Deputy General Manager (L4) - Painting

Position Summary

This role will be responsible for complete product manufacturing execution and delivery. Vehicles produced across plants. This role will actively support product development by working closely with the ERC team to help implement design aspects during the manufacturing stage.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Ensure a safe work environment by monitoring TRCFR & LTI.
• Quality: Achieve DRR & DRL targets as per the goal sheet.
• Productivity: Meet MOP targets as per the plan.
• Delivery: Ensure production within the given schedule time.
• Cost: Adhere to FCC and VCC targets as per the target in the goal sheet.
• Morale: Maintain high morale among the team to produce as per the plan.
• Environment: Ensure environmental compliance as per the targets in the goal sheet.

Education & Work Experience

• Production Planning: Prepare a day-wise production and shift plan as per the requirement shared by PPC.
• Plan Tools & Equipment: Plan for the necessary tools and equipment required to achieve the production plan received from PPC.
• Material Availability: Ensure the availability of material in the Shop warehouse for the planned production mix; escalate as necessary to SCM.
• Workforce Availability: Ensure availability of workforce as per the defined shift plan.
• New Product Development: Seek inputs and provide support to the ERC team for product proving.
• Station Readiness: Ensure station level readiness, against the checklist provided by Technical Services.
• Machine & Equipment Availability: Ensure availability of all relevant machines and equipment as part of the productionisation.
• Understanding & Resolution: Understand and resolve issues faced during product development and provide improvement inputs to Technical Services.
• Process Quality Improvement: Seek feedback from internal and external customers and create an action plan for incorporating production improvements.
• Line Improvements: Provide inputs to lead maintenance on line improvements and follow up for closure.
• Action Plan Deployment: Plan and deploy action plans based on feedback received from different agencies (Warranty, next customer, customer issues).
• Quality Issues Resolution: Resolve daily line quality issues by coordinating with Line Quality counterparts.
• Eliminate NVA & ENVA: Eliminate NVA and ENVA through line balancing and various initiatives (Kaizen, Kaizen events, FPBP etc.).
• Develop Line Improvements: Develop line improvements to achieve the desired takt time.
• Set Up Losses Reduction: Ensure minimum levels of line setup losses through various improvements.
• Kitting Solutions: Develop kitting solutions and make arrangements for optimised movement of materials from the Supermarket area to the production line.
• Coordination with Logistics: Coordinate with shop logistics/indirect material stores for availability of indirect material and tools to ensure maximum productivity.
• Manpower Management: Provide workforce inputs (increase/decrease-blue collared/permanent/contractual/trainees) to shift-in-charge for the monthly production targets for the shop (in all shifts) by considering the line constraints.
• Performance Readiness: Ensure performance readiness of Blue Collar flexi manpower (with help of SQPDCME and HR) through classroom and on-the-job trainings.
• Team Formation & Performance: Monitor formation and performance of self-directed teams (SDT) for productivity improvements.
• On-the-Job Training: Conduct on-the-job trainings to familiarize the new workforce with the role requirements.
• Shop Health Management: Drive JH/KK Pillar of TPM by imparting regular trainings to operators and reinforcing the same in culture.
• ICR/ICM Participation: Participate in ICR/ICM-cross functional teams to identify new steps to keep cost levels minimum.
• Encourage QC Initiatives: Encourage blue-collar workforce to participate in QC initiatives.

Tata Motors Leadership Competencies

• Customer Centricity: Anticipating, understanding, and focusing efforts on meeting the customer (stakeholders) needs or expectations.
• Developing Self and Others: Recognizing continuous development is essential for success and taking steps to develop self and helping others to excel.
• Driving Execution: Translating strategy into action and execution.
• Leading by Example: Encouraging and following ethical standards.
• Leading Change: Recognizing the need for change, initiating, and adapting to change.
• Motivating Self and Others: Inspiring teams and individuals.