Job Description

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
'o o Drive and Sustain Digital technologies / OT transformations in Product Manufacturing across 15+ plants of AFS.

• Manage highly skilled MES, OT Network, OT Security and Software Product Development teams
• Leveraging technologies like MES, OT Security, Digital threads, Connected workforce, Industrial metaverse, Industrial Data Fabric, IE4 etc.
• Strengthen Operational Technology (OT) Network and OT security across manufacturing plants
• Collaborate with Technology partners, service providers and internal strategic Digital teams to drive digital initiatives
• Architect world class Digital Factory for brownfield and Green Field plants with right MES, Digital twins, 5G networks, Digital processes, VRs and IoT solutions.
• Spearheaded the implementation of cutting-edge AI/ML and camera vision-based smart models to transform Product & Manufacturing operations.
• Building Industrial AI platform for manufacturing
• Digitization of TPM, MAPS and MPDS for Manufacturing
• Manage annual CAPEX and REVEX budgets
• Strong understanding of IT solutions and IT infrastructures for Manufacturing Operations
• Ensure smooth operations of MES like Rockwell FTPC / DRONA
• Plan and prepare for Lighthouse factory assessment
• Collaborate with manufacturing leadership and key stakeholders to define, and implement digital interventions

Experience
20+ years of hands-on MES operations management with large organization with multiple shops, locations and multi variant models
Industry Preferred
Automobile
Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) especially on Rockwell FTPC and any one leading MES product
• 20+ years of hands-on MES operations management with large organization with multiple shops, locations and multi variant models
• Strong knowledge of MBOM and its variants
• Hands on experience with Plant Simulation, Process planning, Process Simulation, VR/AR simulations etc.
• Cybersecurity in OT and IoT
• Software Product development for MES platforms and change management
• Understand of PLM (3DExperience, Teamcenter) and SAP
• Adoption of AI/ML in Manufacturing
• Equipement Integration, network connectivity, Databases in Manufacturing

General Requirements

• Strong understanding of Automotive and Tractor Manufacturing Processes
• Building and implementing Digital Strategy
• Partner / Vendor Management
• Adoption of Cloud platforms
• Working with cross functional teams of Plants, Corporate IT and different Digital teams
• Supply Chain Management Knowledge

Skills Required