Manufacturing Manager (SPM development)

Role & responsibilities

• Lead process design and development activities for wire harness products.
• Prepare development plans, monitor progress, and provide regular updates to management.
• Study drawings and specifications to identify product, manufacturing, testing, and customer-specific requirements.
• Expertise in analyzing and estimating process and investment costs for wire harness product development.
• Guide the team in designing and developing special-purpose machines, equipment, jigs, and fixtures for wire harness assembly.
• Apply knowledge of pneumatics, PLC programming, and integration of LVDTs, sensors, and servo motors for automation solutions.
• Mentor the team in generating innovative automation concepts and alternative equipment designs.
• Lead and participate in design reviews for equipment development.
• Analyze machine specifications and select appropriate machinery for wire harness manufacturing.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop new suppliers for processes, production line, machines, fixtures, testers, and automation requirements.
• Implement poka-yoke solutions on assembly lines by analyzing failure modes, using past data, and applying creative problem-solving.
• Balance assembly lines through lean manufacturing principles. • Handover equipment, along with all design and validation records, to relevant departments.
• Experienced in independently coordinating with customers and managing global/internal audits
• Prepare and review manufacturing process documentation, including PFD, PFMEA, SC/CC characteristics, and plant layouts; knowledge of IQS software is an added advantage.
• Conduct process validation trials and establish final process parameters at assembly line stations.
• Apply extensive knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Quality, Production, Sales, and Procurement) to meet design objectives and provide product information and engineering samples.
• Lead departmental initiatives by working with engineering teams to resolve problems and fulfill requests from Engineering Management.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with WH product and its processes.
• Experience in design development of wire harness assembly equipments, Automation.
• Experince in special purpose equipment development and Automation