Assistant Engineer - Continuous Improvement Cell

ACG; Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ACGE in Mumbai seeks a Continuous Improvement leader to plan and implement CI initiatives across business units. You will assess feasibility, map current processes, and define implementation strategies with internal and external partners. The role requires coaching teams and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

You will lead kaizen events, develop KPIs, and monitor project performance while coordinating resources and budgets to achieve measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Must drive CI initiatives and map current processes.
• Ability to quantify performance and define KPI targets.
• Experience leading CI events (kaizen, improvements) across units.
• Coaching staff to embed a CI culture and monitor outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Make plans for CI initiatives and recommend improvements to leadership.
• Conduct feasibility assessments for CI initiatives and define implementation plans.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to execute plans on time and within resources.
• Define and execute short- and long-term CI plans and monitor progress.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Process Mapping

KPI Development

Kaizen

Lean Six Sigma

Training & Coaching

Job description

Strategic and planning

• Make plans for business and recommend Continuous Improvement Initiatives to ACGE Management leadership.
• Conduct feasibility assessment for Continuous improvement initiatives. Analyse local business needs for CI projects effectively and define/communicate & Implement plan.
• Carry out the tasks as per defined timelines & resources with the help of Internal & External agencies/ stakeholders.
• Define & execute plans for both short and long term application of CI project
• Monitor progress against plan for all initiatives

Functional

• Continuous Improvement
• Execute the tasks of Continuous Improvement Incharge with the support of Operations Upper management Team to map out current processes using one or more process mapping tools. Quantify current process performance through measuring and/or developing KPIs, and then using the information to target improvement initiatives.
• Use the measurement and assessment tools to evaluate potential areas for formal Continuous Improvement actions and to subsequently determine their operational and financial value.
• Execute & monitor the Continuous Improvement projects (e.g., kaizen events, point kaizen, major project teams, etc.) based on evaluating operational and financial data and qualitative analysis based on observation and discussion; supported by proposed budget and cost/benefit forecasts.
• Execute Continuous Improvement programs by coordinating necessary human and operational resources and setting and implementing budgetary and timing controls to achieve goals.
• Coach, counsel and train other staff to apply, support, sustain and develop a Continuous Improvement culture.
• Lead Continuous Improvement events In Business Units as a subject matter expert while empowering operational staff and associates to present ideas and create improvements and solutions.
• Leverage best practices gained through Continuous Improvement activities to other activities which would benefit from implementation.

Internal process

• Collate qualitative and quantitative information on CI project performance in Business Unit for preparation and production of project reports for internal management purposes
• Initiate & execute CI training courses focusing on CI methodologies and tools (e.g. Kaizen, Lean six sigma etc.) partnering with HR

People development

• Take the responsibility for people engagement initiatives and building up in-house capabilities for the employees in the department & drive CI culture in Business Unit.
• Drive a performance driven culture in the team by timely monitoring, review of performance parameters and feedback to the team members
• Contribute towards development of talent for the department by providing subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles
• Actively participate in HR initiatives to drive overall employee engagement and motivation
• Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR

A. Key Result Areas

• No. of Improvement projects identified , approved and Implemented.
• No. of Gross Margin Projects implemented & Gross margin achieved.
• Progress on projects (Plan vs actual) in terms of timelines, costs and milestones
• Knowledge sharing efforts across BUs on improvement projects
• Training operations associates on process improvement tools
• Forming, Implementing & ensuring New Processes implementation including setting up of New Product Lines.

A. Key Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

• CI Head & Operations Head (allocation of resources and providing approvals)
• Quality & Compliance Head (support in documentation of process changes)

External Interfaces

• Third party vendors , e.g. Process optimization consultants