Job title: Director Operations, Daman, Allweiler India
Location: Daman, India
Employment: Full time
Reporting to: Sr. Director & General Manager, India Pumps Business
Position Summary
The Director – Operations is a champion of the site wide Operations Strategy. Responsible for partnering with all functions within the business to Develop, Drive, and Implement core business management system and achieve set Objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the Plant which include Safety, CIRCOR Operating System (COS), Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Assembly testing, Inventory Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management & Human Resources.
- Responsible to achieve set Operational objectives (monthly and yearly).
- Work closely with all the Functional Leaders of plant to achieve Effective Operational Efficiency, Develop and Improve plant Capacity & Capability and Effective utilization of Human Resources and Equipment
- Develop, Maintain and Improve Continuous Improvement (CI) culture in the plant.
- Drive and Improve Safety throughout the plant – all functions and processes. Ensure Zero accident, Encourage Proactive Observations and quick remedial and compliance with all the policies.
- Develop and Execute plant related CAPEX and other Budget including workforce requirements.
- Monitor and Control OPEX related Cost while maintaining Product Quality and Customers On Time Delivery.
- Effective Support for Product related Growth initiatives – Localization / Development / VAVE etc.
- Work closely with Supply chain team to Develop strong Supply chain function and vendor base, which includes High Quality of the Supply and improves On Time Deliveries of the Vendors and Year over Year Material Productivity
- Work closely with Quality Team to develop and implement Quality Assurance to reduce COPQ and Customer rework / rejections.
- Spend Quality time for Talent Recruitment, Development and Retention; Effectively support for recruitment process.
- Keep the Plant team Motivated, Engaged and Empowered.
General Management
- Conduct periodic Performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all Operation
- Ensure compliances to Organization's Values, Ethics & Compliances and Policies, Factory Act and local laws, rules, and regulations.
- Ensuring thus all financial, growth, operational excellence & talent development goals are pursued, implemented & achieved.
- Select, develop, motivate, and nurture employees within respective areas. Conduct team performance management (set KPIs targets, appraisal). Build good Teamwork.
- Good understanding of Financials including P&L, Balance Sheet, Working Capital Management, Absorptions, Costs Structure of the Plants and Products, and Techniques of Cost Outs and Cost Avoidances and other financial parameters that are important for the Company and focused into, as appropriate, from time to time.
- Decent understanding of the 80:20 Principle of Customers Differentiations, Products Portfolio Rationalizations and Resources Management
Supporting Roles With Other Functions
- Coordinate with other departments for product/sales-related issues and overall strategy development
- Support the Organizations for recruitment drive for Graduate Trainee Engineer programs and Sales/Service teams members, as & when demand arises.
- Coordinate with other departments for product & service-related issues and their Resolutions
- Maintaining critical suppliers relationship in coordination with SCM & helping in source identification/vendor development, negotiations for outsourcing wherever required on case-to-case basis
- Leading & supporting Company actions enhancing brand image and market share through advertisements, trade fairs, seminars
- Contribution for product improvisation through VAVE, Process Improvisation through VSMs and Continuous Improvements through Kaizen events
Leadership Dimensions that are expected from this Position.
- Strategic Thoughts and Actions
- Capabilities to give Results through Self and Others
- Demonstrating right Leadership Style
- Building Organizations Capabilities
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Stakeholders Management
Leadership Attributes that are must for this Role
- Efficiencies & Speed
- Accountability
- Transparency and highest level of ethics
- Commitments to do what are right & appropriate for the Organizations and its Reputation.
- Mindset to learn life-long.
- Passion to Excel and continuously Improve.
- Complete alignment with the Global and Local management teams and their thought Processes and Actions
- Capability to think Global and Enterprise Value Propositions
- Act Local to maximize all Resources that we have available both Globally and Locally
- Capability to see Big Picture and drive to contribute to our Business as well as to the Society for which we work, connected to our Organization Purpose and Values
Candidate Requirements
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong experience in leading Operations/ manufacturing of Capital equipment manufacturing /OEM
- Experience in a global Company's and in managing relationships with a US based
- Previous experience/strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices.
- Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc. to drive improvement.
- Previous experience/broad understanding of safety systems and enforcement of safety rules and
- Demonstrated strong leadership, team building and advanced coaching
- Demonstrated ability to motivate people, assess and develop employee
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles and applications associated with manufacturing operations, maintenance, and engineering.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and listening
- A strong ability to be adaptable and
- Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team
- Highly motivated, results oriented,
- Strong computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point and/or Access) to analyze data and trends.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
- Additional Preferred Skills and Abilities
- Hands on Experience on handling SAP
- Proficiency in Local Language like Gujarati and Hindi
- Exposures to any Business Systems Excellence model like Demming Business Excellence
- Experience in SIOP Process, Capacity Planning of Plants, Materials Planning and Resource Planning including Manpower
Education
- A minimum of Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Automotive/Production/Mettalurgy/Chemical or other related
- Post-Graduations in any Stream of Management will be an added advantage.
- 18+ years progressive experience in a key leadership/management role at a manufacturing facility, preferably with Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Companies
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