Lead Fabrication Engineer

Job description :

Lead Fabrication engineer is responsible for the management and integration of new site construction activity and shop activities to ensure smooth execution and quality products are delivered as required by the business and internalization plan. In addition, they are knowledgeable on turbine diaphragm, current manufacturing technologies including automation and digitalization, supervision of site construction, erection and commissioning of structure and building according to design and specifications with thorough risk assessment in line with EHS framework. Demonstrate appropriate leadership behaviors to guide the team. Drive and coordinate the execution with (SQDC)Zero deviation in Safety and Quality.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Managing and instructing the site supervisors, engineers, workers, setting their schedules, and monitoring their performance.
• Ensure 100% EHS compliance for daily operations within factory and at project sites.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion as walk-the-talk of leadership quality.
• Ensuring all health and safety guidelines are followed strictly. Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
• Conducting regular site inspections and addressing any potential hazards immediately
• Monitor and maintain the high-quality work during construction work and change management.
• Assesses safety in day-to-day work and takes care of the necessary permits.
• Drive project schedule and site readiness (Plan v/s Actual)
• Prepare and follow blueprint of future-ready factory operations and implement initiatives in various areas using state-of-the-art technologies and smart factory concepts (Including automation, digitization, robotics, machine learning, paper less factory etc.)
• Ensure that the business strategy is translated and cascaded down with implementation throughout the functional areas.
• Drive early integration of lean principles in process development for new product introductions, and hands-on initiatives to drive process improvement.
• Drive manufacturing excellence initiatives such as sustainability, smart manufacturing, and operational efficiency measurements including throughput, labor hours, cycle time, product cost & overall productivity.
• Strive excellence in the manufacturing processes to benchmark them against best in the world to emerge as Center of Excellence (COE) in large nuclear steam turbine manufacturing as well as service repairing.
• Daily monitoring and progress report out to leadership and overseeing the progress of all construction activities.
• Deep understanding of Nuclear & Services Projects Customer Mindset and able to cascade the requirements within organization
• Maintain housekeeping (5S), guide, monitor and supervise compliance with all safety standard, environment policy and norms (in line with ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 19443, ISO 3834-2 etc.) to ensure safe and healthy working environment.
• Knowledge of safe working load (SWL), Signals, slinging, anchored loads, unstable loads, winches, routine, and non-routine lifting activities, Thorough understanding technical knowledge of overhead cranes and mobile cranes and basic requirement of maintenance checks and general guidance for all cranes and hoist operation of before, during and after lift.
• Leads and coaches team members in a positive manner to maximize their potential and their contributions to key performance goals for the company. 
• Assists in production/construction scheduling to ensure optimal utilization of equipment and people for best possible results
• Create awareness among team to raise stop work/quality concern on small deviations, unsafe act/unsafe conditions during work.
• Closely work with Process engineer/engineering team for any improvement on current manufacturing process/new upcoming projects
• Identify training need of the team based on the skill assessment and new project requirement.
• Control, Organize, monitor production operations as per plan, implement corrective action as necessary. Make recovery plan for delays, implement, and ensure targets agreed are achieved
• Ensure correct allocation of resources to make the Lean concepts deployment a success, make problems visible, and allow problem solving to take place.
• Lead and guide the team to develop & execute objectives for self & others with alignment to short-term & long-term business goals of the organization.
• Conduct Gemba walk to improve EHS & 5S in the respective area of the shop
• Responsible for execution cost (estimate Vs actual)
• Drive new product qualification and prepare related documentation.

Basic Qualifications(requirements):

• BE/BTech/Diploma in Mechanical /Production min 10 years of relevant experience min 5-year core experience of Manufacturing/method of heavy machining and assembly, fabrication of large casings or similar types of product line.