Assistant Manager-Production

Tenneco is one of the worlds leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, DRiV, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Position: Assistant Manager - Production

Experience: 10+ years’ experience

Qualifications: B-Tech – Metallurgy /Mechanical /Thermal Engineering

Roles and Responsibility 

• Responsible to carry production activities during manufacturing shift wise.
• Operational and equipment’s maintaining like Strip Casting, annealing process, cladding, roll mill, Sanding, Heat Treatment, strip Bonding, strip welding and slitting process of the strips manufacturing of bimetal (Steel /Cu, Aluminum).
• Strong knowledge of materials specification and treatment process.
• Implementing the techniques like diffusion boning, cladding for the bimetallic strips.
• Understanding the principle of bimetallic strip behavior, including the thermal and normal rolling mill expansion and deformation.
• Regular audits for in- process, final inspection for IROX line and Strip Bonding Line. Carry out product and process audit, Observing and adjusting the manufacturing parameter to maintain consistence product quality.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality standards and industry regulations.
• Develop and implement production schedules and workflows to meet targets
• Ensure on-time delivery while maintaining cost efficiency.
• Implement 5S, Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen methodologies to improve production.
• Identify bottlenecks and enhance cycle time reduction and waste minimization;
• Improve tooling and machine utilization for higher efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/TS 16949, IATF 16949 automotive standards and CQI- 9 std for the Special process heat treatment.
• Work with the Quality Control team to reduce defects and improve product quality; Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions for quality issues.
• Maintaining and tracking the inventory and WIP through SAP system

Technical expertise

• Cladding process
• Sintering process
• Heat treatments
• Materials Metallurgy.
• IROX coating (Polymer coating )