Chief Executive Officer

Job Description

We invite applications from suitable candidates from the engineering industry, preferably with experience in the machine building, material handling, process equipment & automotive sectors. Professionals from the Health, IT, Civil construction, Financial services, Oil & Gas sectors will not be a good fit. The intention is to find a capable engineering ‘intrapreneur’; a CEO with BS/P&L responsibility to manage the operations of the Company ABOUT THE JOB This job is for a CEO intrapreneur; an inside entrepreneur; an entrepreneur within an established Company, who uses entrepreneurial skills to manage, develop and grow the Company. This job is about taking over the management function from the founder entrepreneur who has grown the Company to its present position, with his mentoring. The intrapreneur will earn an executive salary with perks such as they exist & will in addition, after demonstration of value, become a shareholder in an employees co-op that is a substantial shareholder in the Company. ABOUT THE COMPANY Fluidtherm Design & Development P. Ltd ( www.fluidtherm.com ), the successor to Fluidtherm Technology P. Ltd is a meritocracy which engages in research, design, manufacture & commissioning of Industrial furnaces primarily (but not exclusively) for Heat Treatment & Powder Metallurgy. We have a presence apart from the India, in S. Korea, China, EU & USA. Our in-house R&D process prototyping facility and more importantly a R&D mindset gets us attractive & profitable contracts that sets us apart from our competitors. We empower our employees to imagine and develop creative engineering solutions, while building an organization that is free of divisive behaviour and which thrives on ideas, operational expertise, transparency and strategic thinking. MORE ABOUT THE JOB & THE COMPANY Equipment made by Fluidtherm are specialized niche products with commensurate profitability. Leveraging our reputation and strengths we are expanding our facilities, manpower & equipment in 2025 to expand into several niche applications where Fluidtherm enjoys an edge & to raise the turnover from the present approx. Rs 30-40 Cr to around Rs.100 Cr that is still a modest target given the size of the economy & the reach of effective digital marketing. The Intrapreneur is expected to bring both management & entrepreneurial talent to make this possible sooner than later (the target is 3-5 years). A LIST OF RESPONSIBILITES · Lead a high-performing engineering company · Create customer delight. · Improve turnover & profitability. · Oversee the marketing function; digital campaigns, appointment of sales engineers & agents in India & overseas. · General management and execution of equipment orders, projects and delivery commitments · Manage the day-to-day activities of the Company within an Agile/Scrum environment · Management of product development & expansion projects · Management of departmental resources, staffing, mentoring, enhancing, and maintaining a best-of-class engineering & service team · Work closely with the engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach · Contribute substantially to innovation and overcome technology limitations to deliver on customer experience · Responsible for the overall product development cycle. · Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the all spheres of activity WHAT THE INTRAPRENUER WILL NEED TO LEARN/ IMBIBE if not already equipped · Mental acuity & alertness at all times · Freedom & enthusiastic willingness to travel to chase down every opportunity · Ambition and an entrepreneurial spirit combined with strong management skills · Last mile implementation skills to make profit from every effort undertaken · Fundamentals of thermal process equipment · Skill in decision making in uncertain conditions and problem-solving in the absence of complete or accurate data · Experience with managing talented, capable & sometimes willful colleagues. · Proficiency in either material science, heat treatment technology, powdered metal technology, manufacturing of industrial furnaces or manufacturing other machinery/ capital goods. · Problem-solving in the absence of complete or accurate data · Proficiency in technical & commercial negotiations · Familiarity with the fundamentals of the Indian Contract Act. · Sixth sense threat recognition · Ability to tell when people are lying · Experience in managing teams engaged in software controls development including SCADA, IoT and distributed control systems. · Continuous updating of industry trends & best practices · Author level expertise in written English · Ability to make TEDx level attention grabbing presentations · Ability to read & make small modifications to CAD & Solidworks drawings. · Knowledge of how CFD Tools like Ansys are made & interpreted · A strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional, projects and bringing in and growing engineering talent · Clear minded ability to see solutions to complex technical problems & explaining them clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences. · Proficiency in international etiquette, cultural sensitivity & egalitarian interaction with overseas colleagues, customers & suppliers. · Process knowledge of ISO 13485 / AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards. · Knowledge of international safety standards (NFPA, OSHA, UL, ATEX etc...) · Handling complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term with the urgency of immediate demands. · Define best practices like product reviews, design reviews, code reviews, deployment engines, performance benchmarking, etc. for evolving a cross-functional team in an expanding organization. · Proactively identify and clear roadblocks for the team and help colleagues with prioritization, problem-solving challenges, and achieving milestones. Background · 12-18 years of extensive hands-on general management of an engineering Company, division or start up · High level of fluency in written & spoken English & conversational skills in Hindi & Tamil. · Deep understanding of technology and a solid background in mechanical engineering processes