Production Support Job Vacancies in Nashik

Job Title: Production SupervisorLocation: Nashik, MaharashtraExperience: 2-4years

Here is a detailed job description for a Production Engineer. This is a core shop-floor role that focuses on executing daily production schedules, managing a team of technicians and operators, and troubleshooting day-to-day manufacturing issues.Job Description: Production EngineerDepartment: Production / ManufacturingReports To: Production Manager / Plant Operations HeadExperience Level: 2-5 years (Mid-level)Job PurposeThe Production Engineer is responsible for overseeing daily shift operations on the manufacturing floor. This role ensures that production targets are met on time, within budget, and in compliance with safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between planning and execution, troubleshooting machine issues, and optimizing workforce utilization.Key Responsibilities1. Shift Execution & Target AchievementDaily Production Plans: Execute the shift-wise production schedule provided by the planning department to ensure maximum output.Manpower Allocation: Allocate operators, helpers, and technicians to specific assembly lines or machine stations (such as CNC, VMC, or Press shops) based on skill matrices.Shift Handover: Conduct clear shift handovers, documenting daily output numbers, raw material consumption, and outstanding technical issues.2. Process Optimization & TroubleshootingLine Balancing: Monitor assembly or machining lines to eliminate bottlenecks, reduce cycle times, and improve overall line efficiency.First-Line Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve minor mechanical, electrical, or process defects immediately to minimize downtime. Coordinate with the Maintenance team for major breakdowns.Setup & Changeover Management: Oversee tool or die changeovers on machines, ensuring compliance with SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die) techniques to reduce idle time.3. Quality & Material ControlIn-Process Quality: Collaborate with QA/QC inspectors to ensure that products meet structural and visual guidelines. Enforce standard operational steps to avoid re-work.Rejection Analysis: Track daily shop floor rejection and scrap rates. Participate in root cause analysis (using 5-Why or Fishbone methods) to minimize material waste.WIP Management: Monitor Work-in-Progress (WIP) material levels to keep the floor organized and ensure a smooth material flow.4. Safety & Shop Floor Discipline5S Implementation: Maintain high standards of housekeeping, organization, and safety cleanliness on the shop floor using 5S principles.PPE Enforcements: Ensure 100% compliance with personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines by all operators and contract staff.

Core ResponsibilitiesA Production Engineers daily work is a mix of desk analysis and boots-on-the-ground floor management.1. Process Optimization & EfficiencyOEE Tracking: Monitoring Overall Equipment Effectiveness, which measures how much of your manufacturing time is truly productive (Availability Performance Quality).Bottleneck Removal: Identifying parts of the assembly line where work gets stuck and rearranging the workflow to keep things moving.Cost Reduction: Finding ways to use less electricity, fewer raw materials, and less time for each unit produced.2. Technical OversightLine Setup: Designing the layout of the machines and workstations to minimize the distance a part has to travel.Troubleshooting: Being the first person called when a machine stops or when the scrap rate (rejected products) suddenly goes up.Tooling & Jigs: Designing or ordering specific tools (jigs/fixtures) that help workers assemble parts faster and with fewer errors.3. Team & Resource ManagementManpower Planning: Deciding how many people are needed per shift to meet the daily production target.SOP Implementation: Writing and enforcing Standard Operating Procedures so that every worker builds the product exactly the same way.4. Safety & MaintenancePreventive Maintenance: Scheduling machine downtime for service before they break, avoiding expensive emergency repairs.EHS Compliance: Ensuring every worker is wearing PPE and that the factory floor follows environmental and safety laws.