25 Manufacturing jobs in Madurai

Position Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned manufacturing leader to serve as General Manager – Manufacturing at our Vadodara facility. This individual will lead four critical departments—Production, Purchasing, Stores & Planning, and Quality—ensuring efficient shop floor operations, robust supply chain coordination, and world-class quality control. The role demands a strategic thinker with deep hands-on experience in machine assembly, fabrication, and industrial engineering within the capital equipment manufacturing domain.

Key Responsibilities:

Manufacturing & Operations Leadership

• Drive end-to-end operations across Production, Assembly, Fabrication, Paint Shop, and Machine Shop.
• Ensure timely execution of manufacturing plans with focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Establish and enforce manufacturing SOPs, process sheets, routings, and control plans.

Supply Chain & Procurement

• Lead procurement and vendor management for raw materials, consumables, and bought-outs.
• Ensure robust sourcing strategies to meet cost, quality, and lead-time objectives.
• Collaborate with stores and planning teams to optimize inventory levels and reduce excess stock.

Production Planning & Control

• Develop monthly and weekly production schedules based on sales forecasts and available resources.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for timely material availability and production readiness.
• Monitor production progress and drive actions to resolve bottlenecks.

Quality & Compliance

• Oversee quality assurance processes, audits, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensure all products meet company and statutory quality standards.
• Work with internal teams on continual improvement and reduction of non-conformances.

Strategic Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Champion lean manufacturing, and other CI initiatives to reduce waste and improve throughput.
• Lead strategic operations planning and implementation in alignment with company goals.
• Implement performance KPIs across all functions and conduct regular operational reviews.

People Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop department managers and team leaders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous learning.
• Identify internal talent for succession planning and career progression.

ERP & Technology Enablement

• Ensure full utilization of ERP (preferably MS Dynamics NAV/Business Central) across departments.
• Implement data-driven decision making and digital tools to improve operational visibility.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure strict adherence to factory safety norms and EHS compliance.
• Promote a culture of safety awareness and preventive practices across all levels.

Candidate Profile:

• 20–25 years of relevant manufacturing experience in capital equipment, machinery, or engineering industries.
• Age Criteria - 45-50 years Preferred
• Hands-on exposure to fabrication, machining, and machine assembly shop floors.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiar with Indian labour laws, vendor ecosystems, and manufacturing best practices.
• Preferably from Gujarat or neighbouring states for ease of relocation and language familiarity.

• Standardize process improvement approach across units to achieve consistent and sustainable results across the business.
• Demonstrate rigor in implementation of Global ManEx processes and standards, via annual alignment review.
• Guide auditable improvement in employee technical capabilities, understanding of required processes and culture shift with sustained results, via annual unit audits.
• Develop specific manufacturing performance improvement initiatives to optimize cost, eliminate waste and improve operational flexibility.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned manufacturing leader to serve as General Manager – Manufacturing at our Vadodara facility. This individual will lead four critical departments—Production, Purchasing, Stores & Planning, and Quality—ensuring efficient shop floor operations, robust supply chain coordination, and world-class quality control. The role demands a strategic thinker with deep hands-on experience in machine assembly, fabrication, and industrial engineering within the capital equipment manufacturing domain.

Key Responsibilities:

Manufacturing & Operations Leadership

• Drive end-to-end operations across Production, Assembly, Fabrication, Paint Shop, and Machine Shop.
• Ensure timely execution of manufacturing plans with focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Establish and enforce manufacturing SOPs, process sheets, routings, and control plans.

Supply Chain & Procurement

• Lead procurement and vendor management for raw materials, consumables, and bought-outs.
• Ensure robust sourcing strategies to meet cost, quality, and lead-time objectives.
• Collaborate with stores and planning teams to optimize inventory levels and reduce excess stock.

Production Planning & Control

• Develop monthly and weekly production schedules based on sales forecasts and available resources.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for timely material availability and production readiness.
• Monitor production progress and drive actions to resolve bottlenecks.

Quality & Compliance

• Oversee quality assurance processes, audits, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensure all products meet company and statutory quality standards.
• Work with internal teams on continual improvement and reduction of non-conformances.

Strategic Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Champion lean manufacturing, and other CI initiatives to reduce waste and improve throughput.
• Lead strategic operations planning and implementation in alignment with company goals.
• Implement performance KPIs across all functions and conduct regular operational reviews.

People Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop department managers and team leaders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous learning.
• Identify internal talent for succession planning and career progression.

ERP & Technology Enablement

• Ensure full utilization of ERP (preferably MS Dynamics NAV/Business Central) across departments.
• Implement data-driven decision making and digital tools to improve operational visibility.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure strict adherence to factory safety norms and EHS compliance.
• Promote a culture of safety awareness and preventive practices across all levels.

Candidate Profile:

• 20–25 years of relevant manufacturing experience in capital equipment, machinery, or engineering industries.
• Age Criteria - 45-50 years Preferred
• Hands-on exposure to fabrication, machining, and machine assembly shop floors.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiar with Indian labour laws, vendor ecosystems, and manufacturing best practices.
• Preferably from Gujarat or neighbouring states for ease of relocation and language familiarity.

• Standardize process improvement approach across units to achieve consistent and sustainable results across the business.
• Demonstrate rigor in implementation of Global ManEx processes and standards, via annual alignment review.
• Guide auditable improvement in employee technical capabilities, understanding of required processes and culture shift with sustained results, via annual unit audits.
• Develop specific manufacturing performance improvement initiatives to optimize cost, eliminate waste and improve operational flexibility.

Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters. It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Withum empowers clients and our professional staff with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax and overall business management and operational needs. As a US nationally ranked Top 25 firm, we recruit only the best and brightest people with a genuine passion for the business.

Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries.

As an Audit Senior in our Withum India office you will work alongside an integrated team of US and India based accounting professionals. In this position, you will take a role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, which include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients.

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, easy to work with a sense of purpose and caring for their co-workers and whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement.
• Provide supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner.
• Collaborate with managers and partners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to meet client deadlines.
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit.
• Conduct constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3+ years of post-qualification hands-on experience with U.S. accounting firm.
• Working towards Chartered Accountancy is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards is required.
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
• Strong command of the English Language, both written and verbal communication.
• Strong commitment to an entrepreneurial work ethic.
• Competently analyzes and prioritizes information to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects.
• Ability to communicate and operate as a team with the Domestic (US) engagement teams; and
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and proven innovative problem-solving skills.

Website:

Withum will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.

Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters. It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Withum empowers clients and our professional staff with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax and overall business management and operational needs. As a US nationally ranked Top 25 firm, we recruit only the best and brightest people with a genuine passion for the business.

Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries.

As an Audit Senior in our Withum India office you will work alongside an integrated team of US and India based accounting professionals. In this position, you will take a role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, which include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients.

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, easy to work with a sense of purpose and caring for their co-workers and whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way , promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement.
• Provide supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner.
• Collaborate with managers and partners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to meet client deadlines.
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit.
• Conduct constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3+ years of post-qualification hands-on experience with U.S. accounting firm.
• Working towards Chartered Accountancy is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards is required.
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
• Strong command of the English Language, both written and verbal communication.
• Strong commitment to an entrepreneurial work ethic.
• Competently analyzes and prioritizes information to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects.
• Ability to communicate and operate as a team with the Domestic (US) engagement teams; and
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and proven innovative problem-solving skills.

Website:

Withum will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.

Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters. It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results. Withum empowers clients and our professional staff with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax and overall business management and operational needs. As a US nationally ranked Top 25 firm, we recruit only the best and brightest people with a genuine passion for the business.

Withum’s Auditing and Attest Engagement services are the cornerstone of our firm. Withum’s audit and advisory team possess the expertise necessary to give stakeholders confidence in financial information. This team provides audit services, review and compilation services and other agreed upon audit procedures to a variety of client sizes and industries.

As an Audit Senior in our Withum India office you will work alongside an integrated team of US and India based accounting professionals. In this position, you will take a role on all aspects of audit engagements, from planning to completion, which include supervision/mentoring of staff and building/maintaining relationships with clients.

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, easy to work with a sense of purpose and caring for their co-workers and whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Lead the engagement team staff on the planning and execution of an audit, review or compilation engagement.
• Provide supervision and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement manager and partner.
• Collaborate with managers and partners on client issue resolution and make recommendations for any legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to meet client deadlines.
• Create and track engagement budgets to review for inefficiencies that may arise during the audit.
• Conduct constructive discussions with team members on their evaluations and providing counsel accordingly.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3+ years of post-qualification hands-on experience with U.S. accounting firm.
• Working towards Chartered Accountancy is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards is required.
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
• Strong command of the English Language, both written and verbal communication.
• Strong commitment to an entrepreneurial work ethic.
• Competently analyzes and prioritizes information to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects.
• Ability to communicate and operate as a team with the Domestic (US) engagement teams; and
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and proven innovative problem-solving skills.

Website:

Withum will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.

Notice Period - Immediate Joiner to 30 Days

Location - Mumbai / Pune /Bangalore / Delhi

Experience - 8+ Years

Consulting Background

Job Description:-

• Lead end-to-end diagnostics across plants/value streams; baseline KPIs (OEE, FPY, throughput, cost/unit) and prioritize value.
• Design and deliver cost-out programs (Lean/TPM, yield & scrap reduction, energy/utilities optimization, maintenance strategy, network/footprint).
• Shape Industry 4.0 roadmaps (MES/SCADA/historian, IoT/edge, digital twins, APS, advanced quality analytics) and run pilots-through-scale with measurable EBITDA impact.
• Build business cases and benefit-tracking models; present to CXO/Board; drive change on shop floor through client capability building.
• Orchestrate multi-workstream programs with cross-functional teams and ecosystem partners (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, OT vendors) with attention to data, cyber and safety.
• Coach and manage consulting teams; contribute to proposals and thought leadership.
• Knowledge and previous experience in manufacturing, innovation, strategy, operations or technology domain
• Prior experience managing end to end client engagements and programs
• Prior experience in managing teams
• Strong leadership and project management skills
• Self-motivated, innovative, and strong team player
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong core consulting skills – i.e. analytical, primary and secondary research, presentation, and financial modelling, including logical structuring and storyboarding, superior knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Accustomed to working in teams, including virtual teams. Highly developed personal and professional ethics are expected
• Strong business development and innovation skills.
• Exceptional leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Strong presentation and verbal and written communication skills, and experience communicating to, and working with, virtual teams, and senior leadership
• Must possess the ability to handle highest level of confidential information.
• Ability to thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment with many competing priorities
• Exceptional attention to detail, responsiveness, and strong track record of executing high-impact initiatives.

 IT support MES (Manufacturing Execution System) job role involves ensuring the effective operation of manufacturing software systems, which monitor and control production. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting issues, optimizing system performance, configuring MES solutions to meet production needs, and providing technical support and training to users. This role bridges the gap between IT and manufacturing, requiring an understanding of both software systems and production processes to maintain efficiency, quality, and compliance in the manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting and Resolution:
• Identify and resolve issues with the MES software and hardware to ensure uninterrupted production operations. 
• System Maintenance and Optimization:
• Monitor system performance, implement updates, and make necessary adjustments to optimize the MES for efficiency and quality. 
• Implementation and Configuration:
• Assist in the implementation and configuration of new MES systems and integrate them with other enterprise systems like ERP. 
• Data Management and Analysis:
• Collect and analyze real-time data from the shop floor to identify bottlenecks, track production, and improve decision-making. 
• User Support and Training:
• Provide technical assistance to production staff and develop training materials to help them use the MES effectively. 
• Documentation:
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including protocols, reports, and user guides, for the MES. 
• Quality Assurance :
• Ensure the MES supports quality management by tracking deviations and exceptions, contributing to improved quality control. 

Key Skills and Knowledge

• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency with MES software, understanding of databases, and familiarity with system integration. 
• Manufacturing Processes:
• A solid understanding of the manufacturing lifecycle, from order release to finished goods, and common production challenges. 
• Data Analysis:
• Ability to collect, interpret, and use data to drive improvements in production. 
• Problem-Solving:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues. 
• Communication:
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with production teams and provide training.