Director - Manufacturing Engineering - Automotives

We have an exciting job opportunity for Director- Manufacturing Engineering with an leading MNC in Bangalore (Diversity candidates only)

- Years of exp - 12-18 years

- Automotive industry preferred

Job Description :

- Provide leadership to and the development of personnel within the Engineering and Maintenance department

- Secure the right manning levels and competence

- Manage Engineering and Maintenance KPI's

- Establish investment plans and requests

- Manage the total product and process Project Portfolio for the plant.

- Provide the maintenance strategy through the life time of plant equipment to enable sustained plant output and business continuity.

Planning and implementation of:

- Programs for improved factory layout, tools, equipment and site infra-structure, using lean manufacturing elements

- Of assembly instructions, illustrations, assembly times, line balancing and manpower calculations

- Of departmental business plan

- Of programs for improved production efficiency

- Of new processes and ways of working for Engineering and Maintenance

CA responsibility:

- Understand the customer adaptations required in consultation with Sales and Marketing

- Secure all parts required for the customer adaptations, included in the BOM

- Secure any projects related to Customer Adaptations.

- Maintain and consolidate the Plant Masterplan.

- Provide technical assistance to support production problem solving

- Ensure plant and equipment is maintained to Indian legislation and guidelines

- Ensure compliance with Environmental Policy, Workplace Health &Safety requirements, and in general take any reasonable steps and precautions to protect or minimise harm to the workplace, its employees and the environment.

Regional responsibility:

- Take part in Regional/Global Manufacturing Engineering networks in order to contribute to and roll out Manufacturing Engineering strategies.

- Contribute for the development of global strategies & support other plants when required.

- Other duties as required.