Production Engineer

Job description

Job Purpose To ensure safe, efficient, and quality-focused production by managing shop-floor operations, manpower, machines, materials, and processes while achieving production targets and maintaining compliance with company standards. Key Responsibilities Production Operations • Plan and execute daily production activities as per production targets and schedules. • Monitor production output, productivity, downtime, and process efficiency. • Ensure optimum utilisation of manpower, machines, and materials. • Identify and resolve production-related issues to minimise downtime and losses. • Maintain production records, reports, and shift-wise MIS. Manpower Management • Allocate manpower across production processes and workstations. • Monitor attendance, deployment, productivity, and discipline of shop-floor employees. • Provide on-the-job guidance and ensure employees are competent for assigned operations. • Coordinate with HR for manpower requirements, absenteeism, and employee-related issues. Quality Management • Ensure adherence to defined process parameters, SOPs, work instructions, and quality standards. • Coordinate with Quality for rejection, rework, customer complaints, and process deviations. • Identify root causes of quality issues and implement corrective actions. Safety & Compliance • Ensure strict compliance with safety rules, PPE requirements, and safe operating procedures. • Conduct regular shop-floor safety observations and take corrective actions. • Report and support investigation of unsafe conditions, incidents, and near misses. • Ensure compliance with applicable statutory and company requirements. Continuous Improvement • Identify opportunities for productivity improvement, cost reduction, waste elimination, and process optimisation. • Implement Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, and other improvement initiatives. • Analyse production losses and implement corrective and preventive actions. Maintenance & Equipment • Coordinate with Maintenance for preventive and breakdown maintenance. • Monitor machine/equipment availability and minimise breakdown-related production losses. • Ensure proper operation and basic care of production equipment. Coordination • Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Stores, PPC, HR, EHS, and other functions for smooth production operations. • Ensure effective shift handover and communication of production issues. • Support trials, new product/process introduction, and process improvements. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Production target achievement • Productivity / Output per Man-Hour • OEE / Machine utilisation • Rejection and rework percentage • Production downtime • Material yield / consumption • Safety performance • 5S and housekeeping compliance • Kaizen / continuous improvement implementation • Manpower utilisation • Adherence to production plan