Section Head - Business Excellence (Operations Excellence & TPM Lead)

Function

Plant Operations

Pay Band

M3 to M5

Role

As the Section Head - Business Excellence you will be part of the Operations and will report to the Plant Head. The purpose of your role will be to Oversee & Lead business excellence initiatives like TPM, Lean manufacturing, IMS, Hero NEXT, Sustainability, Innovation, Technical capability building and deploy improvement projects across the  plants to ensure operational excellence initiatives reduce cost, improve quality and enhance efficiency across the value chain. Also Identify & Implement the Best Manufacturing Practices at Plant to achieve Operational Excellence through use of World Class tools & techniques like TPM.

A purpose driven role for you

Your key Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

- Drive Operations Excellence for the Tirupati Plant by focusing on Top Projects, Top Tasks  & Plant performance score card
- Ensure implementation of TPM activities in Plant as per JIPM Roadmap to achieve Operational Excellence & TPM Awards for Tirupati Plant
- Audit TPM Activities in Plant to achieve Plant Objectives (Plant KMIs & Pillar KPIs – KAIs)
- Promote visual factory & promote Total employee Involvement 

A Day in the life

Lead business excellence initiatives like TPM, Lean manufacturing, IMS, Hero NEXT, Sustainability, Innovation, Technical capability building and deploy improvement projects across the  plants to ensure operational excellence initiatives reduce cost, improve quality and enhance efficiency across the value chain. Also Identify & Implement the Best Manufacturing Practices at Plant to achieve Operational Excellence through use of World Class tools & techniques like TPM.

Academic Qualification & Experience

B. Tech/BE (Mechanical/Automobile Engg.) & Certifications of Lean Six sigma, TPM, 5S etc., with 14 – 16 years of experience in automobile industry in leading TPM, IMS, 5S & plant level projects

Technical Skills/Knowledge

- Good Knowledge about TPM
- IMS Standards
- Technical capacity building & deployment
- Innovation & sustainance projects
- Facilitation & Coordination Skills
- Problem Solving / Analytical tools
- Event Management
- Auditing Skills
- Presentation & Communication Skills

Behavioural Skills

- Communication skills
- Strong follow-up and collaboration with Suppliers & Internal CFT
- Decision making
- Strong business ethics
- Delivering results
- Passion at workplace

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world. Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030. We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1). Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets. We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner. Read more about us. Be with the best. Be your best. Catch-up on all our latest openings. Recruitment assessments – We at Hero are equal opportunity employer and committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applications equally. Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.