Head of Production

Job Description: Production Head – Smart Meter Manufacturing Plant, Hyderabad

Job Overview

Position Title: Production Head

Location: Hyderabad

Reporting To: Plant Head / Operations Director

Team Size: Direct and indirect supervision of ~1200–1300 shopfloor personnel and shift managers

Plant Capacity: 5 Lakh smart meters/month

Annual Turnover: INR 1200 Cr

Shifts: Three-shift operation

Functional Areas: Moulding, SMT, Pick & Place, Wave Soldering, Assembly, Testing, Maintenance

Job Purpose

To oversee end-to-end production activities at the plant, ensuring targeted output, quality standards, manpower deployment, and shift-level coordination in alignment with organizational goals. The role is critical in ensuring efficiency, minimal downtime, and daily alignment between operations, planning, and quality teams.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Production Planning & Execution

• Translate monthly/weekly production plans into actionable shift-wise execution.
• Coordinate with SCM, stores, and QA for input availability and smooth workflows.
• Track daily production metrics and drive adherence to takt time and throughput.

People & Shift Management

• Supervise shift in-charges, line leaders, and technicians across 3 shifts.
• Plan manpower deployment effectively to avoid shortages or overstaffing.
• Monitor attendance, shift discipline, and timely shift handovers.

Process & Equipment Efficiency

• Ensure optimal machine utilization (SMT, PnP, moulding, soldering, etc.) across shifts.
• Collaborate with maintenance for preventive and breakdown support.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement cycle time reduction measures.
• Accountable for In process Inventory counting and reconciliation

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure in-line process quality, adherence to SOPs and IPCs.
• Address production non-conformities and initiate corrective actions.
• Ensure EHS practices and compliance in all operations.
• Accountable for In process rejection analysis and Yield

Daily Coordination & Reporting

• Daily reporting of production numbers, issues, downtime, and output per line.
• Participate in daily review meetings with Plant Head and inter-departmental teams.
• Escalate critical issues impacting output or delivery timelines.

Authority & Decision Rights

• Authorised to make manpower allocation decisions across lines and shifts.
• Can approve immediate production stoppage due to safety or quality issues.
• May request maintenance or quality intervention as needed.
• Responsible for shift-wise productivity, line utilization, and first-pass yield (FPY).
• Escalation point for shop-floor conflicts, absenteeism, or urgent repair needs.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and people management in multi-shift environments.
• Deep knowledge of electronics assembly, SMT, Pick and place and inline testing.
• Sound understanding of process control, IPC standards, and quality checkpoints.
• Hands-on with production monitoring tools, shift-wise reporting, and dashboards.
• Problem-solving mindset with ownership for shift-level KPIs.

Qualifications & Experience

- Graduate in Electrical / Electronics Engineering (B.E./B.Tech) – Mandatory

- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a high-volume electronics manufacturing environment

- Prior experience in managing SMT, PnP, and end assembly lines – Preferred

- Experience in smart meter manufacturing (Mandatory).

- Additionally experience in handling EMS (Desirable)

How to apply, where:

recruitment@iskraemeco.in

Subject – ProductionHead_experience_name e.g. PlantHead_7.5_nafisa