Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Shift Manager for our Plastic Injection Moulding plant. The role is responsible for overall production management across all 3 shifts, ensuring production targets, manpower planning, machine utilization, quality, process control, trial coordination, and communication between shift teams. The candidate will oversee smooth round-the-clock manufacturing operations and ensure productivity, quality, and safety standards are maintained.
Key Responsibilities
Production Management
- Oversee production activities across all 3 shifts
- Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly production targets are achieved
- Monitor machine utilization, cycle time, OEE, and productivity
- Coordinate with production planning for output execution
Shift Team Management
- Supervise shift in-charges, operators and support staff
- Manage manpower allocation for all shifts
- Monitor shift handover and production continuity
- Ensure effective communication between all shift teams
Process Monitoring
- Monitor injection moulding processes across all production lines
- Ensure machine parameters and process controls are maintained
- Review production losses and downtime
- Support troubleshooting for machine/process issues
Quality Management
- Monitor rejection and quality performance across all shifts
- Coordinate with quality team for process compliance
- Ensure defect reduction and corrective actions
Mould & Maintenance Coordination
- Coordinate mould changes and production scheduling
- Work with tool room and maintenance teams
- Ensure preventive maintenance compliance
- Monitor breakdown resolution and machine availability
Trial Management
- Attend mould trials for new and existing products
- Monitor trial process, machine settings, and quality performance
- Coordinate with production, quality, and tool room teams during trials
- Prepare detailed trial reports with observations and corrective actions
Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare production MIS reports
- Monitor production efficiency, scrap, downtime, and shift performance
- Review shift reports and performance metrics
- Present reports to plant/production head
- Maintain production records using Microsoft Excel
- Track productivity, rejection, and trial data
Safety & Compliance
- Ensure safety practices across all shifts
- Monitor PPE compliance
- Implement 5S and shop floor discipline
- Ensure compliance with company procedures
Qualifications
- Diploma in plastic technology, Production Engineering
- 8 to 12 years of experience in Plastic Injection Moulding
- Minimum 3 years of experience handling overall plant production / multiple shifts
Technical Skills
- Injection moulding production management
- Shift planning and manpower control
- Machine utilization monitoring
- Production scheduling
- Rejection control
- Process troubleshooting
- Reporting and analysis
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of plastic raw materials and moulding process
- Knowledge of material drying and processing conditions
- Mould trial handling and reporting
- Root cause analysis
- Process improvement
- Quality monitoring
- Breakdown coordination
Preferred Skills
- Team leadership
- Lean manufacturing
- Cost control
- Customer quality handling
- Production improvement
- Trial management
- Documentation handling
Soft Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Decision making
- Problem-solving
- Team coordination
- Planning ability
- Conflict management
Physical Requirements
- Ability to supervise shop floor operations
- Flexible to support all shifts
- Ability to handle emergency production issues
- Comfortable moving across production areas regularly
Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Food provided
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
