Job Overview

Supervises and manages all molding activities, team schedules and cycle times for full targeted output.

Responsibilities

• • Responsible for SAFE compliances and achieving the value stream/cell KPIs.
  • Lead value stream and ensure rated output, completion of daily and monthly production schedule.
  • Production tracking on daily basis and ensure all the internal external customers are served on time.
  • Responsible for process trouble shooting and standardization as per scientific molding process.
  • Responsible for molding and assembly capacity planning & load balancing to maximize production.
  • Responsible for SQCD (Safety, quality, cost & delivery), drive daily SQCD meeting along with CFT.
  • Preparation of production schedule along with SCM planner and ensure plan adherence by close coordination with all cross functional teams (ME, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Tooling, etc.)
  • Drive and engage employees in generating improvement ideas/suggestions/Kaizens.
  • Identifies non-value add activities and waste, initiate and drive improvement activities
  • Closely monitoring the downtimes due to mold and machine breakdowns and quality rejections. Analyze and find root cause using problem solving techniques.
  • Timely reporting of scrap in SAP and production data in system.
  • Plan and execution of NPD projects along with project management team.
  • Responsible to closely monitoring of RM inventory at defined level & ensure efficient usage.
  • Maintain 5S in value stream, drive continuous improvement projects. Follow Pull, Kanban and other lean systems (As per TEOA).
  • Training and developing team on soft and technical skills.

   

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Education and Knowledge

BE/ B.Tech (Mechanical)

Post-graduation (CIPET

Critical Experience

• 8-10 years of experience in Automotive molding manufacturing industry.  Handling of molding and assembly Production, process trouble shooting, material planning, inventory management and team development.
• Very good hands-on experience in the operation of All electric high-speed molding machines and SPMs, like

Arburg; Fanuc; Demag; Engel

High speed assembly machines, welding, soldering, potting, stitching.

•  Integrated auxiliaries like
  • 4-6 axis Robot,
  • Cavity pressure system.
  • Mold temperature controller
  • Hot runner system
  • Mold vacuum
  • Centralized feeding system
  • Blending system for masterbatch and regrind.
• Good knowledge of engineering materials and the quality defects can occur during process.
• Able to find and drive COPQ reduction activities and propose solutions for the internal defects during production
• Automotive connector manufacturing experience would be an advantage
• High precision mold handling experience
• Should know the SMED concept in molding to optimize the changeover.
• Should have the basic understanding of the mold construction to minimize the trouble shooting time.
• Inlay molding/ over molding work experience in different projects.
• Should know the scientific molding process.
• Should know the effective recycling of the runner in close loop system.
• Hands on experience in the inventory management.
• Able to understand the product drawings/ dimensions and the criticality.
• Have handled TPM and lean practice implementation, Kaizen activity and improving asset utilization through proper planning and improvement actions.

Skill Set and Knowledge

• Technical capabilities: Expert functional/domain knowledge
• Strategic agility: Identifying relevant technology trends and opportunities and leveraging TE global technology to increase competitive position and increased value to customer
• Application Engineering: Ability to understand customer requirements & offer engineering solutions
• Engineering management across cross functional teams: Developing technical roadmaps to align with market direction & communicating it across business units, management & customers to share applicable technology
• Global-local stakeholder alignment: Developing relationships and partnerships with key customers, industry leaders and core suppliers both locally & globally
• Optimizing engineering & innovation: Defining & managing IP strategy & constantly improving products through R&D
• Building people capability: Training and mentoring engineers with the necessary skill set, assuring succession & workforce planning & organizational capability
• Quality controller:  Ability to assure quality for services, labels & labs

Competencies