Job Description:
Job Description:

Job Description

Unique Job Role

Lead PED

Function

ISCM

Reporting to

Functional Head- R&D & PED

Business

Watches-Hosur

Grade

 L7

Date

01/04/24

Job Details

This role is for heading the PED function of Movement plant. PED function is responsible for creating process routing for Movement  components, identify & establish new manufacturing process, anchoring engg change request trials, carry out new materials, process trails, establish alternate, secondary production sources, analysis of competitor product on process & quality, analysis & action plans for Mkt return feedbacks.

External Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

·       Vendors – Materials, Tools, Special process manufacturing

·       Testing Labs

 

·       R&D – Product design

·       Movement Manufacturing shops

·       Assembly (Internal customer)

·       Sourcing

·       Material Engineering

·       Quality Function

·       Subcontract team

·       Planning

Job Requirements

Education

B.E (Mechanical Engineering / Production Technology)

Relevant Experience

12-15 yrs. industrial experience

Behavioural Skills

·       Process improvements exploration & implementing best manufacturing practises

·       Inclination towards research of new process and new materials for cost reduction & process flow smoothening

·       Constantly benchmarking process / Mfg technology with external world especially in the field of Horology & Precision component manufacturing

Knowledge

·       Engineering drawings, 2D / 3D software skills

·       Material Science / Metallurgy,

·       Manufacturing process knowledge

·       Analysis / Simulation software knowledge

·       Manufacturing practises – Lean, TQM, Six Sigma

·       Tool, Die & Fixtures manufacturing

Expected Process Contributions

Expected Process Contribution

Process Outcome

Performance Measure

Movement Mfg : Manufacturing process Improvement

1.      Process optimization – Cycle time / Std time revisit & identifying opportunities for improvement

2.      Mapping new process routing for streamlining the product (Component) flow

3.      Benchmarking similar precision industries for Process innovations & technologies

4.      Trouble shooting of process limitations & propose new methods / tooling solutions / secondary operations

 

 

 

·   Lead time reduction & Capacity optimization

·   Smooth flow, De-bottlenecking

·   Breakthrough improvements

·   Per day per machine output

·   Number of new processes

·   Cost of operations

 

Movement Mfg : Engineering solutions

1. Process optimization

2. Engineering solutions as alternates or improving efficiency on various secondary operations carried out after manufacturing operations (Deburring, chips removal, finish improvements)

·   Annual Process Reviews

·   Secondary process effort reduction & efficiency

·   Number of process improvements

·   Leadtime / Temp manpower reduction for secondary operations

Movement Mfg : Process documentation & Trials

1. Ensuring creation of strong Operational Procedure Sheet for each product drawing covering all dimensions, Process routing & controls, critical to quality (CTQ) checks etc

2. Documenting all versions of changes on product and reason for changing

3. Conducting trials for Process, Quality, delivery improvements and documenting the results & feedbacks and upgrading the product drawings

4. New components / movements – proof of concept (POC) prototyping – coordination with in-house POC cell. Establishing alternate sources for quick prototyping of precision machining operations

·   Product drawing to Operational control document

·   Process improvement trials

·   Quick POC

·   Number of OPS

·   Number of trials

·   Number of POC components produced – alternate source

Movement Mfg : Quality

1. Perform Root-cause-analysis for repeat defects based on subsequent stage customer feedback & market return feedback

2. Projects for Engineering change request, design upgradations – tracking of milestones,

3. Identify quality parameters for Treatment processes & establish proper SOPs

4. Establish SOPs for finish (Turning & Machining operations)

·   Completion of Mkt reduction initiatives

·   Completion of ECRs & documentation

 

·   Reduction in Mkt returns

·   Reduction in Quality feedbacks from Assembly (Subsequent stages)

Movement Mfg : Alternate source / Materials

1. Benchmarking with competitor product / precision Industries on the materials being used.

2. Finding Suitable sources of materials indigenous to avoid import dependency

3. Coordinating and carrying out the trials for alternate materials / alternate sources – Process establishment, tooling suitability etc

 

·   New Raw material sources

·   Alternate material establishment

·   Cost Savings through alternate raw materials / alternate sources

Movement Mfg : Preparation for Mass Mfg

1. Coordination with R&D, Tool design & Tool Mfg for Stamping tools design & mass production establishment

2. For New components, coordination with Mfg shops, Tool design & Tool Mfg for Jigs, fixtures, Gauges & sub Assembly tools

3. Incorporating Mfg Shop feedbacks after Proto trials on product drawing for mass manufacturing

·   New Stamping tools for mass mfg

·   Mass mfg of new movement / components

·   Number of new movement / new components taken for Mass Mfg

                   Key Skills:
Process improvement, Material Science, Analysis software knowledge, Tool, Die & Fixture Manufacturing, Lean, TQM, Six sigma, Engineering Drawings 2D/3D software skills