Lead OE Ops

Job Summary

This role is for a Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager responsible for driving site-wide operational excellence through structured problem-solving, Lean methodologies, and cultural transformation. The position requires a hands-on leader with expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and performance analytics. As a key driver of productivity and efficiency, this role will establish a multi-year CI roadmap, lead high-impact improvement projects, and support cross-functional teams in identifying and resolving systemic issues.

• Responsibilities:• Ensure compliance with cGMP, EHS, data integrity, and all regulatory requirements.
• Implement company policies, systems, and procedures effectively while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and strategic goals.
• Maintain discipline, safety standards, and adherence to SOPs on the shop floor.
• Lead OE diagnostic session to identify ideas to improve OPEX, TVC.
• Facilitate LMS (Lean Management System) idea generation, evaluation, implementation, and sustainability.
• Conduct plant capacity analysis and develop improvement plans to maintain a minimum 1.3X flexible manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), identify major losses, and drive improvement projects to enhance equipment performance.
• Monitor and optimize Productivity metrics & improve it to reach TD.
• Establish annual SDP KPI baselines, set targets, and drive action plans to achieve business objectives.
• Track Requirement vs Capacity vs Actual (R vs C vs A) performance, analyze gaps, and implement corrective actions to improve manufacturing efficiency.
•  Identify process bottlenecks and implement solutions to reduce Door-to-Ship (D2S) lead time for critical products.
• Drive Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen, Lean projects, and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, Planning, and Supply Chain teams to achieve plant performance objectives.
• Lead automation, digitalization, and process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
• Support production planning and prioritization to maximize throughput and minimize delays.
• Lead TPM deployment across manufacturing and engineering functions in alignment with corporate TPM roadmap.
•  Implement and sustain Autonomous Maintenance (Jishu Hozen) pillars, driving progression through TPM maturity levels and achieving targeted JH steps.
•  Strengthen Planned Maintenance systems through preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance practices.
•  Drive initiatives to achieve Zero Breakdown, Zero Defect, Zero Accident, and Zero Waste objectives.
•  Develop and monitor equipment health indicators, maintenance KPIs, and asset robustness metrics.
• Facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA, CAPA, and reliability improvement programs for critical equipment.
• Build operator and maintenance team capability through TPM training, coaching, and competency development programs.

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Function: Other
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level