production manager.

• Develop and approve production plans based on sales orders, capacity and delivery commitments.
• Ensure effective communication of production plans to all manufacturing departments.
• Plan raw material requirements in coordination with Sales, Procurement and Production.
• Maintain optimum inventory levels and ensure timely material availability.
• Monitor production schedules and resolve planning gaps to achieve delivery commitments

Production Operations & Capacity Utilization

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing operations to achieve daily, weekly and monthly production targets.
• Monitor production performance, capacity utilization and operational efficiency.
• Conduct daily production review meetings and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to maximize equipment availability and plant uptime.
• Ensure optimum utilization of manpower, machinery and production resources

Operational Excellence & Cost Optimization

• Establish productivity and optimization standards for manpower and machinery.
• Drive initiatives to improve productivity, reduce cycle time and eliminate operational losses.
• Monitor rejection, wastage and resource utilization to achieve cost efficiency.
• Implement value engineering and continuous improvement initiatives across operations.

Quality, Systems & Process Improvement

• Ensure compliance with customer quality requirements, QMS and ISO standards.
• Drive implementation of SOPs, process audits and manufacturing best practices.
• Monitor quality performance, rejection trends and corrective actions.
• Lead implementation of 5S, Lean Manufacturing and process standardization initiatives.
• Support quality certifications and continuous process improvements.

Customer Delivery & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Ensure timely production and dispatch as per customer commitments.
• Coordinate with Sales, Procurement, Quality, Maintenance, Stores and Dispatch for seamless operations.
• Resolve production constraints affecting delivery schedules and customer satisfaction.
• Support new product introductions and execution of priority customer orders.

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