Production Head – Role & Responsibilities
1. Production Planning & Management
- Plan, organize, and control daily, weekly, and monthly production activities.
- Prepare production schedules based on customer orders, sales forecasts, and delivery commitments.
- Ensure production targets are achieved within the planned time and cost.
- Monitor production progress and resolve bottlenecks.
2. Production Target Achievement
- Ensure timely completion of production orders.
- Monitor productivity, output, and production efficiency.
- Take corrective action when production targets are not achieved.
- Coordinate with management regarding production capacity and delivery commitments.
3. Manpower Management
- Manage production supervisors, operators, technicians, and workers.
- Allocate manpower according to production requirements.
- Monitor attendance, productivity, discipline, and performance.
- Identify manpower requirements and coordinate with HR for recruitment and training.
4. Material & Inventory Coordination
- Coordinate with Purchase, Stores, Planning, Quality, and Sales departments for timely availability of materials.
- Ensure raw materials, components, and consumables are available as per production requirements.
- Minimize material shortages, excess inventory, rejection, and wastage.
- Monitor material consumption against standard requirements.
5. Quality Control
- Ensure products are manufactured according to approved specifications and quality standards.
- Coordinate with the Quality Department for inspection and testing.
- Reduce rejection, rework, and customer complaints.
- Identify root causes of production-related quality issues and implement corrective actions.
6. Production Process Improvement
- Improve manufacturing processes, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective measures.
- Introduce Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement practices where appropriate.
- Reduce production time, wastage, and manufacturing costs.
7. Machine & Equipment Management
- Ensure proper utilization of production machinery, tools, and equipment.
- Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
- Minimize machine downtime.
- Ensure machines are operated safely and according to standard procedures.
8. New Product & Engineering Coordination
- Coordinate with R&D, Design, Engineering, Quality, and Service teams for new product development and production.
- Ensure smooth transition of new products from development to manufacturing.
- Review drawings, BOMs, work instructions, and manufacturing processes.
- Provide production feedback for product improvement.
9. Production Cost Control
- Control manufacturing costs through efficient utilization of manpower, materials, machines, and energy.
- Monitor overtime and unnecessary production expenses.
- Reduce scrap, rejection, rework, and wastage.
- Improve overall production profitability.
10. Safety & Compliance
- Ensure safe working practices within the production area.
- Ensure workers use appropriate PPE and follow safety procedures.
- Maintain workplace discipline and housekeeping.
- Ensure compliance with applicable company policies and statutory requirements.
11. Production Documentation
- Maintain production records, job cards, work orders, inspection records, and process documentation.
- Ensure production data is accurate and updated.
- Monitor actual production versus planned production.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production reports.
Qualification : Diploma/BE Mechanical
Location: Kubadthal, Ahmedabad
Salary : 45000 to 50000 per Month
Expierence : 4 to 5 Years
Pay: ₹45,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
