Job Description

About SKF

SKF started its operations in India in 1923. Today, SKF provides through its five technology-centric platforms: bearings and units, seals solutions and services. Over the years the company has evolved from manufacturing company to a knowledge-driven engineering company sustainable and competitive business excellence.

SKF's solutions provide sustainable ways for companies across the sectors to achieve breakthroughs in friction reduction, energy efficiency and reliability. With a strong commitment to research-based innovation value-added solutions that integrate all its five technology platforms. About the organization: www.skf.com/in

SKF Purpose Statement

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

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

SKF Engineering and Lubrication India Private Limited

Job Title: Assistant Manager – Heat Treatment

Reports to: Heat Treatment Manager

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Job Location: Bavla, Ahmedabad (Nodal Pick-up Drop available from Ahmedabad)

Shift: Must be willing to work: Rotational shifts (Weekly Shift Roster)

Purpose of the role:

To ensure smooth functioning of Heat Treatment activities across theproduct 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 to release for production.
• Responsible for daily production planning, demand management as per supply chain.
• Responsible for furnace 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 continuous roller & Pit 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 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.

Interested candidate/s can share their resume to supriya.joshi@skf.com