Chief Operating Officer - Machine Building Industry

Chief Operating Officer for Machine Building Company

Our client is an Indian Transnational Machine Building Company company based at Pune, seeking Chief Operating Officer. The incumbent must have Engineering degree with a PG qualification.

Below are the details:

Role: Candidate MUST have experience in Machine Building organization and will be accountable for end-to-end delivery of P&L targets including operational, production, quality, OTDIF, profitability and cost optimization also driving safety, compliance, continuous improvement, and new product operationalization

- Implement various strategies for Factory of the Future and execute the FOF plan including introduction of Automation for Manufacturing processes and Optimisation

Responsibilities:

- Develops the operational & technology strategy taking inputs from all the Business Units and CTO

- Responsible to make sure that the operational strategy serves the business strategy

- Lead strategic insight and overview of business case justifications and ROI analysis for Capex spending and initiatives

- Monitors Business Unit performance parameters such as lead time, FTR, OTDIF etc. and takes corrective action for course correction in case of deviations

- Propose action plans to resolve the high-level escalations/problems raised from the Business Units and monitor the adherence to the same by the concerned departments

- Monitor and track the safety metrics of the company and drive implantation of safety standards across the BUs

- Provide expertise in manufacturing process optimization, such as assembly line design, quality checks & processes design, inventory management etc.

- Contribute to development and drive implementation of operational excellence and standardization across different BUs

- Ensure efficiency in process / operations across the business units

- Ensure total quality management through uniform processes and procedures

- Drives implementation of large-scale changes for process improvements through Continuous Improvement Head and guide the organization on effective implementation of tools such as Kaizen, 6S, 7QC, 6 Sigma, Kanban

- Drive implementation of various manufacturing process compliances

- Checks viability & fitment of all new product ideas at high level from key stakeholder perspective

- Assess the feasibility of the customer requirements and provide guidance to achieve the desired quality. Implement changes in the product to achieve the next version of machines.

- Supervise project execution & related activities for various projects managed by project management office.

- Take overall responsibility for people development initiatives and building up in-house capabilities for the employees in the department

- Drive a performance driven culture in the team by timely monitoring, review of performance parameters and feedback to the team members

- Contribute towards development of talent for the department by providing subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles

- Actively participate in HR initiatives to drive overall employee engagement and motivation