AH Planning Post Extrusion

Role Overview

This role is responsible for planning and coordinating post-extrusion operations so production commitments are met on time, within the planned budget, and at the required levels of quantity, recovery, and efficiency. It also supports dispatch and export activity as part of the broader extrusion planning and business process.

Work Context

The Alupuram Works operates two extrusion presses that were originally installed in 1955 and 1965, with several upgrades added over time. The plant’s annual capacity has expanded from 8,000 tons in 2002 to 13,800 TPA in the current year. The extrusion market is highly competitive, and the plant supplies a broad range of alloys and profiles across India, with a strong focus on value-added segments such as defence, bridges, automotive, marine, and electrical applications.

Job Challenges

This position supports the planning and dispatch function, which handles post-extrusion operations, dispatch planning, and all excise-related work for the Alupuram plant. The role helps keep finished goods inventory aligned with business targets by managing dispatch schedules in line with statutory excise requirements. It requires close coordination with central excise authorities and the production team based on daily customer needs.

The role also involves daily coordination meetings with the Head of Planning & Dispatch, the Post Extrusion Section Head, and sales teams or customers to review dispatch requirements and order progress. In addition, the position works closely with logistics to ensure dispatch documents move on time, since any delay can affect customer billing and revenue collection. It also coordinates movement of materials across multiple machine centres in the post-extrusion area to reduce lead time and improve efficiency.

Key difficulties in the role include adapting to customer-specific practices for more than 700 customers, managing both in-house and outsourced packing activities, delivering value-added services as per customer expectations, and identifying cost-effective packing solutions.

Key Accountabilities

• Plan post-extrusion activities so production and customer commitments are achieved within the approved cost structure.
• Keep work-in-progress and warehouse inventories under control in line with the business plan.
• Share production numbers and cost-control actions from post extrusion on a regular basis.
• Identify and develop alternate vendors for outsourced work and work with existing service providers for post-extrusion processes.
• Deliver the plant’s OTIF targets.
• Maintain inventory levels within the budgeted limits.

Supporting Activities

• Conduct daily and weekly reviews with the post-extrusion team to align packing and dispatch with marketing requirements.
• Coordinate packing plans with marketing, dispatch, and post-extrusion teams.
• Maintain lean inventory levels and ensure book stock is properly maintained.
• Develop alternate vendors for cutting and rectification work, and work with current vendors to improve quality and delivery performance.
• Coordinate with marketing and extrusion planning teams to speed up WIP movement and achieve targeted OTIF performance.
• Track WIP, packing material, and related inventories as required under the P&B process.

Safety and Compliance

• Follow SOPs and procedural requirements without deviation.
• Carry out safety analysis for jobs and work activities.
• Implement recommendations from departmental safety committee meetings.
• Support periodic audits of systems and processes.

Training and Development

• Support skill development through internal and external training, with special emphasis on hard alloys.
• Provide on-the-job training to workmen and other department staff.

Additional Information

No salary, stipend, vacancy count, notice period, or start date was specified in the source. No separate eligibility, perks, or educational requirement was listed.