Associate Head - Manufacturing Excellence

CRI Group; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Roots Group of Companies is seeking an Associate Head – Corporate Manufacturing Excellence to drive productivity, quality, and cost reductions across its manufacturing network. The role emphasizes deploying Lean and continuous improvement methods to optimize processes and reduce waste.

The position requires extensive shop-floor leadership, strong analytical abilities, and collaboration with heads of Manufacturing and Quality to achieve annual targets and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical / ECE/EEE /Industrial / Manufacturing or equivalent).
• 15–20 years of manufacturing or operations experience.
• Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence experience.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify process inefficiencies and lead improvement projects to reduce waste, cycle time, defects, and costs.
• Drive standardisation of processes and best practices across plants.
• Deployment of Lean principles, continuous improvement methodologies across manufacturing sites.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality Heads to analyse operational data, performance metrics, and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support achievement of annual operational targets and strategic objectives.
• Initiate value stream mapping and kaizen.
• Support implementation and optimization of manufacturing systems (MES and digital tools).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering).

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Operational Excellence

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Shop floor leadership

Data-driven decision making

Change management

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

The Associate Head – Corporate Manufacturing Excellence is responsible for driving productivity improvement, quality enhancement, and manufacturing cost reduction across the Roots Group of Companies. The role focuses on deploying Lean and continuous improvement methodologies to optimize processes, eliminate waste, and enhance overall operational performance across manufacturing plants.

• Identify process inefficiencies and lead improvement projects to reduce waste, cycle time, defects, and costs
• Drive standardisation of processes and best practices across plants
• Deployment of Lean principles, continuous improvement methodologies across manufacturing sites
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality Heads to analyse operational data, performance metrics, and trends to identify improvement opportunities
• Support achievement of annual operational targets and strategic objectives
• Initiate value stream mapping and kaizen
• Support implementation and optimization of manufacturing systems (MES and digital tools)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical / ECE/EEE /Industrial / Manufacturing or equivalent)
• 15–20 years of manufacturing or operations experience
• Strong hands‑on experience in Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities
• Hands‑on leadership style with strong shop‑floor presence
• Data‑driven decision making
• Change management and coaching skills