Operations Head - Machine Maintenance & Manufacturing Process Planning

- Lead & manage Manufacturing & Maintenance Teams to ensure team deliverables are met in timely & efficient manner.

Deliverables include :

- Production & Process Readiness, Meeting Delivery Schedules, On Time Production, WIP Management, Defect Free Production, Continuous Improvement of Production Efficiencies w.r.t. Inputs

- Maintenance & Upkeep of Equipments & Utilities, Minimization of downtimes, Management of Breakdown & Preventive Maintenance, Spares Management

Safety :

- Set Continuous Improvement targets & implement projects/ actions to achieve the same. Ensure a culture of Continuous Improvement & speedy Problem Solving with proper root causing

- Ensuring effective utilization of Inputs: man,machine and material.

- Ensure adequacy of departmental processes to ensure timely meeting of Deliverables, including continuous improvement of the processes based on PDCA and potential failure mode analyses

- Ensure adequacy of skill level in the departments to meet its deliverables, including Training & Development as needed

- Ensure high team motivation & morale levels and proper work culture

- People Development activities including Coaching & Mentoring

- Provision of adequate resources to ensure smooth team functioning

- Advance Capacity planning for capital investments.

- Conduct of Weekly Management meetings, reporting to Management as needed

Key deliverables :

Ensure Team Deliverables :

- On time Delivery, No Customer Complaints, Internal Rejections & Reworks within targets; Manufacturing Efficiency / OEE Targets, Continuous Improvement Targets, WIP targets

- Downtime Minimization; MTTR/MTBF Targets; Maintenance Schedule Adherences; Spares Availability & Inventory Targets

- No Safety incidents

- Ensure Adequacy of Systems & Processes and Adherence, including continuous improvement of Processes based on PDCA

Ensure a Winning Culture :

- Result Driven

- High Standard of Performance / Excellence Driven

- Process Adherence and Systemic Working

- Proper Root Causing & Problem Solving

- Continuous Improvement

- Speedy Actioning

- Data based approach

- Team Work

- Resource Adequacy for effective & efficient team performance

Structured People Development :

- Skill Level mapping and enhancement through Training & Development

- Development of desired Values & Attitudes

- Coaching & Mentoring

- Establish cadence of Plan & Reviews, including for self-functioning

Preferred Candidates :

- 15 years of exp with min 5 years as Production Head with exposure to Machine Maintenance & Manufacturing Process Planning

- Candidates having fluency in native language and are willing to relocate

- Candidates with overall experience in Operations (Manufacturing & Maintenance) from Manufacturing domain having P&L responsibility would be preferred