Job Description

The Associate Head – Corporate Manufacturing Excellence is responsible for driving productivity improvement, quality enhancement, and manufacturing cost reduction across the Roots Group of Companies. The role focuses on deploying Lean and continuous improvement methodologies to optimize processes, eliminate waste, and enhance overall operational performance across manufacturing plants.
Identify process inefficiencies and lead improvement projects to reduce waste, cycle time, defects, and costs
Drive standardisation of processes and best practices across plants
Deployment of Lean principles, continuous improvement methodologies across manufacturing sites
Partner with Manufacturing and Quality Heads to analyse operational data, performance metrics, and trends to identify improvement opportunities
Support achievement of annual operational targets and strategic objectives
Initiate value stream mapping and kaizen
Support implementation and optimization of manufacturing systems (MES and digital tools)




Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Engineering)

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical / ECE/EEE /Industrial / Manufacturing or equivalent)
15–20 years of manufacturing or operations experience
Robust hands-on experience in Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence
Lean Six Sigma certification preferred
Robust analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities
Hands-on leadership style with robust shop-floor presence
Data-driven decision making
Change management and coaching skills

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📌 Associate Head Manufacturing Excellence Coimbatore North
🏢 CRI Group
📍 Coimbatore North