Job Title: Factory Resetting Channel Lead

Reports to: Channel Group Manager

Role Type: Team Handling

Location: Bavla, Ahmedabad (Situated 30-35KM on Rajkot high from Ahmedabad)

Apply those who are comfortable to work in rotational shifts

Purpose of the Role:

To lead and drive end-to-end channel performance by integrating resetting excellence lean manufacturing, ensuring optimised utilisation of people, machines, materials, and processes to deliver superior results.

The role is accountable for enabling high-mix flexible production, improving changeover efficiency, throughput, and cost competitiveness, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and Industry 4.0 driven smart manufacturing

Responsibilities

- Drive end-to-end channel performance across multiple manufacturing lines ensuring alignment with major KPI s
- Own overall business performance of assigned channels including throughput, cost, quality, and delivery reliability
- Lead shift operations, production planning execution, and manpower deployment across channels
- Ensure adherence to production schedules
- Monitor and improve OEE across all machines and processes
- Lead resetting and changeover excellence by improving reset-per-hour efficiency
- Deploy SMED to minimize setup and changeover losses
- Standardize resetting and presetting practices across all channels
- Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives including Kaizen, 5S, and continuous improvement
- Conduct structured loss analysis and problem solving using RCA and 5 Why
- Implement value stream optimization and line balancing
- Drive Daily Management Systems and reviews




- Ensure machine reliability through TPM
- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance practices
- Monitor machine condition and reduce breakdown losses
- Improve asset utilization and operational availability
- Drive cost optimization initiatives including tooling and manpower efficiency
- Improve SLR and overall production efficiency
- Lead productivity improvement and automation projects
- Enable Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing practices
- Lead cross-functional teams across channels
- Drive skill matrix development and multi-skilling
- Provide coaching and training for teams
- Build ownership culture and develop future leaders
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and audit compliance
- Drive zero defect, zero breakdown and zero accident culture
- Implement layered process audits and quality at source
- Ensure EHS compliance

Competencies

- Expertise in Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and Resetting Excellence (SMED)
- Solid multi-channel operations management and value stream optimization capability
- Proven problem-solving and execution excellence using RCA, A3, and structured methodologies
- Strong people leadership, team development, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Knowledge of Hard Turning, Grinding Super Finishing Operations is must

Candidate Profile

Graduate mechanical engineer with 8 to 15 years of experience, from Engineering/ Automotive industry.

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