Assistant Supervisor-Production

This role involves supporting daily shop-floor operations within a fabrication and assembly environment, ensuring smooth execution of welding, fitting, and mechanical assembly tasks. The candidate will play a crucial part in maintaining production schedules, upholding quality standards, and fostering a safe and efficient workplace. Close collaboration with engineering and maintenance teams is essential to promptly address any operational challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Shop-Floor Execution: Assist in planning and monitoring daily fabrication, welding, fitting, and assembly activities to meet production targets efficiently.

Quality Control: Perform in-process inspections to verify that all work complies with engineering drawings, blueprints, and company quality standards before final handover to the Quality Assurance team.

Team Support & Training: Guide and mentor fabricators, welders, fitters, and assembly technicians in their daily tasks. Support the onboarding and training of new shop-floor personnel to ensure consistent skill development.

Safety & Compliance: Enforce Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) protocols rigorously, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), safe machinery operation, and maintaining a clean, organized workspace following 5S principles.

Documentation: Maintain accurate records such as Daily Production Reports (DPR), material consumption logs, and equipment maintenance documentation to support operational transparency.

Problem Solving: Identify minor bottlenecks or technical issues on the production line and either resolve them or escalate promptly in coordination with Engineering and Maintenance departments.

Required Qualifications

Education: Diploma of Associate Engineer (DAE) in Mechanical, Automobile, or Fabrication Technology.

Experience: 2 to 3 years of practical experience in mechanical manufacturing, vehicle fabrication, sheet metal work, or heavy equipment assembly. Experience in a lead or assistant supervisory role is highly preferred.

Technical Skills: Proficient in reading and interpreting mechanical engineering drawings, blueprints, and Bills of Materials (BOMs). Hands-on knowledge of welding processes such as MIG and TIG, metal fabrication, and mechanical assembly.

Soft Skills: Strong communication abilities, a proactive and detail-oriented approach, and the capacity to lead by example in a dynamic workshop environment.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

While not explicitly stated, candidates with prior supervisory experience and a demonstrated ability to train and mentor shop-floor staff will have an advantage. The position offers a monthly salary range of Rs50,000 to Rs60,000 and requires full-time, in-person attendance at the work location.

This role is ideal for individuals seeking to advance their career in mechanical fabrication and assembly within a structured manufacturing setting, emphasizing quality, safety, and team leadership.