Assistant Manager - Plant PED

Date: Sep 16, 2025

Location: Hosur, IN

Company: Tenneco

Key responsibilities:

 

Responsible for Plant PE operations

    • Analysis & Corrective actions for OEE losses
    • Tooling Maintenance / Procurement / Critical tool stock maintenance
    • Daily meeting – Department / Operations / New RFQ / CFT for Quality / Safety etc..
    • IATF Documentation – PFD / PFMEA / Work Instruction / Procedures etc ..
    • Continuous improvement / Kaizen / Poka Yoke etc ..
    • SAP – Procurements
    • Capex forecasting

 

Activities Pre-award the business from customer.

    • Understand design requirement from Customer.
    • Manufacturing feasibility Study   with CFT
    • Work on Process Design, Capacity required & available for RFQ volumes, Arrive Budget for Tooling & Equipment / Building, Calculate Manpower/Man-mins Required,

 

Activities after Business award

    • Process Design, Sign-off with CFT, Capacity Design & Signoff with CFT, Concept Designs for Tooling & sign-off.
    • Getting Quotes from Suppliers, Negotiations on quote, Ordering, Work with Supplier for development, Work with CFT for Design Approvals,
    • Part Production trails at Supplier Site,
    • Inward & Part Production Trials on Intended machines, Confirm Cycle times & output as per designed in RFQ,
    • PPAP Document preparation, Work with CFT for PPAP & preproduction lots.
    • Carryout Internal / Customer PPAP
    • Handover to production with CFT.

 

Ideal candidate experience:

  • In new product & process development, Launch management , Shock absorber manufacturing . (Passenger Vehicle, Commercial Trucks, Off Highway Vehicles, etc.)
  • Continuous improvements activities for Quality, Cycle time, Capacity improvements, etc.
  • Tooling Design / Maintenance & improvements
  • Launch Management

 

Skills and capabilities (leadership and/or functional):

  • Team Player with Positive approach,
  • Knowledge of exhaust system parts & its manufacturing processes
  • Knowledge on MIG, Resistance Welding Processes, Assembly Processes, Grinding / Automation
  • Strong knowledge in Failure modes in process & product design & development with recoveries.
  • Good Negotiation Skills,
  • Knowledge on New technology  & Process development & Launch