Production Manager
Job in
635103, Bāliganapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Listed on 2026-09-20
Listing for:
Wakefit
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-20
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Production Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position:
Production Manager (Unit Head)
Location:
Hosur
Reporting To:
Director – Head of furniture & Head of Factory operations
Category - Furniture:
Engineering Wood, Solid Wood, Fabrication, Sofa
Key Responsibilities
1. Productivity:
● Utilization targets per the year, 70% across all applicable shifts
2. Quality:
● 99% quality rate
● Act as the voice of the customer within manufacturing operations.
● Ensure product quality standards consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.
● Utilise customer feedback, field failures, warranty trends and operational insights to
continuously improve manufacturing processes
3. Cost:
● Identifying new projects to reduce fixed and variable costs and execution till closure and
hereby achieving AOP targets
● Own plant profitability through productivity improvement, waste elimination,material
optimisation and process excellence.
● Challenge existing assumptions and identify innovative ways to improve operational
efficiency while maintaining quality and safety standards.
4. Delivery:
● OTIF 98%+, conducting daily cadence, solutioning and sustenance
5. Safety:
● Ensuring and guiding best safety practises and driving related projects
● Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all statutory, environmental
and regulatory requirements while maintaining the highest standards of workplace
safety.
6. Morale:
● Identifying best practises and gaps in Wakefit
● Foster a culture of operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing,
● Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen, Six Sigma and structured problem solving.
Essential Qualifications
1. Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Production or Manufacturing
Engineering.
2. 12+ years of manufacturing experience.
3. 5+ years leading a manufacturing facility.
4. Experience managing large production teams.
Preferred Qualifications
1. MBA Operations or equivalent.
2. Lean Manufacturing Certification.
3. TPM Certification.
4. Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt.
5. Experience in Mattress, Foam, Consumer Durables, FMCG or Automotive industries.
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