Operation Manager

Essity; India; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity operates a manufacturing plant in Ponda Goa and seeks an Operations Manager to lead overall operational performance, ensuring safety, quality, cost control and timely delivery. The role emphasizes process excellence, budget management, CAPEX planning, and developing a high-performing, people-focused culture.

The right candidate will have 15+ years in manufacturing, 5+ years in leadership, and engineering and operations qualifications.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in a relevant field.
• 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical/electrical and MBA in Operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment per I Care commitments.
• Develop organizational capability to achieve results; provide leadership and coaching for the department.
• Apply and develop systems and standards (work instructions, safety/quality procedures).
• Manage maintenance plan fulfilment including cost control.
• Use benchmarks to drive performance improvement across the unit.
• Contribute to site goals and communicate CB N to the department (CBN).
• Set department objectives aligned with site needs and cascade goals to teams.
• Ensure production orders meet specs, on time and within cost.
• Adhere to Safety, Quality, and Daily Direction Setting standards (DDS).
• Own and manage the unit's operational budget.
• Identify CAPEX needs to support midterm plans.
• Model performance and conduct coaching and education within the department.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical)

MBA in Operations

Job description

Job Description:

Operations Manager

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene with our corporate our manufacturing plant based in Ponda Goa. We are a multi-billion-doll ar company that is committed to breaking barriers to well-being. Essity does this through innovative brands in the areas of Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical Solutions.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity you will find a caring and compassionate culture where we remain grounded in our beliefs & behaviors.

About Role

Accountable for overall operational performance (SQCDM: Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale) for a large-scale operation. Leads and develops teams to achieve production targets, ensure safety and quality standards, and control costs including maintenance. Drives process excellence through systems, benchmarks, and continuous improvement. Aligns department goals with business needs, manages budgets, supports CAPEX planning, and fosters a strong performance-driven, people-focused culture.

What You Will Do

• An Employee with uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey which ensures a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.

• Responsible for development of the organizational capability to get the expected results and provide leadership, direction setting and coaching for their department

• Responsible for the application (and development if needed) of systems and standards (work instructions, procedures for safety, quality, Maintenance, Manufacturing Excellence best practice.

• Responsible for the fulfilment of the maintenance plan (incl. cost).

• Uses internal and external benchmarks to drive performance improvement.

• Contributes to the achievement of the site Compelling Business Need (CBN) and communicates it to the department.

• Develops department objectives aligned with site and unit needs and cascades goals down to the teams

• Ensures the department delivers required production orders according to spec, in time and on cost

• Ensures department works to standards (Safety, Quality, Daily Direction Setting (DDS))

• Accountable for the unit’s operational Budget

• Identifies CAPEX needs to support midterm plans.

• Is a role model and accountable for performance & consequence management, coaching and education within their department.

Who You Are

• Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical/electrical and MBA in Operations will add advantage

• 15+ years of experience in relevant filed

• 5+ years in Leadership role

• Requires ability to take initiative to solve problems.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow, and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good |Excel Together | Be You with Us

Ponda Goa