Head - Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering - Auto/Ancillary

The position is required for one of our clients- a leading auto-ancillary in polymer processing. The position is based at Kanpur. The company is a key tier-1 system supplier to the automotive industry in India and worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1988 at Kanpur. Over the years, the company has established itself as a key Tier-1 supplier to major OEMs. It is recognized worldwide as a reliable partner in the automotive supply chain with below 10 PPM Quality performance.

Specialties include Engineering Design, Plastic Molding, System Assembly, Tool Design, Design Centre, R&D, Tool Room, CAD development, Material testing and validation, Press Blow moulding, 2K injection molding, Gas injection molding, Thermoset injection molding, Thermoplastic injection moulding, vertical insert moulding, Plastic welding and Prototype development

The company has its main manufacturing site at Kanpur with 2 other units at Chennai & Pune.

Major customers include-Volkswagen, Skoda Auto, Audi, SEAT, GKN Driveline, BEHR India, Nexteer Automotive, Delphi Automotive, General Motors, Ford Motor, Jaguar Land Rover, Visteon, PHA, Bosch, NTN NEI, Grupo Antolin, Rane etc. for India, Europe & US markets.

The company processes a wide variety of polymers.Your candidature is being considered for heading the Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering. The position reports to COO.KRAs for the position include:

- Lead Productivity improvement across all manufacturing lines.

- Rationalization of plant & line layouts

- Time & motion studies

- Rationalization of production cycle time across all lines

- Methods & Process Engineering across all manufacturing lines

- Time & Motion Study, Line Balancing as per Takt Time.

- Layout planning for new lines & execute as per Layout.

- Capacity Planning & enhacement

- New product manufacturing costing.

- Manpower planning, costing and balancing.

This position forms part of strategic think-tank & requires tremendous maturity, impeccable analytics & deft people management skills. The position offers excellent opportunities for horizontal & vertical career-growth. The title & compensation are flexible and can be worked upon.

Kanpur is a large city in the state of UP, famous for its industries. It is the 10th most populous city in India. It is also the second largest urban agglomeration in UP and is a major commercial and education center in North India. Kanpur's education hub has many technical and management institutions and best coaching centers for professional education. The schooling facilities are at par with any metro city in India.

Excellent accommodation facilities are available in plenty. Few new housing projects in Kanpur have come up and located close to the factory and also in close proximity to the railway station and airport.