Job Description

Title: Manager- Production Planning

Company Name: A very well reputed company

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Gazipur

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering (IE) / Production & Industrial Engineering (P&IE)/ Industrial Production Engineering (IPE).

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Factory Operational Workflow:
∎ Developing & updating the Factory Operational Workflow to optimize the manufacturing operations & Department-wise Process flow every half-yearly & yearly.
∎ Facilities Lay-Out:
∎ Review and suggest alternate lay-out plans of factory facilities (covering all departments & functions) to minimize the movements (people, materials, machineries, processes & products) & maximize single direction flow.
∎ Periodically review & take initiatives to maintain fully functional IE covering:
∎ Right Capacity
∎ Right Talent
∎ Right SOP (Process Manual)
∎ Follow-up, implement, achieve & sustain the IE Tagline:
∎ 100% SMV-based manufacturing
∎ IE Operational Metrics (KPI)
∎ Define the KPI as per annual operational plan and correspondingly allocate the components to respective team members to plan, execute and achieve the desired results on-time.
∎ Update IE SOPs as and when required, under the guidance & approval from IE-HOD, train the target team, implement & monitor for sustainability.
∎ Ensure daily IE specific activities are effectively carried out across all production sections/lines.
∎ Leading & Directing, the IE Team to,
∎ design error free, on-time data collection process (very critical for ensuring the reliability of IE reports & statistics)
∎ obtain optimum productivity (PPP, pairs per person per shift)
∎ reach maximum on-standard efficiency & targeted overall efficiency
∎ optimize the floor lay-out & process workflow
∎ eliminate wastages
∎ progress multi-skill development
∎ effective allocation of resources (man-machineries)
∎ recommend and install ergonomically compatible workstations
∎ Coaching & Mentoring, the IE Team (and applicable production, maintenance, QA & HR) on: product lay-out design, worker skill selection, capacity planning, line-loading, line balancing, in-built QA, cycle-time reduction, minimum material movement/handling & eliminating overtime.
∎ SMV:
∎ Review, ensure,
∎ That 100%-time study & method study is performed with IE technique and with appropriate set-up: Stop-watch, jigs, fixtures, guides, tools, lighting, seating, etc.
∎ The accuracy of SMV & deriving process including the budgeted balancing loss & system loss.
∎ That 100% of the production processes are assigned with SMV (100% of the production processes in each production section are assigned with SMV prior bulk production commences).
∎ SMV established for all indirect standard processes for cross-functional / support departments: PD & QA
∎ Productivity Target: (Pairs Per Person-PPP, Overall Efficiency)
∎ Determine, finalize with IE-HOD, and Sign-off the section-wise productivity targets with respective Production HODs: Half-Yearly / Yearly aligning with operational goals.
∎ Daily monitoring on the statistics and direct the team on executing CAP.
∎ Accountable for resource & facility allocation (headcount, shifts, lines) against the production plan.
∎ Critical Factors affecting Productivity / Efficiency:
∎ Drive the team to determine the causes for Lost Time, Balancing Loss & Productivity (System) Loss.
∎ Lead the meetings with production & cross-functional stakeholders on the CAP and ensure execution.
∎ Review the execution results and follow-up untill the desired targets are achieved.
∎ Individual & Group Incentive:
∎ Learn & clearly Understand the productivity linked incentive system (both individual & group as applicable by the section) to production team including workers & supervisory staffs.
∎ Effectively execute, achieve, and closely monitor to sustain the desired productivity levels.
∎ Production-Labor OVH Costing:
∎ Drive SMV based product & process costing.
∎ Must determine and justify RIGHT Total Head Count (THC) in the factory covering:
∎ Direct & Indirect workers
∎ Direct & Indirect Staff, Management, Staff Non-Management Staff
∎ Direct to Indirect Ratio: Worker & Staff
∎ Monitor and escalate the lower productivity on Overtime work hours.
∎ KEY panel member in finalizing the Making Cost per Unit or Cost per Pair.
∎ Continuously work towards reducing the manpower without affecting productivity & capacity.
∎ Lead-Time:
∎ Analyze, study and determine the minimum lead-time (thro’ IE logical approach) for following processes:
∎ Development
∎ Order Receipt to FG Delivery (includes material supply process)
∎ Manufacturing
∎ With IE-HOD support, sign-off the finalized lead-Time with all stakeholders.
∎ Design the precise/simple user-friendly data recording-capturing system on the above & reporting structure.
∎ Receive, review & follow-up with respective stakeholders on the variations against standard lead-time.
∎ Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE):
∎ Follow the roadmap provided by IE-HOD to achieve the targeted OEE.
∎ Initiate & aggressively drive automation & semi-automation projects in manufacturing along with PD, Maintenance & Production.
∎ Continuous Improvement (CI):
∎ Re-engineering: Periodically evaluate that standard work procedures are being followed and look for the possibilities of improving the processes (steps, tools, and time) to reduce the SMV.
∎ Multi-Skill Development: Drive skill development program along with production & HR to improve the % of critical skilled operators to manage the demand fluctuations & uncertain absenteeism.
∎ Lead CI (Continuous Improvement) activities to enhance the productivity, cost reduction, lead time reduction & safety. Also, coordinate with counterparts of group units (U1, BO, and LM) to share and implement best practices across the group.
∎ Support QA team in performing RCA on customer complaints focusing on permanent corrective action.
∎ Drive CI program to achieve higher operational performance by deploying a forum to receive CI ideas (focused @ safety, productivity, quality & cost effectiveness) on monthly basis from all Team Members and then to review, finalize the most effective & required ideas-solutions and work on their execution plan along with reward linked in proportion to the earned savings for the respective team members.
∎ New Project Set-Up:
∎ Support ROI analysis prior implementing all major manufacturing based new/expansion capital expenditure projects through:
∎ project scope, cost/benefit analysis, budgeting
∎ lay-outs, SOPs, scheduling, and resource allocation
∎ Team Management:
∎ Support IE-HOD on team hiring, performance appraisal, development, and training processes to ensure the team competencies & capabilities to reach the business goals and expectations.
∎ Documentation:
∎ ensure the day-to-day documentation tasks, error free & on time reports
∎ upkeep and maintenance of IE dept. procedures in the Integrated Management System (ISO9001: 2015)

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 32 to 43 years
∎ Only males are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum. of 10 years overall experience in managing the IE function in Automobile, Electronics, FMCG and or Fashion Industry with leadership accountability on department performance.
∎ a minimum of 5 years exclusive experience in shop-floor manufacturing/production function.
∎ Exposure in footwear production process will be an added advantage.
∎ Capable of managing the team and have the high potential to grow to next higher levels in the organization.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Provident fund, Gratuity
∎ Lunch Facilities: Partially Subsidize
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ As per Company Policy

Application Deadline: 15 Oct 2020

Company Information:
∎ 3 Oct 2020
∎ A very well reputed company

Category: Production/Operation

Read Before Apply: Candidates those who not matching criteria need not to apply. Potential candidates are requested to go through the job circular before applying.We regret that due to the huge volume of applicants only short listed candidate will be called for interview. Any persuasion will disqualify the applicants apply.