The Deputy Shift Incharge role is ideal for a hands-on production professional who can support safe, efficient, and quality-focused shop floor operations. This onsite role involves managing daily production activities, monitoring yield and productivity, resolving process issues, and supporting continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
Ensure adherence to safety PPE requirements and maintain 5S standards on the shop floor
Assign daily work to shop floor operators and support team members in achieving production targets
Review daily yield and productivity performance against targets and take corrective measures where required
Handle daily quality issues, including in-house complaints, non-conformance reports, product quality verification, and immediate action for defects
Prepare daily production reports and verify machine, process, quality check sheets, and operation records
Troubleshoot production process settings and support line operations to minimise stoppage time, including working on machines when required
Identify daily abnormalities, record and analyse machine losses, implement FIFO, support safety and quality improvements, revise production documents, and contribute to manpower skill development
Requirements
Experience in production, manufacturing, shop floor operations, or related areas
Knowledge of safety practices, PPE compliance, 5S, FIFO, and daily production control
Ability to monitor yield, productivity, machine losses, and production performance against targets
Experience handling quality issues, non-conformance reports, product defects, and immediate corrective actions
Ability to verify production records, check sheets, operation records, and quality documentation
Practical troubleshooting skills for production processes, machine settings, and line stoppage issues
Strong communication and coordination skills for shift handover and issue escalation
Willingness to work onsite in a shift-based manufacturing environment
About the company
A Japanese manufacturing company with operations in India. The organisation is part of a globally recognised industrial group and supports local production through established manufacturing capabilities and operational expertise.