Head of Operations - Hyderabad

Lenskart; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenskart seeks a Plant Operations Leader to own daily plant performance, drive discipline and continuous improvement, and manage a large, structured team with clarity and accountability.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on manufacturing execution skills, comfort with technology and automation, and the ability to develop people at scale on a Hyderabad, India site.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end manufacturing operations with accountability for daily output, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Drive daily and periodic production targets with a focus on on-time delivery and throughput.
• Report plant performance, risks, and operational updates to the Plant Head on a structured basis.
• Support adoption and optimisation of existing automation systems; identify opportunities for improvement and escalate proposals for new automation investments.
• Work with engineering and technology teams on automation improvements across assembly, QC, and related processes; provide floor-level inputs for technology planning.
• Stay current on smart manufacturing trends and bring relevant innovations to the floor.
• Lead and develop managers and supervisors across production, quality, and dispatch.
• Oversee performance, skilling, and engagement of 500+ blue-collar operators with varied skill sets.
• Develop supervisors and team leads; contribute to succession planning and foster a high-performance, accountable culture on the floor.
• Ensure fair, transparent people practices—with particular focus on operator welfare and retention.
• Maintain high product quality through robust QC frameworks, SOP adherence, and rapid defect resolution.
• Drive a non-negotiables safety culture; ensure all statutory and regulatory compliance requirements are met.
• Embed lean manufacturing, 5S, and structured problem-solving practices across all production lines.
• Identify and eliminate waste, inefficiencies, and bottlenecks through data-driven analysis and root cause resolution.
• Lead Kaizen and CI initiatives; institutionalize a culture where improvement is everyone's responsibility.
• Track and drive key operational metrics—OEE, yield, cycle time, and throughput—with rigor.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Technology, and Quality teams for end-to-end operations.
• Collaborate with demand and commercial teams to align production capacity with business requirements.

Job description

Thisisakeyplantleadershiprolereporting to the Plant Head. Thisrolecallsforahands-on operations professional who takes ownership of daily plant performance, drives a culture of discipline and continuous improvement, and manages a large, structured team with clarity and accountability. Theidealcandidatebringsstrongmanufacturingexecutionskills,comfortwithtechnologyandautomation,andtheabilitytodeveloppeopleatscale.

PlantOperations&Ownership

• Manageend-to-endmanufacturingoperationswithaccountabilityfordailyoutput,quality,andefficiencytargets.

• Drivedailyandperiodicproductiontargetswithanunrelentingfocusonon-timedeliveryandthroughput.

• Reportplantperformance,risks,andoperationalupdatestothePlantHeadonastructuredbasis.

Automation&Technology

• Supportadoptionandoptimisationofexistingautomationsystems;identifyopportunitiesforimprovementandescalateproposalsfornewautomationinvestments.

• Workwithengineeringandtechnologyteamsonautomationimprovementsacrossassembly,QC,andrelatedprocesses;providefloor-levelinputsfortechnologyplanning.

• Staycurrentonsmartmanufacturingtrendsandbringrelevantinnovationstothefloor.

PeopleLeadership

• Leadanddevelopmanagersandsupervisorsacrossproduction,quality,anddispatch.

• Overseeperformance,skilling,andengagementof500+blue-collaroperatorswithvariedskillsets.

• Developsupervisorsandteamleads;contributetosuccessionplanningandfosterahighperformance,accountablecultureonthefloor.

• Ensurefair,transparentpeoplepractices—withparticularfocusonoperatorwelfareandretention.

Quality,Safety&Compliance

• MaintainhighproductqualitythroughrobustQCframeworks,SOPadherence,andrapiddefectresolution.

• Driveanon-negotiablesafetyculture;ensureallstatutoryandregulatorycompliancerequirementsaremet.

• Embedleanmanufacturing,5S,andstructuredproblem-solvingpracticesacrossallproductionlines.

ProcessExcellence&ContinuousImprovement

• Identifyandeliminatewaste,inefficiencies,andbottlenecksthroughdata-drivenanalysisandrootcauseresolution.

• LeadKaizenandCIinitiatives;institutionalizeaculturewhereimprovementiseveryone'sresponsibility.

• Trackanddrivekeyoperationalmetrics—OEE,yield,cycletime,andthroughput—withrigor.

Cross-FunctionalCollaboration

• WorkcloselywithSupplyChain,Planning,Technology,andQualityteamsforseamlessend-to-endoperations.

• Collaboratewithdemandandcommercialteamstoalignproductioncapacitywithbusinessrequirements.