Senior Manager Chassis Assembly

Senior Manager Chassis Assembly

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Job Summary:

Senior Manager Chassis Assembly

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end chassis assembly operations for electric buses, ensuring daily/weekly/monthly production targets are achieved.
• Implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices to ensure efficiency, quality, and consistency in production.
• Coordinate with planning, stores, logistics, and body shop to ensure timely availability of materials and parts.
• Monitor and control takt time, cycle time, and line balancing to optimize productivity.
• Supervise and mentor production supervisors, line engineers, and technicians to ensure high team performance.
• Develop training plans and skill matrix for team competency development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and safety.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and assist in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation in case of defects.
• Work closely with the Quality team to implement in-line inspection systems and reduce rework/rejection rates.
• Collaborate with Industrial Engineering and Maintenance teams to implement automation, tooling upgrades, and productivity improvements.
• Maintain accurate production data, generate MIS reports, and present KPIs to management.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of chassis assembly process, especially for electric or heavy commercial vehicles.
• Experience with EV-specific components such as battery packs, powertrains, controllers, etc. (preferred).
• Proficiency in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and shop floor management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems and production planning tools (SAP preferred).
• Exposure to TCF
• Team management.
• Task Management.
• Financial Acumen.