Assistant Manager - Heat Treatment

About SKF

SKF started its operations in India in 1923. Today, SKF provides industry leading automotive and industrial engineered solutions through its five technology-centric platforms: bearings and units, seals, mechatronics, lubrication solutions and services. Over the years the company has evolved from being a pioneer ball bearing manufacturing company to a knowledge-driven engineering company helping customers achieve sustainable and competitive business excellence.

SKF's solutions provide sustainable ways for companies across the automotive and industrial sectors to achieve breakthroughs in friction reduction, energy efficiency, and equipment longevity and reliability. With a strong commitment to research-based innovation, SKF India offers customized value-added solutions that integrate all its five technology platforms.

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SKF Purpose Statement

Together, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:           Assistant Manager – Heat Treatment (Factory metallurgist)

Reports To:               Channel Group Manager

Role Type:                Individual Contributor

Location:                   Bangalore (Factory)

Purpose of the role:

To ensure smooth functioning of Heat Treatment activities across the product line / channels, maximize operational efficiency and customer service and driving department lean KPI. and fulfillment of heat treat Quality systems/audit requirement.

To establishing process cycles for new product development, metallurgical qualification of outsourced heat-treated product, failure analysis of parts, cost reduction projects, productivity improvement, Calibration of heat treat operational & Lab equipment and certification, Training & development of workmen and contract employees.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for driver department’s lean KPI on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Working climate.
• Responsible for metallurgical qualification of all heat-treated components.
• Responsible for in house process qualification for furnaces & induction hardening machines to release for production.
• Responsible for daily production planning, demand management as per supply chain.
• Responsible for furnace & Induction m/c efficiency improvement activities.
• Round robin for hardness and metallography.
• Responsible for metallurgical testing for raw material & heat-treated parts i.e. microstructure analysis, Case depth & Hardness Testing etc.
• Responsible for failure analysis of internal heat-treated parts and field failures.
• Responsible for audits certification for heat treat facility.
• Responsible for designing procedures for preventive maintenance, process validation & thermal uniformity survey, system accuracy test for maintaining the health of the furnace.
• Responsible for establishment of process cycles for heat treatment of new product development.
• Responsible for ECM for inhouse & outsourced heat treatment operations.
• Responsible to support to technical engineering function for heat treatment process establishment at subcontractor.
• Responsible for engineering change in process, drawing, BOM, routing of the heat-treated components.
• Responsible for establishment of process cycles for heat treatment in sealed quench/continuous cast link belt furnace of new product & processes for outsourced heat treatment operations.
• Responsible for releasing & updation of control FMEA & control plan for new release & process change.
• Responsible for cycle time optimization for furnace performance/output improvement.
• Responsible for driving department safety activity, routine audits having focus to fulfil CQI9, ISO 14001, IS0 45001 & OHSAS 18001
• Responsible for developments of associates / Trainees by provision of training on all aspects i.e. safety, quality, cost & delivery based on skill matrix.
• Responsible for shift management, resource allocation, manning.
• Responsible for project coordinator for the energy saving projects & establishing benchmarking practices in heat treatment.
• Responsible for ensuring calibration of heat treatment operational and lab equipment.
• Responsible for cleanliness lab & standard room for material and bearing testing.
• Responsible for driving SPS and tools deployment in shop floor.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Metallurgical/ Metallurgical & Materials engineering.
• The qualifications shall include a minimum of 6-8 years’ experience in heat treat operations or a combination of a minimum of 5 years of formal metallurgical education and heat treat experience.
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with 5-8 years of relevant experience with exposure to manufacturing environment.
• Experience in machining, Assembly process and testing of pumps, valves etc.

Key Interactions in the Job:

Internal

• DGBB Channel Managers
• Shared operations department (Purchase, Maintenance, Quality)
• SCM
• HR
• EHS
• Manufacturing engineering.
• Finance

External

Auditors/ H & S officials

• Suppliers
• Regulatory Bodies.
• Customers

If interested, please share your updated profile @sonam.dalal@skf.com