Senior Manager Operation Excellence | Abbott | Baddi

Job Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE :

Responsible for directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality, and cost goals.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Facilitate deployment of Operational Excellence Program across the site including ODF, LVP and new hormone block.
• Create Daily Management System Design and structure for the site and ensure adherence to DMS through a robust DMS health-check process.
• To align KRA’s in line with business vision, mission and plant KRA’s and facilitate development of individual KRA’s.
• Lead continuous improvement projects with a focus on WASTE elimination to improve quality, yields, reduce cycle times, cost and achieve customer satisfaction.

Capability & Culture building to enable Business priorities and EPD strategy :

• ZERO Loss mindset on Safety, Quality, Material, Energy and resources through creative sustained engagement program
• Focused and prioritized training with a proper business needs identification on SMED, DFMEA, PFMEA, Green Belt, Yellow Belt, and White Belt, etc.
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Pillars launch in key Blocks
• TPM progression management as per the agreed glide path

• Metrics and Process Benchmarking, Action Planning, and Tracking to make the Site #1
• Teach Influence and Motivate staff to apply Lean Six Sigma tools as a problem-solving approach.
• Track and report projected benefits; create an open environment for learning and facilitate Business Excellence/Mentor Green Belts and Advocates for Lean Sigma Projects.
• Establish Network with other sites /Functions to exchange knowledge and best practices both internally and externally.
• Responsible for cultivating continuous improvement culture in the plant. Responsible for leading and supporting Excellence projects at the site.
• Work on Business problems that are complex and diverse in scope, and may include larger project sizes, multiple functions, and/or new technologies.
• Report balance scorecard results monthly to the site and provides metrics results.
• Mentors and consults other Lean professionals on the successful completion of projects and objectives.
• Responsible for overseeing Six Sigma certification training activity for the plant operations.
• Network with EPO global sites for implementation of best practices.
• Ability to take the stand, influence key stakeholders to prioritize right-fit Bex initiatives for the factory

In absence of the position holder, the subordinate Executive/Manager working in the section or the authorized designee (as applicable) shall be responsible for day-to-day work.

Skills, Behaviors & Qualifications required to be successful:

• Technically sound professional with Black-Belt/Master Black-belt in Lean/Six-sigma
• Engineering Degree with experience in manufacturing/engineering/TPM is a must
• Shopfloor experience in unionized factories is a must
• Ability to get things done with speed and agility
• Can-Do Attitude and willingness to win
• People’s agility and strong influencing skills without using power
• Willingness to re-locate and scalability to take up other roles in the factory
• Must have worked in a hi-pace and complex factory environment
• Proven Track record of coaching team members at all levels, strong influencing skills using logic and data analytics.
• Ability to deep dive fast and data to insights

Education Level

Technical Diploma (± 12 years)