Production Engineer (Steel Fabrication Only)
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About the Role
Responsible for production planning, material control, quality assurance, and coordination with departments in steel fabrication projects, requiring strong engineering knowledge.
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1. Drawing Review & Production Release
- Review IFC drawings, shop drawings, GA drawings, fabrication drawings, and BOM before production start.
- Coordinate with detailing / engineering department for missing details, revisions, and discrepancies.
- Ensure only latest approved drawings are released to production.
- Break down drawings into production priorities by project, zone, sequence, and delivery requirement.
- Prepare production mark-wise execution plans.
2. Material Planning & Control
- Coordinate with Procurement and Stores for raw material availability (plates, beams, channels, pipes, bolts, consumables).
- Verify material traceability, heat numbers, MTC availability, and stock status.
- Ensure timely issuance of materials to cutting / fabrication sections.
- Monitor shortages and raise material requests proactively.
- Control wastage, nesting efficiency, and scrap reduction.
3. Production Scheduling & Shop Floor Management
- Prepare daily / weekly / monthly fabrication production plans.
- Allocate work to cutting, fit-up, welding, drilling, machining, blasting, painting, and assembly sections.
- Monitor target vs actual production tonnage / quantities.
- Ensure bottlenecks are resolved immediately.
- Optimize machine loading and workflow movement inside factory.
4. Fabrication & Welding Control
- Supervise fit-up, welding, grinding, straightening, and assembly works.
- Ensure fabrication as per approved drawings, tolerances, and standards.
- Monitor WPS / PQR / welder qualification compliance where applicable.
- Ensure weld quality and dimensional accuracy.
- Coordinate rework actions if defects identified.
5. Quality Assurance / NCR Management
- Coordinate with QA/QC for in-process and final inspections.
- Ensure hold points and inspection stages are completed.
- Raise, track, and close all
NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports)
- on priority basis.
- Investigate root causes of NCRs and implement corrective / preventive actions.
- Maintain punch lists, rejection logs, and quality improvement records.
6. Surface Preparation / Painting / Finishing
- Coordinate blasting, primer, paint system application, DFT checks, touch-up, and final finish.
- Ensure painting specs comply with project requirements.
- Monitor curing, handling, and damage prevention before dispatch.
7. Packing, Dispatch & Delivery Coordination
- Prepare dispatch priorities based on site erection sequence and client requirements.
- Coordinate with logistics for trailers, loading plans, permits, and delivery schedules.
- Ensure proper tagging, packing lists, delivery notes, and mark identification.
- Prevent shortages / wrong loading / damaged materials.
- Track delivered vs pending items until final closeout.
8. Coordination with Other Departments
- Work closely with Planning Engineer, Project Engineer, QA/QC, Stores, Procurement, Maintenance, and Logistics teams.
- Attend production meetings and submit progress updates.
- Coordinate urgent site requirements and replacement items.
9. Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare daily production reports, backlog reports, efficiency reports, and delay analysis.
- Maintain drawing status, production trackers, NCR logs, and dispatch summaries.
- Update management on risks affecting deadlines.
10. Cost Control / Productivity Improvement
- Reduce rework, downtime, material waste, and overtime misuse.
- Improve productivity per man-hour and machine-hour.
- Suggest lean improvements and process enhancements.
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