Avaada Energy - Center Head - Solar Manufacturing

Job description:

Avaada Group is executing an integrated solar manufacturing plant with a facility to produce polysilicon, wafer, cells, and modules with a cumulative capacity of 10 GW by 2030. The plant's first phase consisting of cells and modules, will be operational in 2023 and will cater to domestic and international markets

Location : Incumbent would join at Noida to start with for 6 Months then would be required to move to Site Location ( Near Indore) wherever our production facility comes up.

Responsibilities :

- Overall responsibility for manufacturing activities in an integrated photovoltaic solar manufacturing factory

- Create and implement best practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance

- Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market

- Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities

- Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process

- Take ownership of the manufacturing policy, guidelines and any associated documents

Qualifications :

- Engineering Background 15 + years experience in manufacturing environment (preferably solar, electronic components, automotive, white goods)

- Demonstrable experience of leading a manufacturing function with a proven track record in strategic manufacturing leadership delivering effective manufacturing strategies, policies, processes and systems

- Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements

- Proven project management and build quality experience

- Experience of operating and influencing at a strategic level

- Knowledge and technical understanding of photovoltaic processes, components and manufacturing techniques

About Avaada :

Avaada Energy, is the flagship company of the Avaada Group and is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy companies in India. The renewable energy arm has consistently been a top performer in the Indian RE space. It has commissioned a few of India's largest renewable energy projects across 11 states. The company has commissioned the world's largest solar power plant with a capacity of 1.25 GW at a single location by an IPP in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Avaada has an EPC capablility of executing 3 GW per annum renewable energy capacity, and in the current year, we have added 2 GW in 9 months. On the back of strong execution strength, the firm targets a RE installed capacity of 11 GW by 2025 and 30 GW by 2030.

Avaada Group, known for its rich expertise in EPC, is a leader in executing end-to-end projects. Avaada's path-breaking technological solutions, capacity, quality, execution speed, and total cost of ownership attracted equity funding from marquee investors from across the globe such as Asian Development Bank (ADB, Asia), DEG (Germany), FMO (Netherlands) and Proparco (France). In mid-2021, PTT Group of Thailand became a strategic investor in Avaada. PTT is a renowned business conglomerate with a presence across the entire value chain of the Oil and Gas business. PTT has revenues exceeding US $ 100 Billion and figures prominently in Forbes's Fortune 500 list of most valuable companies.