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Job Description & How to Apply Below
Designation
Deputy General Manager / General Manager – Production
Function / Department
Manufacturing Operations – Production
Location
MEPZ-SEZ, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Grade Level
DGM / GM (Senior Leadership Band)
Experience Required
18 – 22 years, with mandatory aerospace manufacturing industry experience
Qualification
B.E. /
B.Tech in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering (essential);
ROLE OBJECTIVE
The Deputy General Manager / General Manager – Production will lead and be accountable for the total production operations of PMI Engineering Exports across its three manufacturing units at MEPZ-SEZ, Chennai. The role carries full ownership of on-time delivery, quality, cost, safety, and productivity in an AS9100 Rev D–certified, 100% export-oriented aerospace precision-manufacturing environment. The incumbent will translate the organisation's operating plan into disciplined shop-floor execution, drive a culture of continuous improvement, and represent Production at the executive and Penn Aero Group level.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Production & Operations Management
Operational Ownership: Own end-to-end production operations across all three manufacturing units (PMIE, PMIG-1, PMIG-2), ensuring on-time delivery, output targets, and yield performance against the master production schedule.
Production Planning: Drive daily, weekly, and monthly production planning in coordination with PPC, translating customer order books and export commitments into achievable line-level plans.
Process Leadership: Direct precision machining, gear manufacturing (hobbing, shaping, grinding), heat-treatment, and assembly operations to meet aerospace tolerance and surface-integrity requirements.
Throughput & OEE: Optimise capacity utilisation, cycle times, and equipment effectiveness (OEE) across CNC, turning cells, and gear-manufacturing lines, resolving bottlenecks proactively.
Quality, AS9100 & Aerospace Standards
AS9100 Compliance: Ensure full compliance with AS9100 Rev D and customer-specific quality requirements, embedding first-time-right and zero-escape discipline on the shop floor.
Quality Governance: Partner with Quality to close NCRs, drive root-cause / corrective action (8D, CAPA), and sustain audit-readiness for customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
Traceability & FAI: Uphold configuration control, traceability, FAI (first article inspection), and special-process controls consistent with aerospace standards.
Compliance, Export-Control & Safety
Export-Control & SEZ: Maintain awareness of and adherence to ITAR / EAR export-control obligations, MEPZ-SEZ / EOU customs procedures, and controlled-technology handling requirements.
Safety & Statutory: Enforce EHS standards, machine-safety protocols, and statutory factory compliance across all production areas.
Continuous Improvement & Cost
Continuous Improvement: Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and TPM initiatives to reduce waste, scrap, and rework while improving cost per unit and delivery reliability.
Modernisation: Champion automation, digitisation, and shop-floor data initiatives to strengthen real-time production visibility and decision-making.
Cost & Productivity: Drive cost-control, budget adherence, and productivity improvement targets aligned to the annual operating plan.
People Leadership & Collaboration
Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing production organisation; drive skill development, multi-skilling, and succession within the shop-floor talent pipeline.
Performance Culture: Set and cascade KRAs / KPIs, manage performance, and foster a culture of accountability, discipline, and engagement across shifts.
Cross-Functional: Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, SCM, Maintenance, and HR to deliver integrated operational outcomes.
Reporting & Governance
MIS & Reporting: Provide accurate, board-ready production MIS, dashboards, and performance reviews to the Executive Director and CEO.
Group Interface: Represent Production in operational reviews with Penn Aero Group leadership and support group-level reporting requirements.
QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE
Education:
B.E. /
B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, or…
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