Associate Manager - Business Excellence

Associate Manager - Business Excellence

About Business:

Adani Group: Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. It has created a world class logistics and utility infrastructure portfolio that has a pan-India presence. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Over the years, Adani Group has positioned itself to be the market leader in its logistics and energy businesses focusing on large scale infrastructure development in India with O & M practices benchmarked to global standards. With four IG rated businesses, it is the only Infrastructure Investment Grade issuer in India.

Adani Solar: Adani Solar is India's 1st and largest vertically integrated solar PV manufacturer with 4 GW cells & modules and 2 GW of ingots & wafers manufacturing capacities

Job Purpose: The Lead - Business Excellence for AWMS (5S) drives operational efficiency and safety by implementing 5S principles across the organization. This role develops strategic plans to enhance workplace organization, engages stakeholders to align initiatives with goals, and conducts audits to identify improvements. By overseeing resource allocation and preparing analytical reports, the Lead fosters a culture of continuous improvement and promotes the integration of 5S into daily operations.

Lean Six Sigma:
• Coordinate & facilitate Lean six sigma projects with DMAIC methodology for Cell, Module, Ingot & wafer manufacturing
• Coordinate & help employees in use & selection of various lean six sigma, statistical & data analysis tools at appropriate phases of project with Minitab Statistical Software 
• Lead the six sigma project from start to end in the identified yearly cycle to deliver targeted savings
• Responsible for preparation & circulation weekly MIS of project metrics & other BE reports on weekly, monthly basis to track & update the project progress to the Leadership team and stakeholders.
• Coordinate & work with solar manufacturing leaders from Production, Process, Maintenance, F&M &Technology functions  for effective & timely execution of the projects
• Coordinate for weekly, fortnightly COP projects reviews, make & update related project presentations along with project leaders for leadership review meetings

5S, IMS &  System Management:
• Establish, implement, and maintain IMS processes in line with ISO and legal requirements & support with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 standards.
Support SOPs compliance, IMS documentation, audit with focus on closing NCs & OFIs to ensure continued certification

Training & capability development:
• Conduct trainings, workshops and handholding on Structured Problem solving tools used in DMAIC phases 
• Coordinate & conduct trainings on Minitab statistical tools
• Conduct Yellow Belt Trainings for project team members.
• Work with various departments to ensure 5S, AWMS, Lean Six Sigma &  IMS integration across operations.

Continuous Improvement and Performance Optimization:
• Facilitate QC, Kaizen & 5S progress of all functions as per BE plan.
• Analyze performance data to identify areas for improvement and implement appropriate methodology to enhance system effectiveness, drive continuous improvement using Lean Six Sigma
• Coordinate for OPLs & for improvement actions awareness in the project areas

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field. Certification in Lean or Six Sigma methodologies is preferred.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt.  
. Project & Program management skills to track and review projects under execution for operational improvement.
. Good cross functional, interpersonal, facilitating, communication & people engagement skills.
. Proficiency in RCA, SPC, statistical data analysis, should have trained in Minitab.
. Preferably exposer in use of AI / ML for improvement. Advance statistical analysis including predictive analytics using Minitab.

 

Experience Level

Mid Level