Deputy Manager - Blade Production

Educational Qualification

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing, Composite Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.

Experience

• 6-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations.

Production Planning & Execution

• Ensure achievement of daily, weekly, and monthly blade production targets.
• Monitor production schedules and optimize resource utilization to meet customer demand.
• Coordinate with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Process Engineering teams for uninterrupted production.
• Drive adherence to takt time, cycle time, and productivity targets.

Manufacturing Operations

• Manage complete blade manufacturing activities including mold preparation, layup, resin infusion, curing, demolding, assembly, finishing, and dispatch readiness.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, process parameters, and engineering specifications.
• Drive process stability and reduction of manufacturing defects.

Quality Management

• Ensure First Pass Yield (FPY) and Right First Time (RFT) targets are achieved.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production quality issues.
• Coordinate with Quality team to minimize rework and rejection losses.

Safety, Health & Environment (EHS)

• Ensure 100% compliance with EHS standards, PTW requirements, and safety protocols.
• Conduct regular safety inspections, toolbox talks, and risk assessments.
• Drive Zero Harm culture across production teams.

People Management

• Lead and supervise shift engineers, supervisors, and operators.
• Ensure manpower deployment as per production requirements.
• Drive capability development through training, skill matrix improvement, and succession planning.
• Foster employee engagement and performance excellence.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for cycle time reduction, yield enhancement, and cost optimization.
• Support digital manufacturing and operational excellence initiatives.

Cost & Resource Management

• Monitor material consumption and wastage.
• Optimize labour productivity and equipment utilization.
• Support achievement of annual manufacturing cost reduction targets.