General Manager-Operations

Softgarden; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

VetterTec in Pune, India, seeks a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to shape the operational backbone of the site. You will lead Production, Engineering, Quality and Purchasing, build structures and standards, and ensure scalable growth while balancing discipline with flexibility.

The role requires ownership mindset, hands-on leadership, and strong collaboration with international teams, including European interfaces, to drive reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering or comparable technical field.
• Several years of leadership in operations, manufacturing or engineering.
• Ability to build structure, set standards and establish routines.
• Strong ownership mentality: proactive, reliable, implementation-focused.
• Good intercultural understanding and international collaboration experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operations of the Pune site across Production, Engineering, Quality and Purchasing.
• Build and establish clear operational structures, responsibilities and workflows.
• Introduce standards and processes to create reliability with flexibility.
• Ensure smooth cooperation between local teams, fabricators and international interfaces.
• Drive process flow, delivery reliability, quality, and resource planning.
• Own operational issues, claims and corrective actions with structured resolution.
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to a customer-oriented, intercultural operating environment.
• Set up and optimize KPIs to manage productivity, costs, and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Operations mgmt

Process optimization

Cross-cultural collab

Strategic thinking

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

For more than 95 years, VetterTec has been shaping the future of industrial drying and dewatering solutions, delivering high‑performance technologies to customers across the globe. Headquartered in Kassel, Germany, and operating internationally, with over 85% of our revenue generated abroad, we pride ourselves on a strong heritage of innovation and a passionate team of more than 160 experts across six locations.

Now, as we continue to expand our presence and accelerate our global growth, we are strengthening our team in Pune, India, with a strategic and influential role:

Chief Operating Officer (COO) .

Working closely with the Managing Director, you will help create the operational backbone of our Pune site: building structures, setting standards, establishing effective processes and ensuring that Production, Engineering and Quality can grow in a stable and scalable way.

The role requires someone who takes ownership, makes sound operational decisions, works in a structured and hands‑on manner, and is able to balance process discipline with the flexibility needed in a growing environment. You will also play an important role in ensuring strong collaboration with our international teams and supporting a site that will increasingly contribute to global operations.

• Lead the daily operations of the Pune site across Production, Engineering, Quality and Purchasing
• Build and establish clear operational structures, responsibilities and workflows in close alignment with the local CEO
• Introduce standards and processes that create reliability, while keeping enough flexibility for a growing organization
• Ensure smooth cooperation between local teams, external fabricators and international interfaces
• Drive process flow, delivery reliability, quality performance and resource planning
• Take ownership of operational issues, claims and corrective actions, and ensure problems are solved in a structured way
• Build a culture of accountability, implementation and continuous improvement without creating bottlenecks
• Contribute to a customer-oriented, intercultural and forward‑looking operating environment
• Set up and improve transparent KPIs to manage productivity, cost structures, delivery performance and resource planning
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Process Engineering or a comparable technical field
• Several years of leadership experience in operations, manufacturing, engineering or a comparable industrial environment
• Proven ability to build structure, introduce standards and develop effective operational routines
• Strong ownership mentality: proactive, reliable, implementation-focused
• Good intercultural understanding and the ability to work effectively in an international business environment (European business experience is a plus, e.g. Germany or France)
• A key role in building and developing a strategically important site
• Close cooperation with the Managing Director, senior management and international teams
• The opportunity to shape structures, ways of working and operational growth from an early stage
• A dynamic, professional and international working environment
• Attractive development and earning opportunities

Seize the opportunity to play an active role in the further development of our business. Our aim is to continue inspiring our employees and customers with advanced technology, modern structures and strong growth.

Together into the future! Are you ready?

Convince us! We look forward to learning more about you!