Production Lead

As a Production Lead at Arakkonam, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the production activities of Fettling and heat treatment at our Foundry. Collaborating closely with the Production Head, planning, and support function teams like Quality, HSE, and maintenance, your leadership, curiosity, and drive for change are essential to driving operational excellence. By developing a strategic mindset and strong execution abilities, you will scale operations as per requirements to enable our customers to produce materials needed for a better future. Your primary responsibilities will revolve around ensuring safety at the site by providing adequate training on hazards and safe behavior, conducting thorough investigations of safety incidents, and leading proactive risk identification efforts. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing the Annual Operating Plan, standardizing operational metrics, achieving performance standards in safety, line utilization, efficiencies, and quality metrics, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and Lean Leadership. In the realm of Quality and Manufacturing Management, you will implement strategies to optimize production output, control costs, and maintain product quality standards. Leading and motivating your team members to achieve production targets and quality objectives will be critical. Moreover, you will monitor inventory levels, forecast demand, and optimize inventory management to minimize stockouts or excess inventory. Managing the plant's workforce and discipline will involve integrating with the ER/IR department, recruiting and developing a skilled workforce, conducting performance evaluations, addressing disciplinary issues, and promoting a positive work environment. Your proven experience in a leading steel foundry, full-time Engineering degree preferably in Metallurgy, and strong knowledge of production processes will be invaluable in this role. Additionally, your leadership skills, understanding of benchmarked operations metrics, and techno-commercial experience will contribute to your success. At FLSmidth, we offer a competitive benefits package, work-life balance with a flexible schedule, financial support for continuing education, and a global network of supportive colleagues. We are committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To ensure equal opportunity and eliminate bias, we kindly request excluding personal information from your application materials. Apply now as we are actively reviewing applications and conducting interviews. We will contact candidates via email directly.,