Manufacturing Engineer

Flowserve India Controls Pvt. Ltd.; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve India Controls Pvt. Ltd. in Tamil Nadu seeks an Operations Excellence leader to drive continuous improvement across the plant and platform, guiding cross‑functional teams and coaching Lean methods.

You will develop the OPEX deployment plan, run Kaizen events, mentor teams, and track results to achieve targeted savings, while fostering a people‑first culture aligned with business objectives. The role demands 10+ years in manufacturing and strong facilitation, SAP/ERP knowledge, and data

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial experience in manufacturing or operations excellence.
• Extensive experience leading CI/OPEX programs.
• Hands-on knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and problem-solving.
• Experience with data analytics and visualization.
• Ability to train and coach teams across functions.

Responsibilities

• Develops an OPEX deployment and roll-out plan to support the Plant and Platform business targets.
• Leads current state analysis and future state design of processes and identifies improvement opportunities and projects.
• Supports plant teams to prioritize, scope OPEX activities and align to Plant/Platform objectives.
• Conducts training on needed methods and tools to support competency building for workgroups.
• Conducts coaching and assessments to ensure methodologies are applied correctly and deliver results.
• Monitors governance, tracking of implementation actions, results, and escalation.

Skills

Lean tools

Value Stream Mapping

OEE

Data analysis

Power BI

Change management

Facilitation

SAP/ERP

GD&T

Six Sigma

Tools

Power BI

PowerApps

Job description

Role Summary:This role involves facilitating continuous improvement implementation at the business level. Shall lead/facilitate cross-functional teams in the application of Continuous improvement tools to achieve process improvements. Accountable for teaching/coaching Lean enterprise methods and integrating with the business to form and execute business improvement plans that deliver tangible benefits to business performance. This role will contribute to build a people-first culture that delivers significant business results.Responsibilities:Develops an OPEX deployment and roll-out plan to support the Plant and Platform business targets.Leads the current state analysis and future state design of processes and identifies improvement opportunities and projects.Supports the plant teams to prioritize, scope the OPEX activities and align these to Plant / Platform objectives.Supports the plants with the OPEX implementation by conducting improvement events / projects (Line functions and working groups are responsible for implementation results)Conducts training on needed methods and tools to support competency building for the workgroups.Conducts coaching and performs assessments to ensure methodologies are applied correctly and deliver results.Supports the Plant Manager in the governance, tracking of implementation actions, results, and ensures timely escalation.Performs plant self-assessments to establish maturity levels; support the plant to implement the action fields.Identifies, documents, and shares best practices with the corporate teamsAccountability & AuthorityAchieving savings as targeted by platform.Identify, define and Mentor CI Projects in plant.Monitor, track, and report project statusGuide teams for executing CI Projects with approach, tools, support and escalate when required.Conduct Op-ex, operational excellence assessment and work for gaps to improve plant performance and achieve CI ObjectivesConduct training and organize kaizen events for improvementsRequirements:Typically,10+ Years of industrial experience5+ years of experience in Operation Excellence / CI.Knowledge on Product – Valves manufacturing.Manufacturing Process knowledge & Flow / Layout / Throughput timeKnowledge on Assembly & TestingReading of Drawings and tolerance requirements (GD&T)Knowledge on SAP / ERPLean tools & applications -Practitioner of Lean tools including VSM (Value Stream Mapping), OFP Operations Flow Process, Material-flow, Structured problem-solving methodology, OEE, Product-process / machinery matrix, Activity analysis, Future state design, Lean Layouts, FIFO, Kitting process, Shop Floor Management & Office floor management7 Quality Tool Practitioner (fishbone, 5 Why’s / Ishikawa, Histograms, Control Charts, Pareto Analysis, Scatter Diagrams and Stratification)6S ImprovementsAbility to work with/across all functional areas and all levels of the business.Experience in Power BI dashboard developmentApplication development / deployment experience with PowerApps and power platform businessExcellent oral, written and facilitation communication skills.Experienced inn Industry or Business experience where LEAN or Operational Excellence is core to the business.Knowledge on Data analysis & VisualizationDemonstrated Change Management ExperienceStrong Facilitation Experience: Instructional Design is a plus.QMS & EMS knowledgeSix Sigma or LEAN Certified#LI-AS1