Technical Manager
Technical Manager
ariane fine porcelain- Posted a day ago
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Technical
- Control and optimize body and glaze recipes, slip properties, firing curves, and kiln performance.
- Drive yield improvement and cut rejections (cracks, pinholes, warpage, crazing, shade variation).
- Lead new product and shape development, from trials to scale-up.
- Oversee quality systems, raw material specifications, and supplier technical approval.
- Ensure equipment uptime and preventive maintenance with maintenance.
- Reduce energy (gas/electricity), raw material, and water consumption.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and export standards (e.g., ISO 9001, lead/cadmium release, food-contact norms).
- Train and develop technical staff, and prepare MIS reports for management.
- Education: B.Tech / B.E. in Ceramic Engineering or Diploma in Ceramics. M.Tech or MBA is an advantage.
- Experience: 12-15 years in ceramics or tableware manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a team-leading role.
Technical
- Ceramic body and glaze technology
- Kiln and firing process knowledge
- Forming methods (casting, jiggering, isostatic pressing)
- Root-cause analysis and Six Sigma/Lean tools
- Statistical process control
- Leadership and cross-functional coordination
- Budgeting and cost control
- Decision-making under production pressure
- Vendor management
- Clear reporting and communication
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Key Skills
Forming methods casting jiggering isostatic pressing
Ceramic body and glaze technology
Root-cause analysis
Kiln and firing process knowledge
About Company
Skills:
Technical Documentation, Vendor customer technical coordination, Problem Solving, Cost Reduction, Team Leadership, Root Cause Analysis 8D, Cross-functional coordination, Engineering, R D and product development, Design testing, engineering change management, Technical Project Management
Skills:
Power Automate, Power Bi, Advanced Excel, Tableau, Alteryx, Lean or Six sigma qualification, SAP ECC and S4 FICO Modules, Project management methodologies, Process mapping and business analysis techniques, data analytics capabilities, Oracle R12, Power Apps
Skills:
Powerbi, Agile, Tableau, Asana, Jira, Lean, MS Project, portfolio management tools, data visualization software