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 8–15 years of experience in Aluminium Extrusion Industry.
• Minimum 3–5 years in a managerial role handling full plant operations.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of aluminium extrusion process.
• Deep understanding of alloy composition and billet casting.
• Expertise in anodizing and powder coating processes.
• Strong leadership and decision-making ability.
• Production planning and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Excellent communication and team management skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Production target achievement
• Scrap and rejection rate
• Press productivity (Billets/Shift, MT/Day)
• On-time delivery rate
• Machine downtime reduction
• Cost per MT optimization
• Safety compliance record

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person