- Role Purpose
Lead Manufacturing Engineering activities for SGPP with overall responsibility for Yield, OEE, Productivity, Process Optimization, Cost & Energy Improvement, and Operational Excellence. Provide solid technical leadership, drive continuous improvement, and ensure effective cross-functional coordination for sustainable manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead PPL and Furnace Manufacturing Engineering activities and provide technical direction for process improvements.
- Drive improvement in Yield, OEE, Cycle Time, Productivity, Capacity and Process Stability.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), defect reduction and implementation of permanent corrective and preventive actions.
- Plan, approve, execute and validate engineering/process trials and supplier trials.
- Drive consumable cost reduction, alternate supplier development and energy-saving initiatives.
- Lead high-impact WCM, Kaizen and Operational Excellence projects and ensure measurable business benefits.
- Coordinate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Purchase, Planning, WCM and Suppliers for engineering activities.
- Monitor and ensure timely closure of engineering projects, action plans, audit observations and improvement initiatives.
- Provide Manufacturing Engineering inputs for customer requirements, corporate initiatives and audits.
- Prepare and consolidate daily, weekly and monthly management reviews, KPI dashboards and project updates.
- Identify CAPEX requirements and support technical justification, approval and implementation.
- Maintain process history, trial records, lessons learned, standards and engineering knowledge repositories.
- Develop team capability through training, mentoring and cross-functional knowledge sharing.
- Establish effective governance through regular ME Daily,



Weekly and Monthly Reviews and ensure timely escalation of critical issues.
- Lead tool and fixture development for process improvement and productivity enhancement.
- Drive team training and competency development.
- Identify and implement sustainability and energy-efficiency projects

SGPP is seeking a talented Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader to oversee our production processes. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers, develop and improve manufacturing processes, and drive continuous improvement efforts. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, along with 7-12 years of experience in manufacturing engineering. Strong leadership skills, technical knowledge, and a passion for process improvement are essential for success in this role. Join xxxxx and be a part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence in manufacturing.

A 360-year young organization with strong pillars on value system and customer centricity, Saint-Gobain employs

176,000 people across 64 countries with over 90 nationalities. A fortune 500 company, Saint-Gobain is recognized among the 100 most innovative and 100 most sustainable corporations on earth. Saint-Gobain has pioneered several Products, Marketing, Manufacturing, Application, Sustainability, Human Resources Innovations, Knowledge, and Skill Development that helped in the emergence of product differentiation and segmentation in the industry.

In India we are today a community of united entrepreneurs who believe talent is infinite and can continuously shape the future, every day.

The strategy of responsible growth is guided by the Saint-Gobain Group’s purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”, which responds to the shared ambition of everyone in the Group to act every day to make the world a more beautiful and sustainable place to live in.

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