AH Improvement Cell

Business

Metals 

Unit

Downstream Kuppam Extrusion 

Location

Hindalco, Kuppam 

Poornata Position Number of the job

New Position

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Poornata Position Title of the job

AH Improvement Cell

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Unit Head

Function

Unit Common Cell

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Unit Common Cell

Department

Unit Common Cell

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Unit Common Cell 

Date of Last Updation/Approval

1) Job Purpose

Conduct process audits on quality and technical services. Track pending activities of all HOD and timely tracking of projects. Prepare monthly weekly and daily reports, presentation, and word documents for Unit head. 

2) Dimensions:

Business/SBU/Unit Revenue

403 Cr

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Track daily, weekly, monthly reviews for Unit head, prepare presentation slides, word documents on time. 

3) Job Context & Major Challenges:

The global aluminum market is valued at USD 87.84 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow 7.5 % (CAGR) from 2022 to 2030. Increase in demand for lightweight and durable extruded products is driving the growth. Top aluminum extruders are investing and creating tough competition.

Hindalco Industries Limited have acquired the extrusion business of SAPA located at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh with effect from 01 Feb 2022 through Business Transfer Agreement

 This plant is first of its kind, across the globe to have mill finish, anodized, powder coated, fabricated products manufactured under one roof. The profiles developed and manufactured are highly complex in nature, having critical die designs, challenging operations, involve highly skilled technicians, special machinery, and processes. This unit has two 8-inch press with a capacity of 16,000 TPA, anodizing 2500 TPA, powder coating 3200 TPA along with various fabrication machinery like manual & robotic welding, CNC cutting & machining centers, Flaring & collaring, assembly lines serving for Building & Construction (25%), Industrial (40%), Exports (25%) Automotive (7%), and Solar segments (3%). 

The unit is increasing its business in automated warehouse system, premium anodizing finish products (exports), Solar energy and automotive (domestic) segments by increasing utilization of existing facility with additional shifts for continuous operation, setting up new fabrication facility, additional anodizing tanks and a brand-new extrusion press.

This job helps to maintain existing process and standard operating procedure and challenge existing process for continuous improvement. Continuously drive operational excellence to enhance quality and cost goals. 

Job Challenges: Process know how and technological upgradation alignment to existing process is the key challenges. 

4) Key Result Areas/Accountabilities:

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities

Supporting Actions

Process Engineering

• Conduct process and product audits and identify point for improvement. 
• Prepare recipe for all process. 
• Prepare Standard operating procedure for all process. 
• Prepare flow diagram 
• Conduct process capability study. 
• Perform Design of experiments to find optimum process parameters. 
• Involve in preparing of Jigs and fixture. 
• Work on continuous improvement projects for reducing scrap rate.
• Prepare current state and future state value stream map. 
• New machine installation and Layout optimization project. 
• Conduct oven survey. 
• Track Management of change process. 

5) Job Purpose of Direct Reports:

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6) Relationships:

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Extrusion & die shop 

Daily coordination for Standard operating procedure training and recipe updating and process audits 

Fabrication, anodizing, Powder

Daily coordination for Standard operating procedure training and recipe updating and process audits. 

Packing & Dispatch 

Daily coordination for Standard operating procedure training and recipe updating and process audits

PD

Coordinating for new projects and prepare tools and fixtures necessary or the project. 

SCM 

New instrument and equipment purchase coordination. 

Third party suppliers

Tools and Gauges supplier for design and technical information. 

7) Organizational Relationships:

Position that It reports into

Position and its peers (Nop = )

Position/s that reports into (Nop = )

UH – Unit Head 

SH HSE

SH Extrusion

SH Value Addition

SH Mechanical

SH Electrical

SH PD 

SH QA & CS 

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Declaration: This job description is a true reflection of the position SH_ Improvement Cell

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Date of Entry / Approval