Assistant production engineer

About the Role

The Assistant Production Engineer will support daily production activities, ensuring smooth operation of manufacturing processes for chemical equipment and fabricated components. This full-time, on-site role in Mumbai (Ambernath) involves assisting with production planning, monitoring workflow, coordinating across teams, and maintaining documentation and reports. The position requires supporting quality inspections, identifying process deviations, implementing corrective actions, and assisting in equipment maintenance and safety compliance. The Assistant Production Engineer will help optimize production efficiency, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and provide technical support on shop floor issues and resource utilization. The role requires close collaboration with senior engineers and technicians to meet project timelines and product specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily production activities.
• Assist with production planning and resource allocation.
• Monitor manufacturing workflow.
• Coordinate across production teams.
• Maintain documentation and reports.
• Support quality inspections.
• Identify process deviations.
• Implement corrective actions.
• Assist in equipment maintenance.
• Assist in safety compliance.
• Optimize production efficiency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical support on shop floor issues.
• Support resource utilization.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High proficiency in practical understanding of fabrication operations:
• Welding
• Grinding
• Cutting
• Drilling
• Lathe machine turning
• Rolling
• Pressing
• Skills in Production Planning to support manufacturing processes and resource allocation.
• Quality Control skills to help maintain product standards, conduct inspections, and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Effective Communication skills to coordinate with production teams, supervisors, and clients, and to document processes clearly.
• Familiarity with safety practices.
• Familiarity with ISO or similar quality systems.
• Familiarity with standard operating procedures in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to work on-site in Mumbai (Ambernath).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to collaborate within a diverse, fast-paced, and dynamic production setting.

Qualifications

• Diploma with at least 1 year of experience OR fresher with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related field.