Overview

Assistant Manager – Continuous Improvement (Manufacturing Excellence)
Function: Worldwide Manufacturing – Continuous Improvement
Location: Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Experience: 7–10 Years
Grade: Assistant Manager
Industry: Pharma / Nutraceutical / Food / FMCG
Role Overview
We are seeking a driven Assistant Manager – Continuous Improvement to support our Worldwide Manufacturing and CI leadership teams in India. This role will play a critical part in identifying, planning, executing, and sustaining continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations and contract manufacturing partners.
You will use data‑driven analysis, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and shop‑floor engagement to improve quality, cost, delivery, safety, and morale (PQCDSM) while strengthening a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Lead and execute CI projects from identification to implementation and sustenance
- Support site‑wide training on recent processes, procedures, and Lean manufacturing
- Develop Value Stream Maps (VSM)



for all manufacturing lines
- Optimize processes and analyze process and equipment variation
- Lead major Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC) projects
- Drive Kaizen, PDCA, Gemba walks, and waste elimination initiatives
- Evaluate process capability & equipment capability (Cp, Cpk)
- Implement and monitor SPC, Gage R&R;, and statistical analysis
- Capture MIS data and present manufacturing KPIs and dashboards to management
- Conduct Pareto analysis to identify root causes of variation
- Optimize changeover and setup time across equipment and SKUs
- Analyze inbound material variability and collaborate with vendors for improvement
- Partner with Manufacturing, Packaging, Automation, Quality, and IT (Oracle) teams
- Support process automation, system enhancements, and BI dashboard development
- Plan and execute horizontal replication of best practices across India and globally
- Drive wastage reduction, yield improvement, lin

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