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Director Operations

Pune Permanent View Job Description
Be in charge of managing and improving operations for a hardware and peripherals company in Pune. You'll work closely with teams to keep processes efficient and meet business goals.
  • * 18+ years' experience leading manufacturing and plant operations.
  • * Proven expertise in project-based manufacturing, transformation & Lean.

About Our Client

Our client is a global organization specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of customized solutions for complex, customer-driven environments. With operations requiring close integration between engineering, projects, procurement, production, and supply chain, the organization is looking for an experienced Operations leader to drive manufacturing excellence, transformation, and scalable growth at its Pune operations.

Job Description

* Lead end-to-end operations covering Production, Maintenance, Production Planning & Control (PPC), Stores, Logistics, and Procurement.

* Drive manufacturing performance across quality, cost, delivery, safety, productivity, and profitability.

* Develop and execute production strategies aligned with customer requirements and overall business objectives.

* Lead operations within a dynamic, project-based and customer-driven manufacturing environment with changing priorities and delivery requirements.

* Improve operational visibility, predictability, capacity planning, and resource utilization across manufacturing.

* Drive OEE improvement, yield enhancement, labour productivity, downtime reduction, and manufacturing cost optimization.

* Establish robust production planning and scheduling processes to improve OTIF delivery and minimize bottlenecks.

* Optimize inventory, material flow, and coordination between production, procurement, stores, and logistics.

* Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to maximize machinery and equipment availability.

The Successful Applicant

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Holds a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
  • Brings 18+ years of manufacturing/plant operations experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
  • Has strong experience in complex, customer-driven manufacturing environments, with project-based manufacturing exposure highly preferred.
  • Demonstrates end-to-end understanding of Production, Maintenance, PPC, Supply Chain, Stores, Logistics, and manufacturing operations.
  • Has successfully led organizational transformation and continuous improvement programs within manufacturing environments.
  • Brings strong expertise in Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and operational excellence.
  • Has experience improving OEE, productivity, capacity utilization, OTIF, quality, and manufacturing cost performance.
  • Good communication and problem-solving skills

What's on Offer

  • Strategic operations leadership role reporting directly to the Managing Director.
  • Opportunity to lead transformation across manufacturing, planning, maintenance, and supply chain.
  • High-impact mandate to improve operational predictability, scalability, and profitability.



If this role interests you, we welcome your application

Quote job ref
JN-092026-7109962

Job summary

Function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Manufacturing operations
What is your area of specialisation?
Retail
Location
Pune
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-092026-7109962

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