Job Description

An MNC involved in the manufacturing and marketing of Structural Components used in Apparel, Footwear, Automotive, Seating, Optical Fibre Industries urgently requires Manager - Industrial Engineering for their operations in Southern Tamilnadu. This position will be responsible for th IE and Lean Mangement initiatives and reports to the Unit Head.

• To ensure that standards of production and working methodology are maintained and improved to deliver best practice in results of efficiency and labour utilization. Identify opportunities to improve the Indian operations in terms of throughput times, service and productivity enhancement to deliver World Class performance.
• To support the manufacturing department and warehousing operations through the creation and implementation of clear, well defined IE standards that can be used to support the continuous improvement process.
• Ensure that IE standards of production and working methodology as per work measurement studies, provide zero base standards for every work centre in manufacturing department.
• Ensure industrial engineering standards are developed and being applied within the manufacturing floor for both dye house and final winding with gaps identified, documented and communicated. A monthly report should be in place to document the gaps between the standard and the actual practice for each department. [head count, allocations].
• Work out Mhrs and Lhrs for all articles
• Work out manning requirement based on log plan for all work centres, circulate to all stake holders for their actions to trim the manning in line with Zero-base. Assist in the compilation and calculation of the P15 and Strategies to identify manning and capital expenditure requirements.
• Prepare OHK reconciliation report on monthly basis and narrow down the gap between Zero Base Vs Actual.
• Generate GT reconciliation report to understand the details between system consumption and standard consumption. Take initiatives to monitor the GKG revision, performance on monthly basis.
• Support other managers in introducing new working methodology and procedures.
• Assist in Training of employees in correct working practices to deliver consistent excellence in performance.
• Improve working practices to achieve reduced material consumption through reduced wastage and non-conformity within the process.
• Roll out best practice I.E. and Lean Manufacturing concepts to other units to achieve pan-India improvement.
• Ensure effective communications are in place between departments to aid the change management process within the plant with a view to implementing best practice manning allocations in line with developed standards.
• Ensure the machine park is optimally laid out and can deliver high efficiency through good operator ergonomics and best practice allocations.
• Ensure clear SOPs are in place for the calculation of industrial engineering standards and that these are understood by the departmental managers.
• Using the S&OP data project the machine requirement (OEE), head count requirement, OHK and present this at the monthly OCM.
• Monitor attainment of the annual production plan
• Identify the internal factors, which may affect the attainment of production output.
• Determines working time of the operations (rate setting)
• Audit the working norms compliance through production operators
• Calculate variations for future production plans, calculation of machine and Operator hours and therefore machine and labour utilisation
• Guides the multi-skill and training activity of operators in collaboration with the Trainer and Development Coordinator

• Female Candidates with B.Tech in Industrial Engineering / Mechanical / Production with 8-12 years' experience in Industrial Engineering function in Manufacturing / Line Production organizations.
• Should be Black Belt/Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma
• Should have very good experience in Lean initiatives
• Should have very good knowledge and experience in LSS, IMT/OMT, Element Sheet Working,
• Should have good experience in SAP - PP Module, Power BI, IE Standards, Job Safety Analysis
• Should be experienced in Minitab Analysis, Statistical Tool Application
• Should be proficient in the use of MS Office Tools, Spreadsheet applications.
• Should have good experience in Project Management of Continuous Improvement Process, Process Improvements.
• Should have good knowledge of ILO Standards, Calculations
• Should have good experience in Time Study, Motion Study, IE standards, Method Study
• Should have very good communication skills in English and Tamil.
• Ready to work out of Ambasamudaram.