A.   KEY PURPOSE OF THE JOB

 

Design and Development of New Product / New Process /  New Toolings and facilitate continuous improvements in current Process (Net output, Efficiency)  / Product Type, Toolings, Capital Investments, Capacity calculations, Strategic Planning, Cost Savings/Cost Reduction Projects

 

B.   PROFILE OF JOB HOLDER

Ø  Graduate in Mechanical Engineering

Ø  Around 4-5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering

Ø  Exposure to contemporary manufacturing techniques

 

C.   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

1.    Product Development

Ø  Interaction with Group / IPD for the product development & design

Ø  Approval of component drawing

Ø  Approval of change controls related to component ,process, any major change

Ø  To finalize the Quick feasibility cost for new product proposals

Ø  To coordinate & develop the New products as per customer requirement

Ø  To finalize the route of material for the product.

Ø  Support role of Quality & supply chain up to Ist batch in meeting the above objective.

 

1. Process Improvement

• Benchmark the group process & plan the activities accordingly
• Improve the Net out put in the channel by various projects like process improvement, channel efficiency improvement, Grinding allowance reduction, Alternative processes

 

3.    Tool Design

• Improvements in Tool design & design for new  products
• Formulate new design concept
• Approval of design concept

 

4.    Quality systems implementation

• Responsible implementation of QS –9000 / TS:16949

5.    Strategic planning

• Investment
  • Identify, scrutinize & freeze investment requirement with cost benefit & analysis.
  • Co-ordinate to get the approval for Group for the investment.
  • Monitor Capital Investment for  its effective use

 

• Support Factory manager  in Strategic planning
  • Capacity booking – channel loading, support
  • Product mix finalization
  •   Finalize the types to be loaded in the channels

 

• Efficiency   -  identify & implement improvement plan

 

• New business – to check the capacity & feasibility to absorb new types

 

• Support for  standard cost calculation

 

                                                                             

D.   KEY INTERFACES / INTERACTIONS IN THE JOB

 

INTERNAL

 

• Manufacturing Head
• Special projects
• Marketing & Application Engineering
• APQP team
• Business Unit Controller /Cost controller
• IRE, Standard cost
• Channel Managers, QA / QC Manager
• Company Purchase / SSM, Supply chain

 

EXTERNAL

 

• Customer
• Supplier