Job Requirements CANDIDATE PROFILE: • 20 years of experience in Eyewear / Similar Product Manufacturing, with BE mechanical Engineering • Leadership experience in mass manufacturing • Demonstrated process improvement experience in manufacturing • Demonstrated experience in running and managing manufacturing plants • Be hands on and bring strong lean manufacturing/six sigma expertise in driving continuous improvement • Ability to interact with cross functional teams, understand efficiency gaps and close the loops • Ability to take decisive action based on professional and practical analysis of situations • Experience and knowledge of leading a team, including the natural ability to motivate, coach & mentor staff to maximize result THIS ROLE INVOLVES i)Monitor eyewear production goals, policies, procedures and systems related to all aspects of day-to-day manufacturing operation Contribute directly to streamlining the operations ii)Provide the competitive edge by developing & institutionalizing best in class eyewear manufacturing practices. iii)Redefine manufacturing operations, creating programs, in process drawings and recommend process efficiencies to increase productivity and reduce manufacturing costs at plant operations. iv)Build new capabilities at in-house process, by continuously bringing newer technology in manufacturing v)Improve productivity per head count, Skill building, Process engineering function vi)Ensure resource utilisation to achieve ramp up production volume vii)Ensuring delivery alignment of all logistics requirement meeting business requirements viii) Technical direction, analysis, and project management support for the implementation of eyewear manufacturing technologies and quality initiatives at our manufacturing facility New product development, technical design, prototyping, roll out new eyewear with the latent need of the customer External Interfaces: • Suppliers • Captive vendors • Machine manufactures and Consumable suppliers • Indian Eyewear Manufacturers association Internal Interfaces: • NPD, D&D and Tooling team • Production planning • Sourcing Team • Maintenance team • HR and L&D PROCESS CONTRIBUTIONS: • Process Management • Production review & New product development meeting • Selection of right process to achieve manufacturing to product design and specifications • Track production alignment and fine tune the priorities • Skill review of the workforce and on the job training plan • Employee engagement through Kaizen, 5S, WCM, Lean tools, CFT on conservation of resources and ISO and OHSAS • New Process Development in production to reduce conversion cost • Partner Management • Review vendors performance - Performance review w.r.t. TAT, Delivery, New Requirement discussion., Load allocation and future projection • New Vendor trail • Price negotiation • Work closely with vendor for continuous improvement, Monthly review of consistency of vendor performance and response • Cost Management • Reduce production consumable cost • Production Engg. function to set effective work center • Monitoring Cost vs Budget as per mfg. calls. • PSV’s to be done regularly for reducing write off’s PROCESS OUTCOMES: • Process Management • Problem solving in manufacturing • Operations were optimized on a dynamic basis. • Proactive planning and better equipped for challenging scenario • Skill matrix • Continuous improvement • Productivity enhancement • FTA Improvement • Partner Management • Vendor Development • Cost Management • Optimising Production Cost, Sustainability Work Experience COLLABORATIVE SKILLS: The role requires the incumbent to work closely and coordinate with the Internal and external teams to create success. S/he should be able to seamlessly navigate these relationship dynamics in a high growth, young, agile business environment. DISRUPTIVE THINKING: The role is critical in building a strong brand by way of disruptive ideas and implementation; Identifying new ideas for products as well as to address both the short and long-term company needs. S/he should be willing to experiment & demonstrate “out of box” creativity in one’s own area. ENTREPRENEURIAL STREAK: Be a motivational leader, taking charge and leading the organization; Being accountable for achieving the agreed upon targets & most importantly willing to get hands dirty and influencing team to “do it yourself”. COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS: • Strong operational leadership • Experience scaling up operations • Self-Starter Impact and Influence, • Analytical problem solving • Learning Agility • Process Oriented • Critical Thinking Ability to work in a high growth environment CANDIDATE PROFILE: • 20 years of experience in Eyewear / Similar Product Manufacturing, with BE mechanical Engineering • Leadership experience in mass manufacturing • Demonstrated process improvement experience in manufacturing • Demonstrated experience in running and managing manufacturing plants • Be hands on and bring strong lean manufacturing/six sigma expertise in driving continuous improvement • Ability to interact with cross functional teams, understand efficiency gaps and close the loops • Ability to take decisive action based on professional and practical analysis of situations • Experience and knowledge of leading a team, including the natural ability to motivate, coach & mentor staff to maximize result