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Assistant Manufacturing Manager

Madhya Pradesh, India

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Job ID:
R-1174788
Date posted:
03/16/2026
Job Type:
Full time
Job Category:
Supply Chain

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Job Title: Asst Manufacturing Manager

Location: Chhindwara
Grade: 1D

Main Job Purpose:
Manufacturing Manager has overall responsibility for a unit within a factory. The MM leads all deliverables of the unit on SHE, Quality, Cost, Service & ER end to end and is a key member of the factory leadership team reporting to the factory manager.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Deliver al core KPIs of his/her unit including

  • SHE – Leading Indicators. Ensure compliance to all established SHE systems

  • Quality – DPMU reduction thru focused QIPs, hygiene improvements

  • Productivity – meeting OEE Glide path & driving capacity improvements

  • Service – Ensure plan compliance and adapt to planner changes.

  • Costs – Meeting ManEx Cost targets; Owns RR and works to improve efficiencies

  • in line with lower repair costs by using WCM principles.

  • Wastage – Driving technical efficiency reduction

  • Controls – Ensuring all Control elements are fully met

  • Innovation / Technology / Process Changes – Work with suit to land OTIFQ

  • People – Ensure motivated shopfloor work force to deliver best results.

  • Continuous Improvement – Lead Kaizen / Continuous improvement mindset in factory through employee engagement.

  • Support factory manager (as a member of the factory leadership team) to execute factory master plan & on key operational decisions.

Key SOL’s:

  • Strong Bias for Action

  • People Management, Building Talent

  • Accountability & Responsibility - Ownership

Professional Skills:

  • Minimum BE/B.Tech in engineering.

  • Worked reasonably on shopfloor managing multiple front-line executives & blue-collar workforce

  • Experience Required: 5-8 years of experience in production/Engineering.

  • FMCG experience

Contacts:
Internal:
Blue collar Workforce
Supply Planning
Manex
SUIT / R&D & CQA
Core Factory Functions like SHE, Q, FE, HR, etc
Procurement

External:
RPM Suppliers, as applicable
Job Workers/ Contractors
OEMs – equipment manufacturers

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