Production Manager

Job description

Position: Production Manager (Unit Head) Location: Hosur Reporting To: Director – Head of furniture & Head of Factory operations Category - Furniture: Engineering Wood, Solid Wood, Fabrication, Sofa Key Responsibilities 1. Productivity: ● Utilization targets per the year, 70% across all applicable shifts 2. Quality: ● 99% quality rate ● Act as the voice of the customer within manufacturing operations. ● Ensure product quality standards consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. ● Utilise customer feedback, field failures, warranty trends and operational insights to continuously improve manufacturing processes 3. Cost: ● Identifying new projects to reduce fixed and variable costs and execution till closure and hereby achieving AOP targets ● Own plant profitability through productivity improvement, waste elimination,material optimisation and process excellence. ● Challenge existing assumptions and identify innovative ways to improve operational efficiency while maintaining quality and safety standards. 4. Delivery: ● OTIF 98%+, conducting daily cadence, solutioning and sustenance 5. Safety: ● Ensuring and guiding best safety practises and driving related projects ● Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all statutory, environmental and regulatory requirements while maintaining the highest standards of workplace safety. 6. Morale: ● Identifying best practises and gaps in Wakefit ● Foster a culture of operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, ● Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen, Six Sigma and structured problem solving. Essential Qualifications 1. Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Production or Manufacturing Engineering. 2. 12+ years of manufacturing experience. 3. 5+ years leading a manufacturing facility. 4. Experience managing large production teams. Preferred Qualifications 1. MBA Operations or equivalent. 2. Lean Manufacturing Certification. 3. TPM Certification. 4. Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt. 5. Experience in Mattress, Foam, Consumer Durables, FMCG or Automotive industries.