Technical Manager, India

Role Purpose

The Technical Manager – India

• This position also leads

  Woodbridge Production System (WPS)

  and

  Continuous Improvement (CI)

  initiatives to enhance plant competitiveness and profitability. In addition, the Technical Manager serves as the

  Business Case Lead

  for India, overseeing the development and execution of new investment or project business cases and supporting successful program launches.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead by example and champion a culture of safety across all Indian manufacturing sites.
• Provide leadership, coaching, training, and direction to all plant technical functions, including

  Process Engineering, Tooling, and Maintenance

  .
• Support cross-functional collaboration between technical teams and departments such as

  HR, Production, Quality, and Materials

  .
• Lead technical support for

  program launches

  , ensuring communication flow between global product engineering (WFC) and Indian plants to drive

  launch excellence

  .
• Support customer and supplier engagement to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges.
• Reduce downtime and improve

  Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

  by proactively addressing failure modes and inefficiencies.
• Drive standardization in tooling by deploying

  Woodbridge Global Standards

  , reducing scrap and rework through action-oriented plans.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve

  COPQ metrics and KPIs

  across all Indian sites.
• Develop and implement a

  Technology Roadmap

  in collaboration with plant teams; support rollout and provide training on new technologies.
• Optimize

  chemical usage and premix formulations

  , engaging cross-functional teams to reduce costs without compromising quality.
• Serve as the liaison between

  Corporate Technical Teams

  and plant-level technical resources.
• Lead

  WPS and Lean CI workshops

  , delivering measurable improvements in plant competitiveness.
• Prepare and support execution of

  Business Cases

  , ensuring returns meet or exceed projections.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership, ensuring clear, confident updates and reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

  in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

• 12+ years

  of technical leadership experience in manufacturing, preferably within the

  automotive industry

Additional Skills and Competencies

• Strong

  analytical and problem-solving

  capabilities
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver technical excellence
• High-level

  verbal and written communication skills

• Experience in implementing

  Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement methodologies

• Ability to lead projects with cross-border and cross-functional alignment
• Proficiency in managing technical performance metrics (COPQ, OEE, etc.)