Deputy Manager

The Operation Excellence Deputy Manager supports aligned plant business partners in effectively managing and improving operational performance & in meeting their productivity goals through a culture of continuous improvement. Responsible for Pithampur plants

High Level Responsibility area:

• Facilitates / Leads improvement projects based on Lean / Kaizen. Layout with methodology.
• Provides analytics support to Business Leaders to make ROI , Business Case Analysis.
• Drives a continuous improvement culture for the Plant.
• Manages the innovation/ idea generation platform "Brainstorming
• Facilitates Process Improvement training.
• Supports the business with Operational excellence initiatives.
• Drive 5 S ,VSM , Kaizen, Layout , Low cost Automation through the Plant

Responsibilities:

• Understand business processes, analyze data trends and share recommendations with stakeholders
• Implementing DWM ,Analyze data on key client operational metrics to understand opportunity for improvement.
• Learn and understand the domain / business to help define process metrics.
• Map processes to identify non-core activities and suggest alternatives and thus help remove waste.
• Facilitate / lead brainstorming sessions in a structured problem-solving approach to identify improvement areas, support in measuring improvements and quantification of savings
• Actively listen and understand stakeholder expectations and requirements to support them in meeting their business objectives.
• Be flexible to changes & continuously evaluate to adapt to the culture of the organization.
• Understand and own development needs in consultation with the manager and work to achieve development goals.
• Deliver need based trainings on Problem solving, Quality concepts & tools
• Mentors’ colleagues within the Business Unit on client knowledge / Process knowledge / Tools knowledge
• Identify Failure modes and help in establishing process controls
• Design and develop metrics for accurate measurement of work performance
• Baseline metrics and monitor performance.
• Track the Lean saving for the Plant and identify the gap.
• Provide advance data Analytics as per Business Unit / Process requirements
• Identity opportunities for capacity creation
• Facilitate / lead capacity creating projects in alignment with the productivity goals of stakeholders
• Support business to create year on year efficiencies
• Support transition of new processes, Map processes, create metrics, and consult the business on setup and design of Quality Assurance processes
• Use Six Sigma and Lean tools as required
• Facilitate / Lead projects on Quality and operational excellence using Six Sigma / Lean / Project Management methodologies
• Develop project roadmaps for assigned projects with minimal or no mentoring support
• Acts as a program manager for BU specific or division level programs.
• Experience with driving cultural change throughout an organization • An innovative, creative approach to problem solving desirable

Education:

• BE ( Industrial / Mechanical /Electrical/)

Required Experience

• 5-10 Years of Experience in Operational Excellence.
• Industries Preferred – Plastic / Ropes & Nets / Automotive.
• Learning ability with customer orientation and a keen eye for process improvement
• Exposure to COPC, ISO, TQM, Project Management and other Quality methodologies/systems
• Excellent oral, written, cross functional and interpersonal communication skills