Head Production - Case Plant

Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate

1. Case Production

Unique Job Role

Head Case Production

Function

ISCM

Reporting to

Head-Case Manufacturing

Business

Watches - Hosur

Grade

L9/ Divisional Mgr.

Date

19-07-25

Job Details

This role is responsible for leading production for multiple shops for ISCM watches division in line with Company guidelines and policies with the objective of meeting the manufacturing goals of quality, delivery, cost, capacity optimization

External Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

• External Consultants
• Vendors
• Contractors
• Manufacturing team
• Warehouse & Logistics team
• Operational excellence team
• IT team
• Projects team

Job Requirements

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical ( Prerebly), 

Relevant Experience

18 20 years in any Engineering Industry (Preferable from Precision Manufacturing Industry)

Behavioural Skills

• 11 TLC (Entrepreneurial drive, Business savvy, Leading Diverse Team, Influencing for Impact).
• High level of professionalism, integrity and commitment
• Ability to influence key stakeholders
• Ability to manage time and prioritise effectively
• Ability to analyse complex data, draw connections and advocate a coherent strategy for improvement

Knowledge

• Production Planning
• Capacity Planning
• Delivery management
• Quality
• Cost management
• Capability mapping & development.
• Manufacturing excellence
• Safety, health & environment
• Awareness of latest technologies & practices
• Ability to create specific solutions.

Expected Process Contributions

Expected Process Contribution

Process Outcome

Performance Measure

Planning

1. Participate in designing and developing the long-term manufacturing strategy and annual business improvement planning
2. Evaluate, develop and implement operations policies / procedures
3. Prepare for wage settlement discussions with union by doing detailed analysis on productivity expected along with effort required and engagement with consultants (Industrial / Management experts)
4. Plan and recommend capex budget requirements and resource requirements (Man, Shop layout, equipment's, instruments, civil, engg. Services)
5. Identify training needs & provid input to L&D / faculty
6. Generate annual performance report and present it to the ISCM council for review and inputs
7. Provide employee's performance data to costing team on Monthly basis (PPP)

• Manufacturing strategy
• Planning and budgeting
• Adherence to budget
• Adherence to timelines
• Adherence to guidelines

Production & Delivery

1. Review of production & inspection activities - daily, weekly, monthly
2. Engage with vendors / suppliers for development of products and delivery
3. Participate in internal / external surveys (Tell Me, ESAT, ICSS etc)
4. Participate / motivate employees in Quality / safety months celebration
5. Conduct communication meets with all operators on a regular basis to understand production concerns and opportunities for improvement

• Production planning and control
• Adherence to timelines
• Adherence to guidelines

Manufacturing excellence

1. Identify opportunities for cost improvement in production lines and drive implementation of the cost reduction initiatives
2. Review performance on a Quarterly / mid-term / annual basis 
3. Engage with ECM (Executive committee members from union) and with TEU members (Titan's Employees union)
4. Identify projects for six sigma & initiate improvement plans
5. Prepare A&I table, identify significant environmental activities and device appropriate control procedures

• Improvement projects
• Adherence to timelines
• % savings

Quality

1. Review of COPQ (Track COPQ against set target) and course correction
2. Provide approvals for product's spec deviation at plant level
3. Explore technology alliances for external know-how
4. Execute improvement projects
5. Coordinate for six sigma projects on process improvements / optimization
6. Review of six sigma projects at plant level

• Quality planning and control
• % deviations
• Adherence to timelines

Safety

1. Identify potential safety issues and devise correction action plans and drive quick implementation of the same
2. Prioritize identified safety initiatives using ranking based priority matrix basis factors such as complexity to implement and impact of implementation
3. Investigate safety deviation incidents and identify CAPA
4. Ensure adherence to the safety norms
5. Participate in MRM review meeting and highlight all production, quality, delivery, cost and safety concerns

• Safety management
• Adherence to standards
• % deviations

People management

1. Identify training needs for self/team as per the functional competency model, provide inputs
2. Identify manpower requirements and develop manpower & training plan for the department
3. Monitor and review performance parameters of the team and provide feedback on frequent basis to the team members
4. Provide subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles
5. Ensure periodic follow-up with the recruitment team to fill the vacant positions with in stipulated time; in case of deviations escalate it to appropriate authority

• Training
• Manpower plan
• Employee experience
• Adherence to timelines
• TAT for recruitment
• 100% Attendance for the mandatory training programs

Organizational Context to be used while evaluating candidates:

Inhouse production vs. Vendor: 70-30

Plant Capex: 100-120 cr.

Revenue Budget: 270 Cr

Inventory: 100 cr

No of External Vendors: 20 plus

Total team size: 6 Direct Reportees

Exposure on Digital and Industry 4.0 implementation experience.

Key People Skills:

Strategic thinking

Handling multiple value chain (5-6 small plants).

Total Head count: 1000 HC & above.

IR Exposure: Handling Union workforce

Multifunction Exposure:

Drive for Results.

People Leadership.

Vendor Development and Relationship Management.

External Best Practices Exposure:

ESG Exposure:

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