OPEX Executive (FTR)

Position: OPEX Executive (FTR)
Department: Operational Excellence / FTR
Salary: ₹20,000 – ₹30,000 per month
Educational Qualification: Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering or a related field.
Certifications: Lean Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt), Kaizen/Continuous Improvement, 5S, Root Cause Analysis, or related Operational Excellence certifications preferred.
Experience required: Minimum 1 Year
Location: Por GIDC, Vadodara, Gujarat**.**

Job Purpose

To support operational excellence initiatives by identifying process gaps, improving productivity, reducing waste, monitoring performance, and implementing continuous improvement activities across manufacturing operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Prepare action plans for productivity, quality, cost, and efficiency improvement.
• To provide support in implementing and sustaining the QMS and EHS system.
• Define improvement targets and track timelines for implementation.
• Support FTR (First Time Right) improvement initiatives.
• Conduct process studies and identify bottlenecks, process losses, and non-value-added activities.
• Implement Kaizen, 5S, waste reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and other departments for improvement projects.
• Monitor adherence to standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• Support root-cause analysis for recurring process issues.
• Monitor key operational parameters such as productivity, rejection, rework, downtime, and process efficiency.
• Analyse production data and prepare MIS/reports for management review.
• Track the effectiveness of implemented improvement actions.
• Conduct regular process audits and identify deviations.
• Identify and implement measures to reduce rejection, rework, cycle time, and operational losses.
• Support FTR improvement by reducing defects and ensuring problems are addressed at the source.
• Participate in CAPA and problem-solving activities.
• Suggest process standardisation and improvement measures.
• Support continuous improvement projects to improve overall operational efficiency.

Technical Skills Required

• Knowledge of OPEX / Operational Excellence concepts
• Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen
• Understanding of 5S, FTR, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA and PDCA
• Basic knowledge of process mapping and waste identification
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel and MIS reporting
• Ability to analyse production and process data

Soft Skills Required

• Proactive, presentation skills, effective communication, time management skills.
• Root cause analysis, systematic problem solving (SPS) skill, continue improvement.

Good to have

• Exposure to forging/manufacturing industry will be an advantage.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Provident Fund

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical, Production, Industrial Engineering, or a related field?
• Do you have a minimum of 1 year of experience in Operational Excellence (OPEX), Continuous Improvement, or Manufacturing Operations?
• Are you comfortable working at Por GIDC, Vadodara, Gujarat (On-site)?
• Are you comfortable with the offered salary range of ₹20,000–₹30,000 per month?
• Do you have working knowledge of MS Excel and MIS reporting?
• Do you have experience in FTR (First Time Right) improvement, rejection reduction, or rework reduction?

Work Location: In person