Aequs - Vice President - Operations - Toy Cluster

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

OPTIMISING PRODUCTION:

- Ensure production is realized as per annual target, identify and direct removal of de-bottlenecks areas to achieve more than the rated output.

OPTIMISING COST:

- Ensure optimization of cost and consumption by planning and monitoring areas like raw material etc. with maximum output and quantity.

- Manage and control departmental budgets across all functions ensuring optimum utilization of available resource.

FULFILMENT OF QUALITY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:

- Ensure product quality meets the customer standards, delve into customer complaints, and ensure corrective actions are in place.

- Ensure disposition of all audit findings and CAPA implementation.

- Identify and initiate technical projects, programs and plans which leads to improved processes and products.

AVAILABILTY OF PLANT MAINTENANCE:

- Directing and guiding all concerned departments to monitor and facilitate all necessary resources for predictive and preventive maintenance work.

PROCESS EXCELLENCE & COMPLIANCE:

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across departments and functions to drive efficiencies and resource optimization.

- Act as an SME in Process Operations (Moulding, Paint shop & Assembly), New Product Development and Tooling.

- Establish procedure and systems to ensure compliance of all statutory obligations.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:

- Develop and sustain an enabling work climate and motivates workforce, ensuring knowledge upgradation, employee growth with best-in-class manufacturing and organizational practices.

- Industrial Relations: Spearhead from the IR front ensuring all IR related issues are duly reported and addressed in a timely manner; whilst ensuring high level of compliance to all statutes. Network with various agencies like vendors, industry bodies, contractors, government bodies etc. for ensuring seamless operation of the facility.

- Span of control: Must have managed manufacturing operations with total manpower strength of not less than 500 people.

SKILL SETS:

1. Extensive knowledge of moulding processes, tooling, moulding equipment and industrialization (Hands on experience in moulding environment is a MUST)

2. Experience of working in large scale mass production environment - High volume moulding/assembly environment.

3. The incumbent will handle large scale manpower - hence scale, understanding of systems and processes, adaptability and agility are important.

4. Strong man-management skills

5. Overall knowledge of P&L management

6. Ability to work in ambiguous situations without any guidance, while navigating through upward and downward communication.

7. Strong prowess in QMS procedures, project management skills, troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques.

8. Ability to speak in Kannada would be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE:

- 20+ years of experience of operations management in a manufacturing organization; at-least 8-10 years of experience of leading operations in an FMCG set-up.

- Proven experience in leading and motivating teams in production environment.

- Personal leadership style that instils a sense of responsibility amongst peers and direct reports.

- In a nutshell, the candidate should have good exposure on commercial and technical aspect of operations while taking all the constraints into consideration.