Assistant Production Manager

Job Overview

The Production Assistant Manager Lens Cutting will be responsible for managing and optimizing lens cutting operations in a high-volume manufacturing environment. The role involves supervising manpower, ensuring smooth operation of Italian-imported SPM machines, maintaining quality and productivity targets, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

~70 shop-floor employees

Key Responsibilities

Production & Operations

• Manage day-to-day lens cutting operations across milling, grinding, drilling, and polishing processes
  
• Ensure optimum utilization of

  50 MEI Italian imported SPM machines

• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly production targets with minimal downtime
  
• Monitor cycle times, machine efficiency, and throughput
  

Manpower Management

• Supervise and coordinate

  ~70 operators per shift

• Allocate manpower effectively based on skill matrix and production demand
  
• Ensure adherence to shift discipline, safety norms, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  
• Support training and upskilling of operators on SPM machines
  

Quality & Process Control

• Ensure lenses meet defined quality standards and customer specifications
  
• Monitor rejection, rework, and scrap levels; implement corrective actions
  
• Work closely with Quality and Engineering teams to resolve process issues
  

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Coordinate with maintenance teams for preventive and breakdown maintenance
  
• Assist in first-level troubleshooting of SPM machines
  
• Ensure proper machine calibration, tool life management, and consumable usage
  

Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean, Kaizen, and productivity improvement initiatives
  
• Implement best practices to reduce cycle time, wastage, and downtime
  
• Support process optimization and automation initiatives
  

Reporting & Coordination

• Prepare daily production, efficiency, and rejection reports
  
• Communicate shift performance and issues to the Production Manager
  
• Coordinate with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams
  

Required Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of

  SPM-based manufacturing operations

• Knowledge of milling, grinding, drilling, and polishing processes
  
• Basic understanding of CNC/SPM controls and industrial automation
  
• Familiarity with manufacturing KPIs (OEE, productivity, rejection, downtime)
  

Behavioral & Leadership Skills

• Strong people management and shop-floor leadership skills
  
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis capability
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment
  
• Good communication and coordination skills
  

Preferred Candidate Profile

• B.Tech graduates from

  Tier 2 / Tier 3 IITs or NIIT

• 2–5 years of experience in

  optical, precision manufacturing, automotive, or high-speed production environments

• Hands-on exposure to

  SPM or automated production lines

• Willingness to work in shift-based operations