Company is reputable foundry specializing in the production of rough and machined Ductile Iron (DI) castings for many renowned international customers. The products are recognized globally for their reliability, precision, durability, cost-effectiveness, and innovativeness. This reputation is built on their robust processes and the ability to deliver castings suitable for safety-critical and high-performance applications.Their expertise lies in producing high-quality castings with precision and accuracy. They have 4 manufacturing units in Coimbatore, comprising 2 foundry units and 2 machining units, with a total workforce of 2,800 employees. The company has experienced significant growth, with a compound annual growth rate CTC budget is 1 Cr to 1.5 Cr Role : Chief Executive Officer Auto Component Industry - Foundry Job Purpose: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction and to ensure the achievement of its vision, mission and long-term goals. Roles and Responsibilities: Customer:  Ensure customer focus through effective customer relationship management including product costing, customer delivery and customer grievance handling activities at the plant level  Drive new product design & development at the plant in line with the Customer Requirements in coordination with Corporate Engineering function. Process:  Overall responsible for Operations & Business Development (Casting, Forging and Machining) at all the plants.  Handling of complete manufacturing operations under lean manufacturing concept managing all functions.  Develop long term growth plans and ensure its alignment with organizational growth plan  Strategic planning & resource coordination  Monitor the cost and effectiveness of production to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and achieve volume, quality, and manufacturing standards  Set and monitor plant performance against standards and targets in manufacturing and administration efficiency, cost control, sales revenue, legal compliance, and human resource management  Establishes and implements departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures  Quality Focus & Customer Satisfaction  Co – ordinate with Technical partners to implement new technologies  Strengthen in process focus /discipline  Implementing Lean Manufacturing practices in-line with the organization’s philosophy  Making improvement plans with the vendors, defining ‘Continuous Improvement’ as way of organization culture, promoting Kaizen scheme  Focus on increasing the Top Line of the company by new developments with the existing customers besides adding new customers; increasing the bottom line of the company by running the operations efficiently & effectively  Drive a culture of continuous improvement in all aspects of the manufacturing process, lead productivity improvements through automation of systems and process improvements Finance:  Responsible for complete P & L to improve the EBIDTA.  Initiate cost saving measures in with the profit plan and overall business objectives. Learning & Development:  Provide guidance, counselling and feedback to subordinates on their performance to ensure a motivated and committed team  Oversee the employee relations function to ensure harmonious labor relations in the Plant Key Competencies:  Business and Strategy: o Sustainable Profitable Growth o Leading P&L of all the plants o Customer / Partner orientation o Relationship Management (Internal & External)  Operational Effectiveness o Drive for Excellence and Process orientation o Team Work and people development o Innovation and Problem solving o Technology Transfer and Product Development Key Expectations  To ensure that Production / delivery / rejection targets are met  To drive continuous improvement culture  Benchmark technology / techniques and implement means to bridge the gap.  Drive cost reduction and control activities in plants.  To lead a highly qualified and experienced team, set clear and ambitious goals, make plan and monitor the achievement of goals.  To drive Customer Orientation in the production plants.  Manpower management, control and optimum utilization of manpower  Strong relationship management with collaborators  Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process Qualification & Experience:  BE/B Tech – Mechanical/ Production/ Metallurgy Engineering with minimum 23 years of relevant experiencein Auto Component Industry  Experience of leading multi Plant Operations  Knowledge & experience of managing auto ancillary and industrial Process Technical & Behavioral Skills:  Should have strong customer handling experience  Should come with shop floor working experience  Well aware of manufacturing processes like casting, machining etc.  Strong in people management and stakeholders management  Understanding of risk analysis & mitigation, business valuation and forecasting  Strong believer in team work, ability to successfully lead multi-disciplinary teams comprising internal functional specialists, external advisors and business partners  Should be proactive and innovative, demonstrable leadership quality  Very high on integrity and ethical values  Excellent communication with good interpersonal skills  Good decision making, analytical thinking and problem solving skills Show more Show less