Head Operations

Role & responsibilities

1. Manufacturing & Production Operations

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations for automotive components and assemblies supplied to HMSI.
• Manage production activities across sheet metal stamping, press shop, bending, welding, and assembly processes, as applicable to the plant.
• Ensure achievement of production targets in line with HMSIs daily requirements, production schedules, and delivery commitments.
• Monitor production performance, manpower deployment, machine utilization, and output against planned targets.
• Ensure smooth execution of new product launches, capacity ramp-up, and production stabilization.

2. HMSI Customer Requirements & Delivery

• Ensure strict adherence to HMSI production schedules, delivery commitments, and customer-specific requirements.
• Coordinate with PPC, Quality, Purchase, Stores, Maintenance, and Logistics to ensure uninterrupted production and timely dispatches.
• Maintain readiness for customer visits, process reviews, audits, and other operational assessments.
• Work closely with customer-facing teams to address production-related concerns and ensure timely resolution.
• Drive corrective actions for delivery delays, production deviations, and recurring operational issues.

3. Productivity & Manufacturing Excellence

• Drive improvements in cycle time, line efficiency, OEE, manpower productivity, and capacity utilization.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Identify bottlenecks and eliminate losses arising from machine downtime, changeovers, material shortages, and process inefficiencies.
• Establish effective production monitoring systems and review performance against defined targets.
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes to meet customer expectations on productivity and cost.

4. Quality & Process Control

• Work closely with the Plant Quality team to ensure consistent product quality and process adherence.
• Ensure compliance with approved process parameters, control plans, work instructions, and applicable customer-specific requirements.
• Reduce rejection, rework, scrap, and process variation through structured root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions for customer complaints and internal quality issues.
• Promote a zero-defect mindset across manufacturing operations in coordination with Quality.

5. Cost & Resource Management

• Control manufacturing and conversion costs through productivity improvements and optimal resource utilization.
• Reduce material wastage, scrap, rework, overtime, and avoidable operational expenses.
• Prepare and monitor operational budgets, productivity targets, and cost-improvement plans.
• Ensure efficient utilization of manpower, machinery, consumables, and production capacity.

6. Maintenance & Equipment Reliability

• Coordinate with Maintenance to ensure preventive maintenance and equipment reliability.
• Minimize unplanned breakdowns and production losses through effective downtime monitoring and corrective action.
• Ensure availability and reliability of critical production equipment, tools, fixtures, and manufacturing resources.
• Support capacity enhancement, process improvement, and automation initiatives as required.

7. Safety, Systems & Compliance

• Ensure safe working practices across all manufacturing areas and adherence to applicable statutory and environmental requirements.
• Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, process discipline, and applicable quality management systems.
• Drive workplace organization, 5S, and a strong safety culture.
• Support customer and system audits by ensuring operational readiness and timely closure of observations.

8. Leadership & Team Development

• Lead production managers, engineers, supervisors, and shop-floor teams to achieve operational targets.
• Define departmental objectives and review performance through structured KPI reviews.
• Develop technical and supervisory capabilities through training, coaching, and performance management.
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and customer focus.