Plant Head at Chennai with JOST India Auto component Pvt. Ltd

About Us

JOST India Auto Component Pvt. Ltd incorporated in July 2006 is a wholly owned subsidiary of JOST Werke SE (Germany). JW has offices, plants, and business centres all over the world. In India JOST has established plants in Jamshedpur and Chennai. The company manufactures auto components of proprietary nature for commercial vehicles and agriculture tractors. The companys major customers include Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Daimler, Mahindra, Volvo Eicher etc. apart from Major Trailer builders like Satrac, Black Diamond Motors, Jupiter Wagons etc. The company also engages in exports to intercompany locations as well as third party customers across the world employing around 4,052 people in more than 37 production and sales locations across continents. There are four strong product brands:

JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC, QUICKE

Your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Operational Excellence, Production, Maintenance & IT

• Over-all responsible starting from site selection, liaising with various government agencies for obtaining NOCs, installation of all facilities and make ready the plant for Start of Production
• Handling robotic welding shop
• Drive installation, commissioning including, ramp up of plant installed capacity
• Plan & implement manufacturing processes, methodologies, monitor and control manufacturing processes
• Upkeep and optimization of plant machinery installations and other equipment with predictive and preventive maintenance tools
• Review customer demand & schedule and plan for its delivery right form material requisition, production planning, scheduling, achievement of required level of efficiency as per inter-company / industrial benchmark
• Tools, Consumables, Manpower, Electricity and Layout cost optimization
• Plan CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) according to budget and ensure acquisition and installation of the same
• Monitor operation expenses (OPEX) to reduce costs while maintaining product quality
• Ensure adherence to Environmental, Health and Safety guidelines, maintain and support a superior safety and housekeeping program, including all timely communication initiatives in the organisation
• Review and work-out resource requirements, including manpower, remove production constraints allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all planned organizational goals
• Develop and execute the Plant manufacturing / Operations budgets
• Establish Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, HR, Supply Chain & IT process in line with corporate guidelines

Quality management and Business Excellence

• Sound knowledge of Quality systems & processes. Tools like 5S, IL6S, IATF, QMS etc. including cost engineering., zero quality impact, COPQ, PPM Level, APQP, FMEA, PPAP, SPC, MSA etc.

Purchase & Supply chain Management

• Guide the team on alternate sourcing, evaluate and manage the supplier base to ensure best supplier quality. Vendor management and development in line with business requirements. Control material consumption by maintaining the right Inventory level, Cost optimization.
• Warehouse and logistics management

Customer management and satisfaction

• Networking with key customers on a regular basis for reviews and updates on production, quality and other manufacturing related areas
• Ensuring all customer demands are fulfilled in alignment with the stakeholder expectations of OEMs and other channel partners

HR management

• Support in identification, recruitment and building resources according to the defined organization structure
• Compiling and implementation of excellent HR policies in alignment with corporate objectives and definitions
• Payroll management and Performance management support to plant HR inline with corporate HR guidelines

Plant Finance management

• Monitor and support corporate finance department in being responsible for local expenditure (CAPEX & OPEX)
• Follow corporate signature rules and guidelines for highest internal financial control
• Implement highest levels of self and team integrity following corporate compliance guidelines

Team size to handle:

Around 10 people initially and build a team of 250 people overall in all departments based on ramp-up plan

Reporting to - Managing Director

Preferred candidate profile

• B.E / B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering with 13-15years experience preferably from

  Sheet Metal Fabrication / Proprietary auto components manufacturing / Export oriented business

• Good scores (average 60%) throughout the career
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to handle and solve all Operations issues
• Fluency in MS- Office and ERP Software knowledge
• Expertise in advance Excel and Powerpoint
• Fluency and command over spoken and written English
• Experience in working for an International organization in the last 5 years
• Working knowledge on ERP in MRP module
• Experience of press shop and fabrication operations namely Hydraulic Press / Weld line, Surface treatment and assembly processes
• Experience in Project management from manufacturing industry
• Experience in welding operation / special machining operations
• Good to have Masters in Operations management Micro soft Office, ERP s/w. working knowledge
• Work experience with an International company in the Auto / Agriculture farm tractor industry
• Candidates from similar Industry shall be preferred
• Knowledge on IATF requirements for the entire business
• Green field and brown field experience is

  MUST

• MNC experience is

  MANDATORY

Personal Attributes / Skills

• Expertise in strategy planning, Operational expertise, Cost Leadership, experience of implementation of Business excellence models, Inventory management, forecasting, customer management, grooming and mentoring the team, and establishing right connect with the stakeholders
• Target setter / Goal oriented person achieving desired company objectives
• Team Leader, able to coach and mentor handling diversified team and lead from the front
• A person with techno commercial expertise with business acumen
• Customer focused / centric, high level of cross functional synergy
• Able to design and implement systems and processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of IATF / OHSAS, Kaizen / Poka Yoka etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in order to deal with sensitive issues
• Sound analytical skills to forecast and solve all business barriers

Additional Information:

JOST is regarded as the best in brand and quality in its business segment, worldwide. Needless to say, shouldering the responsibility of maintaining and increasing the brand value lies with the candidate Co-ordination is required with internal departments like production, logistics, accounts etc. The position often involves complex issues or problems that require careful analysis and diagnosis especially involving OE customers. The incumbent sets priorities and establishes a work plan to complete broadly defined assignments and achieve desired results. The position requires thorough knowledge of company products, and product applications on which intense training would be provided. The position is required to travel frequently to keep in touch with the customer base and generate regular business.

If Interested, kindly share resume on sh.mane@hyva.com