Product Innovation Leader

Our team is seeking a highly skilled Product Development Specialist to lead our efforts in product development.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of continuous galvanizing & cold rolling processes and be able to develop safe work cultures. They will also be responsible for implementing customer specific requirements across plants for value added products like Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis.

• Develop Safe Work Culture through Safety 1st Methodology to Achieve Zero Incident
• Implementation of customer specific requirement across plant for value added product like Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis
• Trial material volume planning for CRM#2 automotive complex
• Scheduling & monitoring product trials at CGL#4/CGAL/PLTCM
• Define metallurgical route for Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis product starting from steel making to FG
• Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis Product trial validation at various processes
• Trial result compilation starting from steel making to final FG ( process parameters and product properties ) and submission to customers
• Approval Sample planning, sample preparation tracking internal and follow-up with customers post dispatch
• Validation of Homologation process
• Follow New Product validation process P0-1-2
• Process lines feasibility study & expansion
• Join hand with parent companies ( AM & NSC ) for trials material designing & process parameter mapping
• Follow up with Operation and supply chain for trials
• Trial protocol validation
• Defining GI TDC & Grade mapping in system
• Participate in Product and process control plan & FMEA development
• APQP document preparation
• Witnessing various trials at various processes
• Heat cycle & key process parameter implementation, validation & Monitoring – Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis product
• New product processing Protocol preparation – Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis product

Key Skills Required:

• Strong understanding and knowledge of continuous galvanizing & cold rolling processes
• Knowledge of Critical to Quality process parameters of Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis products & impact of these parameters on Product Quality & Mechanical property.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Automotive Al-Si, HRPO, Magnelis product stabilization.
• Basic knowledge of customer specific requirements of various Automotive OEMs with respect to product characteristics.
• In depth knowledge of product approval & homologation process of various automotive OEMs
• Understanding of various automotive grades and their chemical elements and their end applications and impact of properties and process parameters during product end applications.
• In-depth knowledge of various chemical elements and its implication in product characteristics and final application performance.
• Participate in development of Control Plan, FMEA for various processes as per ISO 16949:2016 standards.
• Basic knowledge and exposure to 7 QC tools, Statistical Tools for data analysis, DMAIC, Quality Circle Projects, MSA, KAIZEN, 5S, Poka-Yoke & various problem-solving methodology
• Monitor and control various Homologation KPIs like number of product developed, number of grades sample submission, grade development time, homologation time etc.
• In depth knowledge of various Quality Management System process and product audits with respect to various certifications like ISO 9001, IATF 16949 & BIS & other agencies.
• Preferable Systems Knowledge:
• Product & process simulation software if any
• SAP (QM/ PP module) for generation of PR, PO, material code, product scheduling, Quality management etc.
• Tableau, Power BI, Mini Tab and other Analytical & Statistical process control software
• Manufacturing Execution System
• Familiar with various MS software's Especially Advance Excel & Power point