Overview
Overall Purpose of the Role:
Lead the manufacturing engineering function encompassing capital and process development projects, providing superior technical knowledge. Responsible for providing leadership to a team of Production Engineers. Responsible for installation, maintenance & improvement of production lines and ensuring that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to.
Implement and manage continuous improvement principals by highlighting deficiencies & recommending changes in training, working practices and processes & even materials
Responsibilities
- Lead the production engineering department & drive functional excellence & best practices both through effectively managing the team and hands-on approach.
- Drive continuous improvement in quality, safety, production cycle times, process improvement, machine availability, etc. using lean techniques to remove waste
- Identification & selection of alternate materials & processes through value analysis & value engineering
- Selection of efficient processes & equipment for new products
- Develop product/material/process qualification & validation plans, protocols to ensure robust quality & consistency. Write/review validation plans and reports
- Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
- Ensure accuracy of Production Engineering procedures and documentation
- Root cause analysis using 8D approach to any production & process issues.
- Identify improvement opportunities and share with cross functional teams for joint review
- Develop, implement, manage & report key performance indicators (KPIs) for the areas of responsibility. Ensure KPIs are met/exceeded including periodic reporting
- Make periodic progress update presentations to the management on department functions, achievements & plans.
- Manage, Motivate & coach the team, including their training, development & appraisal
- Consistently promote high standards through personal example
- Review, implement and update company records e.g. training matrices, performance reviews, risk assessments
- Hold responsibility for departmental budget (forecast & actual)
- Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on manufacturing activities
- Ensure an effective interface with other departmental staff is maintained
- Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- B. E. /B Tech in electronics/mechanical/production with a 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, preferably medical device or automotive.
- Lean Six Sigma Black/Green Belt with proven projects is preferable.
Skills & Attributes
- A logical, rational & creative thinker with good communication & presentation skills
- Expert in PCBA processes & equipment including SMTA & Through Hole.
- Ability to critically evaluate and select manufacturing equipment & processes
- Experienced in New Product Introduction
- Hands-on experience in conducting validations-IQ, OQ, PQ & write protocols & reports
- In depth knowledge and experience of PFMEA, and Lean Manufacturing techniques
- Conversant with industrial engineering activities like time & motion study, Plant layout, ergonomics, etc. Working knowledge of Auto CAD
- Excellent Analytical and Problem-solving skills for root cause identification & corrective actions. Hands on in using Statistical tools. Working knowledge of Mini-Tab or similar tool preferred
- Train people inside and outside own work group.
- Ability to create departmental procedures, WIs & checklists for production & engineering team
- Creative and innovative with an inclination towards automation, jigs & fixtures design
- Develops and applies advanced technologies, engineering principles, theories and concepts in alignment with corporate engineering & other functions.
- Experience of managing a team & should have a service mindset
- Should have worked on ERP platforms preferably Navision or D365
