VP Engineering

XpertReach

Bengaluru

On-site

INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

XpertReach in Bengaluru seeks a Vice President of Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering strategy across all plants. You will drive process excellence, automation, and digital manufacturing to improve productivity, quality, and long‑term growth.

The role focuses on capital projects, NPI, and technology transformation, collaborating with R&D, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver high‑impact results in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Engineering: Develop and standardize manufacturing processes across all plants.
Process Engineering: Optimize manufacturing processes to improve productivity and quality.
Industrial Engineering: Drive manpower optimization and line balancing; improve plant layouts and material flow.
Automation & Industry 4.0: Build automation roadmap; lead robotics, PLC, vision systems, IoT, MES initiatives.
New Product Introduction (NPI): Industrialize new products from design to mass production with smooth launches.
Capital Projects: Plan and execute greenfield/brownfield projects and manage CapEx budgets.

Job description

Job Description: Vice President (Engineering)

Position Designation: Vice President Engineering

Department: Manufacturing

Reporting To: Managing Director

Role Purpose

The Vice President Engineering will lead the organization's engineering strategy by developing world‑class manufacturing capabilities across all plants. The role is responsible for driving manufacturing engineering, process excellence, industrial engineering, automation, digital manufacturing, new product industrialization, capital projects, and technology transformation to improve productivity, quality, cost competitiveness, and long‑term business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Engineering
Develop and standardize manufacturing processes across all plants.
Improve manufacturing capability through engineering innovations.
Establish engineering standards and best practices.
Process Engineering
Optimize manufacturing processes to improve productivity and quality.
Reduce cycle time, waste, and process variation.
Lead process validation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Industrial Engineering
Drive manpower optimization and line balancing.
Improve plant layouts and material flow.
Enhance Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through engineering initiatives.
Automation & Industry 4.0
Develop automation roadmap for all manufacturing plants.
Lead robotics, PLC, vision systems, AGVs, IoT, MES and digital manufacturing initiatives.
Implement Industry 4.0 technologies to improve operational efficiency.
New Product Introduction (NPI)
Lead industrialization of new products from design to mass production.
Ensure smooth product launch with minimum lead time.
Collaborate with R&D, Supply Chain, Quality and Manufacturing teams.
Capital Projects
Plan and execute greenfield, brownfield and expansion projects.
Manage capital expenditure (CapEx) budgets.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and meeting business objectives.
Tooling & Fixture Development
Develop production tooling, fixtures, jigs and gauges.
Improve manufacturing flexibility through innovative tooling solutions.
Cost Reduction
Lead Value Engineering (VE) and Value Analysis (VA) initiatives.
Drive productivity improvements and manufacturing cost optimization.
Identify engineering-led savings opportunities.
Digital Manufacturing
Implement smart manufacturing solutions.
Develop dashboards for real-time manufacturing performance.
Improve data‑driven decision making across plants.
Technical Capability Development
Build strong engineering competencies across manufacturing locations.
Develop engineering talent pipeline.
Promote innovation and continuous improvement culture.