Shop FLoor Manager

Job Description- Shopfloor Manager

Role Purpose

The role is responsible for leading and managing shopfloor operations to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant execution of manufacturing activities. The position plays a critical role in meeting delivery commitments, ensuring quality standards, optimizing resource utilization, and maintaining strong customer and cross-functional coordination.

Key Responsibilities

Operations Planning & Execution

• Plan, schedule, and control daily, weekly, and monthly shopfloor activities to meet production, quality, and delivery targets.
• Ensure smooth execution of jobs by proactively identifying and addressing constraints, risks, and bottlenecks.
• Maintain inspection readiness and always shop discipline.
  
  

Resource & Capacity Management

• Allocate manpower, machinery, tools, and materials efficiently across jobs to ensure optimal utilization.
• Balance workload and capacity to meet shifting priorities and customer demands.
• Coordinate closely with Stores and SCM to ensure material availability.
  
  

Shopfloor Leadership & Technical Support

• Monitor daily progress of shopfloor activities and take immediate corrective actions where required.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and problem-solving support to supervisors and technicians.
• Conduct daily meetings, progress reviews, and coordination discussions with shop teams.
  
  

Customer Interface

• Act as the primary point of contact for customer inspections, audits, and shop visits.
• Prepare and present inspection documents, technical reports, and delivery schedules.
• Support customer queries during manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.
  
  

Safety, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure 100% compliance with Siemens Energy policies, statutory legal requirements, and government regulations.
• Enforce strict adherence to company and customer HSE policies during all shopfloor activities.
• Actively promote a strong safety culture through risk assessments, toolbox talks, and safe work practices.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of findings.
  
  

Performance Management (KPIs)

• Monitor, analyze, and report shopfloor KPIs related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Cost.
• Perform root-cause analysis for KPI deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to management and stakeholders.
  
  

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Liaise effectively with internal stakeholders including:
• Quality Assurance
• Business Administration (BA)
• EHS
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Sales
• Stores
• Order Management
• Project Management
• Ensure alignment across functions to meet project and business objectives.
  
  

Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Support skill development and competence enhancement of shopfloor personnel.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
• Support implementation of Lean, best practices, and standardized work methods.
• Encourage digital system usage as applicable for planning, reporting, and traceability.
  
  

Key Performance Indicators

• Consistent on-time delivery performance
• Zero major safety incidents
• Stable and improving KPI trends
• Positive customer feedback and inspection outcomes
• Cost recovery and utilization of manpower and equipment
  
  

Experience

• Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 8-10 years of work experience in managing team of 10 to 15 people and minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in managing shopfloor
• Additional Experience in shop repair of Generator Rotors / Know how in Gas Turbine overhauls, packaging / Manufacturing is desirable
• Strong Verbal and written communication skills in English
• Strong aptitude for learning new technologies and understanding how to utilize them in a work environment.
• Strong customer centric approach
• Conversant with Indian and International codes & standards Knowledge of Industry Norms and Standards.
• To partner the various teams to Execute orders in line with planned cost and time schedule, follow work procedures for compliance with quality systems and statutory requirements.