IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa)
India
LIXIL INDIA PVT LTD
Employee Assignment
Not remote
Full Time
31 March 2026
Department : Final Inspection
Job Responsibilities
Job Description Role: Senior Engineer
- Manage all KPIVs on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and ensure they are under control by analyzing the reasons for abnormalities and initiating corrective action. Assisting the leader in identifying new KPIVs and KPOVs as required.
- Executes Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Objectives and is responsible for driving the results in Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost in their respective area.
- Identify and capture all the KYTs and HIRA points to foster a strong safety culture. Provide safety training and ensure the process complies with EHS policies.
- Responsible for taking actions to strengthen 5S & Kaizen culture within their respective area and ensure the actions are sustained in bringing out consistent results.
- Continuously identify opportunities and provide solutions to the challenges through collaboration and structured problem-solving (through Cost Improvement Projects, Daily Management Meetings) to enhance production efficiency and reduce waste.
- Responsible for managing employee relations, shift planning, and performance management to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Ensure all associates follow Standard Operating Procedures defined without any deviation from Standard processes by conducting Gemba and Audits. Improve the processes by identifying and reducing waste in the standards through Kaizen.
- Responsible for managing inventory levels across operational supplies and finished products as per the Production Plan.
- Assist the Department Leader in delivering Opex and Capex-related projects & ensure high levels of supply Quality.
- Perform the company's culture requirements by adhering to Leader Standard Work, actively conducting Daily Management Meetings, and driving continuous improvement through Kaizen initiatives within the Process.
- Responsible for ensuring that autonomous maintenance is done as per the schedule. Coordinating with the Maintenance team to maintain equipment through preventive and predictive maintenance (TPM) for uninterrupted, high-quality production.
- Generate or update standard operating procedures, production, and quality-related documents to enhance production operations. Record and analyze non-conformities, initiate corrective/preventive action for compliance with IMS
- Responsible for ensuring the quality and delivery requirements are met by collaborating with the cross-functional departments (through APDCA, Gemba, KPIV & KPOV Review, MRM, etc)
- Responsible for conducting product audits and ensuring the timely calibration of measurement equipment to maintain quality standards. Internal stakeholders: Production team members, EHS, Procurement, SOIP, Finance, HR, Maintenance, and QA. External stakeholders: Global counterparts of other Lixil plants, the standards auditors.
Required Skills And Capabilities
- Knowledge of the Inspection process and the Sanitaryware process.
- Knowledge of aesthetic, functional, and dimensional standards of ceramic sanitaryware products.
- Knowledge of Quality and visual standards
- Knowledge of handling customer complaints.
- Statistical analysis and problem solving.
- Knowledge about Safety-HIRA, JHA, and Risk Assessment.
- Knowledge of CI Projects, TPM, Kaizen, Kanban, OEE, and POKA-YOKE is preferable.
- Production planning and shift management
- Basic computer skills - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workplace
Academia: - Bachelor's degree or diploma in ceramic technology or any faculty.
Professional Experience: - At least 2+ years experience in ceramic sanitary ware Inspection process/ Quality control.
