Deputy Manager – Production Lead (White Room Assembly)

Job Summary

Responsible for managing and coordinating day-to-day operations of the White Room, ensuring efficient production, optimal manpower utilization, and achievement of production and quality targets. Focused on monitoring machine OEE, production plan adherence, rejection analysis, consumables and tooling costs, and inventory management to drive operational excellence.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives through Kaizen, Six Sigma, Poka-Yoke, autonomous maintenance, and cost-saving projects. Ensure operator skill development and multiskilling, promote quality awareness, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on new product development, process improvements, and FMEA implementation.

Drive quality, productivity, safety, and cost optimization while ensuring effective stock monitoring and compressor inventory management. Job Responsibility:

• Overall responsibility for coordinating day to day operations for White Room.
• Manpower planning / Production Planning
• Tracking of OEE of each machine on daily basis
• Monitoring Plan vs Actual adherance
• Rejection Analysis and actions.
• Tracking shop wise consumables, Tool cost & rejection trends with analysis
• Operator’s skill monitoring and focus on multiskilling
• Effectively Implement Autonomous maintenance
• Implement Quality improvement projects
• Implement cost saving projects
• Drive Kaizen on shopfloor
• Assist with training of quality awareness
• Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous
• improvement such as Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), and
• Measurement System Analysis
• Participate in cross-functional teams in the development of new products
• or changes related to current products in meeting customer requirements
• Participate in the development and refinement of Design and Process
• FMEA’s (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities
• Inventory management system.
• Daily stock monitoring of compressor. Specification B.E. / B Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent. 8-12 years of experience in Assembly operations within the automotive or engineering manufacturing industry. Leadership and team management. Decision-making and problem-solving. Excellent communication and coordination skills. High focus on quality, safety, and operational excellence.