Manager – Technology (Mixing and Extrusion)

Key Responsibilities:-

Process & Product:-

• Industrialize of new dies as per timeline- Annual NPD plan
• Responsible and lead for all the technological activities at the mixing/compounding area
• Trouble shooting of compound and raw materials across tyre manufacturing process
• Organize and execute Raw materials trials
• Analyze product failure due to compound variations and take necessary improvement measures
• Review of key product and process parameters and initiate actions
• Lead Productivity and quality improvement projects in mixing area
• Optimization of compound cost as per cost optimization plan.
• Responsible and lead for all the technological activities at the extrusion area
• Trouble shooting of Profiles variation and extrusion related issues across tyre manufacturing process
• Preformer design and die design knowledge for PCR, TBR compounds
• Review of key product and process parameters and initiate actions
• Knowledge on handling Hot feed and cold feed extruder (Duplex, triplex & quadrpalex)
• Lead activities that involve issuing reports, issuing, and dispositioning product holds, process and material specifications related to maintaining and improving the product quality within the manufacturing process
• SOP, PFMEA, Control plan making along with CFT
• System implementation, monitoring and control.
• PDCA approach to continual improvement for Productivity, Quality, waste reduction etc.

Claims & Losses:-

• Monitor products to bring in continuous improvement and keep claims and losses to a minimum.

Technical & Quality Tasks:-

• Provide technical know-how and inputs to the designated sections.
• Analyze mixing variations and take necessary countermeasures.
• Good knowledge and experience on Full silica compound mixing.
• Analytically sound to analyze the data & should retrieve any statistical data available in the system.
• Knowledge and experience of mixing recipe creation based on recipe released by R&D
• Good knowledge in Lab testing and compound Rheo and physical property analysis
• Good knowledge on Raw material used for Rubber mixing and Indirect materials.
• Analyze Extrusion variations and take necessary countermeasures.
• Good knowledge and experience on TBR and PCR component extrusion.
• Analytically sound to analyse the data & should retrieve any statistical data available in the system.
• Good knowledge in extrusion TCU setting and screw clearance settings
• Good knowledge on handling silica compounds in extrusion line.
• Knowledge of handling wire cut machine and CNC machine

Technical Competencies:-

Proficiency in Tyre Manufacturing Technology (Capable)

• (Technical knowhow & ability in Radial extrusion process, production processes, systems, layout plans and quality measures)

Proficiency in Plant systems & processes (Foundational)

• (Ability to understand & implement 5S, safety practices, production best practices, QBM and other contemporary systems & process.)

Business Focus (Foundational)

• (Knowhow on organizational mission ,Code of conduct, product SKU’s, accountabilities w.r.t market scenario & competition & ability to apply in one’s role, profitability )

Customer Orientation (Foundational)

• (Cultural orientation to engage with customers, proactively assess their needs and continuously create value for them)

Data Interpretation Ability (Capable)

• (Ability to study & interpret data/trends and draw inferences/projections)

Managerial Competencies:-

Analytical (Advanced)

• (Analyze issues and break them down to component parts. Makes systematic and rational judgments based on relevant information’s)

Decisive (Capable)

• (Demonstrates readiness to make decisions, takes the initiative and originates actions)

Strategic (Foundational)

• (Demonstrates a broad-based view of issues, events and activities and perceives their longer term impact or wider implications)

Organized (Capable)

• (Organize and schedule events, activities and resources. Set-up and monitor time scales and plans)

Coordinating (Capable)

• (Motivates and empowers others in order to reach organizational goals, Inter departmental coordination’s)

Qualifications And Experiences:-

• B. Tech / BE (Polymer, chemical l)
• Minimum 7-10 years.

Essential:-

• Experience on Cold feed extrusion, Hot feed extrusion, combination of hot and cold feed
• Radial plant extrusion experience
• Silica compound die /preformer design on extruder
• ERP/SAP knowledge & able to make the specification in SAP
• Experience on Full silica mixing and mixing recipe creation in SCADA, Basic Knowledge in Raw materials.

Desirable:-

• ISO-Deming awareness

Location:-

• Halol, Gujarat

Company Overview:-