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Group Manager

Tejas Networks
Bengaluru, IND
Manager
Onsite
Discovered 1 months ago

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Qualifications

  • Education
  • B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Industrial, Electronics, Manufacturing Engineering
  • MBA / Operations Management (Desirable)
  • 15–20+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Excellence, Supply Chain Operations, or Factory Management.
  • Minimum 5 years leading large manufacturing engineering or industrial engineering teams.
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Capacity Planning
  • Factory Layout Design
  • Plant Simulation
  • Digital Manufacturing
  • MES Systems
  • ERP/SAP
  • Automation & Robotics
  • OEE Management
  • Time & Motion Studies
  • PFMEA / Control Plans
  • Data Analytics & Power BI
  • Leadership Competencies
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Operational Excellence
  • Change Leadership
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Development
  • Business Acumen
  • Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Customer Focus
  • Execution Discipline
  • Success Profile at Tejas
  • Best-in-class productivity
  • Scalable manufacturing capacity
  • Industry-leading traceability
  • Lean and automated operations
  • Rapid NPI and customer deployment readiness
  • Continuous cost competitiveness
  • while supporting Tejas' growth in wireless, optical, routing, and large-scale telecom infrastructure programs.
  • Worked on Software like Valor, GC-Preview
  • Hands on Experience on VSM, Lean tools usage
  • Problem solving using DOE methodology
  • Basics on Time study and Method study
  • Project Management skill

Responsibilities

  • Manufacturing Productivity & Operational Excellence
  • Drive factory productivity improvement programs across assembly, testing, integration, repair, and warehouse operations.
  • Establish productivity baselines and annual improvement targets.
  • Conduct time and motion studies and labor optimization initiatives.
  • Implement Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, ECRS, and Six Sigma methodologies.
  • Lead cost reduction through waste elimination and process simplification.
  • Develop standard work instructions and operational best practices.
  • Key Deliverables
  • Productivity Improvement Roadmap
  • Labor Productivity Dashboard
  • Annual Cost Reduction Plan
  • Lean Transformation Program
  • Capacity Planning & Industrialization
  • Develop short-term and long-term manufacturing capacity plans.
  • Establish factory readiness plans for major customer programs.
  • Define manpower, machine, space, and infrastructure requirements.
  • Support business growth planning with scalable manufacturing strategies.
  • Lead industrialization of new manufacturing lines and technologies.
  • Capacity Planning Model
  • Factory Expansion Plan
  • Resource Utilization Dashboard
  • Make vs Buy Analysis
  • Factory & Warehouse Layout Engineering
  • Design and optimize manufacturing and warehouse layouts.
  • Improve material flow and minimize handling waste.
  • Drive warehouse-to-line-side supply optimization.
  • Establish best-in-class storage and inventory movement practices.
  • Define future-state smart factory architecture.
  • Layout Design Standards
  • Material Flow Models
  • Warehouse Optimization Projects
  • Manufacturing Process Engineering
  • Define assembly, integration, testing, packing, and shipment processes.
  • Establish standard process times and labor standards.
  • Improve First Pass Yield (FPY) and cycle time performance.
  • Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
  • Standard Time Database
  • Process Capability Reports
  • Assembly Efficiency Improvements
  • Automation & Digital Manufacturing
  • Lead automation initiatives across manufacturing and SCM operations.
  • Develop automation business cases and ROI calculations.
  • Drive implementation of MES, workflow automation, digital work instructions, traceability systems, and AI-enabled analytics.
  • Improve visibility across material, labor, machine, and process performance. [Tejas digi...posal 2023 | PowerPoint]
  • Digital Manufacturing Roadmap
  • Automation Business Cases
  • OEE and Throughput Monitoring Systems
  • Smart Factory Initiatives
  • New Product Introduction (NPI)
  • Ensure manufacturing readiness for new products.
  • Drive PFMEA, process validation, line balancing, tooling readiness, and production ramp-up.
  • Establish scalable manufacturing processes for optical, wireless, routing, and access products.
  • Support engineering teams on DFM/DFT reviews.
  • NPI Readiness Reviews
  • Manufacturing Release Approval
  • Ramp-Up Productivity Plans
  • Continuous Improvement & Benchmarking
  • Build a culture of operational excellence across all SCM functions.
  • Facilitate Kaizen programs and employee-led improvement initiatives.
  • Benchmark global telecom, electronics, and EMS best practices.
  • Drive annual improvement programs linked to strategic SCM goals. [New SCM at...gic Vision | PowerPoint]
  • Kaizen Pipeline
  • Operational Excellence Scorecard
  • Best Practice Repository
  • Cross Functional Leadership
  • Partner closely with:
  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Procurement & Sourcing
  • Planning & Logistics
  • Quality
  • RD
  • IT & Digital Transformation
  • Finance
  • EMS Partners
  • to ensure end-to-end supply chain effectiveness.
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Productivity & Efficiency
  • Labor Productivity Improvement (%)
  • Direct Labor Cost Reduction
  • Assembly Cycle Time Reduction
  • Capacity Utilization
  • Manufacturing Performance
  • First Pass Yield (FPY)
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Line Balance Efficiency
  • Throughput Improvement
  • SCM Performance
  • Material Flow Efficiency
  • Warehouse Productivity
  • Inventory Handling Cost
  • Fulfilment Lead Time Reduction
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Kaizen Savings
  • Automation Benefits Realized
  • Cost of Poor-Quality Reduction
  • Number of Lean Projects Completed
  • Strategic
  • NPI Ramp-Up Success
  • Factory Readiness for New Programs
  • Capacity Availability vs Demand
  • Digitalization Maturity Index
  • Technical Skills
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred)
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Capacity Planning
  • Factory Layout Design
  • Plant Simulation
  • Digital Manufacturing
  • MES Systems
  • ERP/SAP
  • Automation & Robotics
  • OEE Management
  • Time & Motion Studies
  • PFMEA / Control Plans
  • Data Analytics & Power BI
  • Leadership Competencies
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Operational Excellence
  • Change Leadership
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Development
  • Business Acumen
  • Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Customer Focus
  • Execution Discipline
  • Success Profile at Tejas
  • A successful Head of Industrial Engineering at Tejas will build a world-class telecom manufacturing operating system that delivers:
  • Best-in-class productivity
  • Scalable manufacturing capacity
  • Industry-leading traceability
  • Lean and automated operations
  • Rapid NPI and customer deployment readiness
  • Continuous cost competitiveness
  • while supporting Tejas' growth in wireless, optical, routing, and large-scale telecom infrastructure programs.
  • Planning and setting up new assembly line, end to end process validation & implementation for new product.
  • Product design review and provide feedback on DFM challenges.
  • Prepare PFMEA document for SMT process.
  • Sound knowledge and experience on SMT processes: -Paste printing, placement, Reflow, AOI, conformal coating, X ray, Depaneling
  • Good experience in through hole component processes: -Preforming, Wave soldering, Selective soldering, Radial & Axial component auto insertion, press fitting.
  • Exposure to design of Stencil, SMT pallet, Wave pallet, Depanel jig, preforming tool, connector pressing tool.
  • PSPHW / Jigs & Fixtures planning & validation for new product
  • SMT process Equipment selection, validation, implementation & monitoring the performance
  • Focus on Process improvements which results in Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery & Safety [i.e.OEE, UPH & UPPH improvement & other yield improvements]
  • New Technology introduction and its tool & equipment evaluation
  • Localization of tools, Jigs and Fixtures
  • Responsible for defining the E2E PCB level process flow
  • NRE Budget estimation and approval
  • Strong analytical skill on failure analysis of Process, Part, design & testing
  • Process optimization by conducting time study & re-line balancing
  • Asset Management
  • Mandatory skills:
  • Worked on Software like Valor, GC-Preview
  • Hands on Experience on VSM, Lean tools usage
  • Problem solving using DOE methodology
  • Desired skills:
  • Basics on Time study and Method study
  • Project Management skill

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in electronics, telecom, EMS, networking products, automotive electronics, or high-tech manufacturing preferred.
  • Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred)

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