About the job
- Leadership in Operations: Take charge of optimizing daily operations in the plant, ensuring a streamlined workflow, material availability, and adherence to schedules and delivery commitments. Lead and manage key operational areas such as Assembly, Warehousing, Procurement, and Logistics.
- Excellence in Production & Delivery: Direct and control production activities to meet quality, cost, and delivery benchmarks. Facilitate seamless coordination between assembly, supply chain, planning, and quality teams for efficient execution of orders. Oversee WIP flow, eliminate bottlenecks, and enhance cycle time and throughput.
- Supply Chain, Procurement & Vendor Management: Supervise procurement operations to guarantee timely material arrivals, compliance with specifications, and supplier reliability. Manage warehousing, inventory management, and internal logistics for optimal material movement and space utilization.
- Operational Analytics & Continuous Improvement: Track daily and weekly KPIs (output, efficiency, OEE, OTIF, inventory health, logistics costs). Analyze performance metrics and initiate corrective actions, productivity enhancements, and waste reduction strategies. Promote structured problem-solving, implement 5S, Kaizen, and Lean practices within operational teams. Advocate for and support digital transformation, automation, and process modernization in operational functions.
- Budget & Cost Management: Oversee operational budgets, monitor expenses, and ensure cost-efficient execution of production, warehousing, and logistics tasks.
- People Leadership & Capability Building: Mentor and develop supervisors, engineers, and team leads across operational functions. Manage performance assessments, training, and skill development initiatives for operational teams.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Sales, Project Management, and Service teams to ensure the effective execution of customer orders and internal projects. Guarantee strong coordination during trials, FAT, dispatch planning, and commissioning readiness activities.

