Deputy Manager - Tractor Assembly

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

As Deputy Manager - Tractor Assembly, you will lead and drive the tractor assembly operations with a sharp focus on cost control and productivity enhancement. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Implementing and monitoring cost reduction initiatives targeting scrap, consumables, and manpower optimization to ensure departmental budget adherence.
• Conducting detailed analysis of defects and market complaints to develop and enforce robust countermeasures aimed at enhancing product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Steering the assembly manufacturing team to achieve excellence across key performance areas including Productivity, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Morale (PQCDSM).
• Ensuring on-time delivery of tractors in alignment with production plans, while synchronising parts and components across different models for seamless production flow.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with internal departments, external partners, and vendors to drive continuous improvements and implement corrective actions.
• Facilitating new product introduction (NPI) by coordinating mass production set-up, ensuring smooth transition from development to full-scale manufacturing.
• Organising and adhering to comprehensive training programs for workers and staff to uplift skills, productivity, and safety standards within the assembly line.
• Managing daily manpower activities, swiftly resolving conflicts and disagreements to maintain a motivated and cohesive workforce.
• Inspiring and mentoring team members by regularly reviewing individual and team performance, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Conducting gap analysis focused on production losses, quality issues, and equipment breakdowns, driving initiatives to eliminate inefficiencies.

Your role is pivotal in maintaining high standards of assembly quality while optimising resources, thereby contributing to Mahindra & Mahindra's reputation for excellence in the tractor manufacturing sector.

Preferred Industries

Education Qualification

A successful candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology, with a preference for specialisations in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The educational requirements are as follows:

• Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

This qualification ensures a fundamental understanding of engineering principles critical to leading manufacturing processes in a technically demanding environment. Additionally, a strong academic foundation supports your ability to engage with complex manufacturing systems, analyse technical data, and drive innovation in assembly line operations.

Mahindra & Mahindra values continuous learning and development; thus, possessing further certifications related to manufacturing excellence, quality management, or project management will be advantageous and encouraged.

General Experience

The ideal candidate will bring between 3 to 7 years of professional experience within the manufacturing industry, particularly in assembly operations or production management. Your background should demonstrate:

• Hands-on experience in managing manufacturing teams and operations, with a focus on productivity and quality improvement.
• Proven track record in cost control and budget management within a production environment.
• Experience analyzing manufacturing defects and implementing effective corrective actions to minimize product non-conformities.
• Familiarity with coordinating cross-functional teams including supply chain, quality assurance, and vendor management.
• Involvement in new product introduction (NPI) projects and scaling production to mass manufacturing.

This experience equips you with a deep understanding of manufacturing dynamics and equips you to lead assembly processes in a fast-paced and demanding industrial setting.

Critical Experience

The role requires critical competencies and experiences that demonstrate your capability to effectively lead and manage tractor assembly operations at Mahindra & Mahindra:

• Strategic Business Orientation: Ability to anticipate market and business opportunities with a global perspective, strategising accordingly to leverage these insights.
• Leadership Through Sustainability: Emphasis on sustainable business practices, taking a frugal yet innovative approach that balances stakeholder interests and long-term impact.
• Customer Focus: Deep commitment to customer satisfaction, continually seeking to delight customers through high-quality products and responsive service.
• Innovation Led Transformation: A proactive change agent with a strong orientation towards ideas, risk-taking with responsibility, and driving transformational initiatives.
• Result Orientation and Execution Excellence: Demonstrated capability in effective project management, quality passion, accountability for results, and agility combined with disciplined execution.
• Leveraging Human Capital: Skilled in developing teams, fostering entrepreneurial engagement, appreciating diversity, and harnessing collective synergy to achieve business goals.
• Weaving Passion and Energy at Work: Exhibits passion for work, removes barriers to collaboration, balances work with an enjoyable environment, and embraces learning from failures to nurture continuous improvement.

Possessing these competencies will enable you to drive the Tractor Assembly department’s goals, contribute meaningfully to business growth, and align with Mahindra & Mahindra’s leadership standards.

System Generated Core Skills

System Generated Secondary Skills