Opex Manager

Calderys; Khordha; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial firm in Khordha, India, is seeking a dedicated professional to assess and enhance plant performance through lean methodologies. The role involves collaborating with management to set priorities, leading workshops, and ensuring adherence to EHS procedures. Candidates should have a B.E/B.Tech in engineering and 5-8 years of relevant industrial experience, along with Six Sigma certification and strong leadership skills. Knowledge of English and analytical software is essential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in an industrial site, ideally in continuous processes like steel, cement, or refractories.
• Solid technical skills to understand all aspects of industrial operations.
• Field production experience and ability to lead multi-disciplined teams.
• Experience in lean production and production system design principles.

Responsibilities

• Assess plant performance against various referentials.
• Work with plant management to set priorities.
• Lead and coordinate lean workshops.
• Implement and measure the action plan effectiveness.
• Ensure EHS procedures are followed.

Skills

Problem solving

Planning

Negotiation

Oral and written communication

Team player with positive mindset

Ability to influence without authority

Professional English

MS Office

Data analytics skills

Education

B.E/B.Tech in Chemical, Ceramic, Production, or Industrial Engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent Lean certification

Tools

Statistical software package (e.g., Minitab)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assess the performance of the plant regarding any given referential, typically maturity of management organization, process, equipment adequacy and efficiency, maintenance, housekeeping and dust management, quality, etc.
• Work with the plant management to determine and justify the priorities.
• Elaborate and coordinate any relevant action plan to deal with the priorities.
• Lead and coordinate Kaizen/Lean and 5S workshops.

Role Includes

• To be involved in each agreed action.
• Train the members in the use of lean techniques and help in training others to train.
• Agree the actions and follow their implementation.
• Measure the success of the action plan.
• Check the sustainability of the new processes.
• Ensure EHS procedures are fully included in the scope.
• Check in due time the status of work group results, push them to analyze further and achieve their goals.
• Share the opportunities with the OPEX teams and roll out best practices.
• Report progress and resource needs to the plant manager.
• Apply and follow safety rules within the plant.
• Coordinate for IMS implementation with all functions and consultants.

Profile / Competencies

• B.E/B.Tech in Chemical, Ceramic, Production, or Industrial Engineering.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or any equivalent Lean certification.
• Professional with a background of 5-8 years in an industrial site operating ideally in fields similar to Calderys (continuous processes like steel, cement, refractories, etc).
• Solid technical basic skills, enabling understanding of all aspects of industrial life.
• Field production experience.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplined teams.
• Experience and knowledge in lean production, production system design principles, and know-how to use lean methods as improvement tools.
• Open minded, experience in multicultural environments.

Desirable Skills

• Problem solving, planning, negotiation and arbitration.
• Oral and written communication – internal/external contacts.
• Team player with a positive mindset.
• Ability to influence without authority, lead multi-disciplined teams, train: explain concepts, help people without substituting oneself, provide concrete feedback to encourage improvements.
• Professional English (knowledge of Hindi is desirable).
• MS Office, strong analytical skills, data analytics skills, including experience with statistical methods (knowledge of a statistical software package like Minitab is an advantage).