Production Manager - Unit Head

Position Details :

Position : Production Manager (Unit Head)

Manufacturing Location : Hosur

Reporting To : Director - Head of furniture & Head of Factory operations (Central)

Category - Furniture : Engineering Wood, Solid Wood, Fabrication, Sofa

Key Responsibilities :1. Productivity :

• Utilization targets per the year, 70% across all applicable shifts

2. Quality :

• 99% quality rate

• Act as the voice of the customer within manufacturing operations.

• Ensure product quality standards consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.

• Utilise customer feedback, field failures, warranty trends and operational insights to continuously improve manufacturing processes

3. Cost :

• Identifying new projects to reduce fixed and variable costs and execution till closure and hereby achieving AOP targets

• Own plant profitability through productivity improvement, waste elimination, material optimisation and process excellence.

• Challenge existing assumptions and identify innovative ways to improve operational efficiency while maintaining quality and safety standards.

4. Delivery :

• OTIF 98%+, conducting daily cadence, solutioning and sustenance

5. Safety :

• Ensuring and guiding best safety practises and driving related projects

• Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all statutory, environmental and regulatory requirements while maintaining the highest standards of workplace safety.

6. Morale :

• Identifying best practises and gaps in Wakefit

• Foster a culture of operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen, Six Sigma and structured problem solving.

Essential Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Production or Manufacturing Engineering.

• 12+ years of manufacturing experience.

• 5+ years leading a manufacturing facility.

• Experience managing large production teams.

Preferred Qualifications :

• MBA Operations or equivalent.

• Lean Manufacturing Certification.

• TPM Certification.

• Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt.

• Experience in Mattress, Foam, Consumer Durables, FMCG or Automotive industries.