Head Engineering & Manufacturing Operations

Hyderabad - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title - Manufacturing & Engineering Head
Department -
Reporting into - General Manager Operations

Basic Responsibilities
(Detail the Broad Activities to be performed by the employee)

Activities
Define and execute the long-term manufacturing and engineering strategy aligned with corporate goals.

Drive adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies digital manufacturing and automation for productivity and efficiency gains.

Partner with R&D and engineering to enable seamless new product industrialization and scalability.

Build a safety-first culture embedding EHS leadership and accountability at all levels supported by advanced systems and proactive risk management.

Establish world-class quality systems ensuring certification compliance and fostering a zero-defect mindset.

Lead structured lean Six Sigma and TPM programs leveraging predictive analytics for optimization.

Build leadership pipelines and drive a culture of innovation safety and continuous improvement.

Champion sustainability and ESG initiatives integrating green manufacturing and energy optimization into operations.

Deliverables (Broad KRAs)
Person Specifications
Education
Essential
B.E./B. Tech in Mechanical Industrial or Production Engineering
Desirable
MBA from A Tier I College

Experience & Skills Required

x18 25 years of leadership experience in structured multi-plant operations with exposure to automation advanced EHS systems and engineering integration
Advanced knowledge of EHS and sustainability practices.
Strong people leadership with a track record of developing high-potential talent.
Technology Appreciation
ERP (SAP/Oracle) MES dashboards EHS management systems IoT-based safety sensors and predictive analytics.
Critical to Success Factors
Automotive & Light Engineering

5. New Product Industrilization Enablement
Target Talent Pool
Industry(Indicative Not Exhaustive)
FMCD & FMCG
Paints Building Materials Cement & Other Allied
Chemical
Manufacturing Strategy & Transformation

Operational Excellence & Productivity

Quality & Compliance Leadership

Workplace Health Safety & Risk Management

Innovation & New Product Industrialization (NPI)

Supply Chain Integration & Resilience

Sustainability & ESG Initiatives

People Leadership & Capability Building

Financial PerformanceDetailed KPIs are enclosed as annexure

1. Strategic Transformation Execution
2. Driving Operational Excellence
3. EHS and Risk Leadership
4. People and Capability Development

thinker with expertise in automation structured improvement programs and stakeholder management.
2. Influencing & Stakeholder Management
3. Coaching & Talent Development
4. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnership
5. Change Leadership & Emotional Intelligence
Leadership Skills

Soft Skills
1. Strategic & Analytical Thinking

1. Manufacturing Strategy & Transformation

% implementation of initiatives.

ROI on automation investments.

Technology adoption milestones.

Deliver all projectes within timelines.

2. Operational Excellence & Productivity

Overall equipment effectiveness. Cost per unit reduction.

Productivity indices.

3. Quality & Compliance Leadership

First pass yield. Defect rate. Compliance audit scores. Workplace Health Safety & Risk Management

Total Recordable Incident Rate.

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate.

Near-miss reporting rate.

% employees trained in safety protocols.

5. Innovation & New Product Industrialization (NPI) Time-to-market for NPIs.

First-run yield of new products. Ramp-up speed.

6. Supply Chain Integration & Resilience

Lead time reduction. Supply continuity rate.

Supplier risk index.

7. Sustainability & ESG Initiatives

Energy intensity.

CO emissions reduction.

% renewable energy use.

8. People Leadership & Capability Building

Engagement scores.

Retention of critical talent.

# employees trained in digital/lean methods.

Internal Customer Survey

9. Financial Performance

Manufacturing cost as % of revenue.

Savings realized from efficiency projects.

Contribution to profit margin.

Position Title - Manufacturing & Engineering Head Department - Reporting into - General Manager Operations Basic Responsibilities (Detail the Broad Activities to be performed by the employee) Activities Define and execute the long-term manufacturing and engineering strategy aligned with c...