Head - Operations - Process Instrument - SMT Manufacturing (15-20 yrs)

- This position will be responsible for the operations of 2 product divisions : 1) Instruments 2) Automation.

- The total strength of the employees in manufacturing in these 2 divisions is 175+ employees.

- The complete operations of these 2 divisions will report to this position, and the incumbent will bev responsible for production, planning, stores, quality management, reporting and data analysis, general. management including but not limited to HR & admin of these departments, forming & designing of SOPs and strategies, etc.

- There will be 7 direct reportees and 5 with a dotted line of reporting.

- 15-20 years in handling overall operations (hands on experience in.

- Manufacturing engineering, Production, Quality, Stores, Dispatch) of a mid-sized, multi-product manufacturing company.

- Minimum 10 years experience in SMT manufacturing.

- Production / Manufacturing.

- Oversee day to day production activities for planning & execution.

- Design and monitor productivity improvement plan for each division.

- Manage workflow of complex production processes for all Electronics products (instruments).

- Managing, scheduling and monitoring Project Management of Automation division.

- Preventive maintenance of plant and machinery.

- Ensure compliance to safety requirements and regulations for all factory operations.

- Managing Service department and related activities eg : after sales support, customer complaints, etc.

Planning & Organizing:

- Coordinate and plan operational activity for meeting deadlines on production schedules, project schedules, material availability & compliances.

- Work closely with Presales (Commercial) & Procurement /Purchase for ensuring timely deliveries of products.

- Maintain stock levels of critical raw material and Semi-finished goods for various products.

- Proper deployment of resources (Manpower & Material) as per sales order / Job order / Project order.

- Planning of project execution, work schedule, manpower schedule, FATs, etc.

Quality Management:

- Focus on quality systems implementation and improvement.

- Improve yield by reducing quality rejections.

- Reducing wastages by eliminating rework.

- Prioritize and ensure timely delivery to customers as per orders.

- Handling customer complaints and resolving repetitive issues through CAPA.

- Effectively implement various techniques for quality improvements.

- Implementation of quality standards on ongoing basis.

Analytics:

- Analyze production data / project execution and optimize for efficiency.

- Collate and study various financials viz., manpower budget, overtime costs, material costs, consumables, for cost optimization.

- Submit Monthly / quarterly / annual reports on various metrics pertaining to productivity, absenteeism, Customer complaints, etc.

General management:

- Manpower planning and hiring.

- Take measures to control absenteeism & attrition.

- Training, upgradation and evaluation of team.

- Submission of review of team goals on a Monthly / Annual basis.

- Enhance skills of core team members on new procedures & practices by imparting inhouse on-job training & learning opportunities.

- Designing of SOPs for smoother operations.

Driving Growth:

- Study of market and competition for new products to be designed.

- Coordination with Design department for new products.

- Promotion of new products by providing technical and promotional material such as catalogs, datasheets, etc to the marketing and sales teams.

- Promotion of all products by push marketing identifying products/applications/customers and providing data to the sales team.