Group Head/VP - Quality/Lean & EHS - Automotive

Introduction :

By way of introduction, TMI was established in 1991 and is head-quartered in Hyderabad, with Offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Kolkatta, Mumbai and Pune. It employs about 1,200 people, including about 900 it manages on Staffing roles with both IT and non-IT Clients. TMI is perhaps the only Organization in India providing integrated Talent Management & Talent Acquisition Solutions addressing employability & employment needs of Professionals through their life cycle in Organizations. These Solutions are customized suiting specific Customer's business setting and address specific pain points. TMI Group comprises of 3 Companies - TMI Network, C&K Management and TMI e2E.

We have been mandated by A Group Company to hire a Senior Professional for a Group-level role that involves Quality, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing and HSE.

Please find a Position Description given below.

Position title : Head, Group Quality, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, HSE (AVP/VP Level)

Position Reports to : Chairman/Vice Chairman and closely work with the apex leadership

What is the Job Type : Permanent

No of Position (s) : ONE

Assessment Stages :

- An Interview Panel comprising of Group Heads

- Another one or two members of the Group, SME / External Expert

- Chairman/ Vice Chairman - if required

Job Location : Hyderabad

Purpose of the Role :

- Formulate strategy and to provide leadership for development, implementation & maintenance of Quality Management System and operational Excellence; for building Lean & Continuous Improvement culture and institutionalizing; establish and deploy HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) best practices and management systems for sustainable growth

Strategic Roles :

- Continuously explore methods to improve competitiveness of the Group Companies through effective interventions in quality and continuous improvements

- Continuously monitor and audit HSE systems and ensure compliances so that prestige of AR Group remains as a responsible Corporate Player

Operational Roles :

Quality Systems :

- Develop comprehensive MIS reporting to monitor quality levels; train personnel to analyze MIS and devise effective methods of addressing them

- Work with internal manufacturing engineers, external vendors, experts in the domain for assuring quality

- Set stiff targets for improvements and support teams across all businesses in achieving them

- Provide leadership in obtaining / continuation of certifications

Continuous Improvements :

- Take leadership in driving teams to inculcate a culture of Kaizen or continuous improvement

- Declare stiff targets for improvement across various businesses processes

- Support teams across businesses in realizing quantifiable improvements on productivity, cost, flexibility and such parameters

Lean Manufacturing :

- Work with internal teams, vendors, domain experts for planning and implementing world-class manufacturing (WCM) processes, like JIT, SMED, Zero Defects, visual management systems etc

Health & Safety :

- Establish OHS (Occupational Health & Safety) practices and systems; plan and monitor their effective implementation

- Provide leadership in obtaining / continuation of certifications

Environment :

- Plan pro-actiively, develop and effectively implement appropriate environment management systems

- Provide leadership in obtaining / continuation of certifications

Tactical Roles :

- Maintain relations with Consulting Firms, Certification bodies, Educational Institutions (universities, B School etc), HR employer branding institutions, Vendors, PCB, Dept of Factories, Fire Dept

Brief Profile of Candidate :

- BE (Chemical/Mechanical) Engineer, age, strictly, between 42-&-49 yrs; PG Diploma in Safety is desirable. He should have occupied a leadership position over recent 3-to-5 yrs in driving Quality Systems, Continuous Improvement programs, OHS & ENV management systems and performance improvements. Preferably from manufacturing background in a conglomerate set up with multiplant exposure

Top KRAs & KPIs :

- Year-on-Year quantifiable improvements in quality leading to improved product reliability and customer satisfaction

- Number of Kaizens undertaken across one of multiple business processes and quantifiable impact made on business results (be they cost, turn-around-time, error-proofing and such)

- Zero or no "comments" or "observations" from regulatory authorities for environment, safety; Zero or no "reportable incidents"

Technical / Domain Competencies Required:

- QMS - ISO 9001 & TS 16949 (preferred); Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean, 5S, TPM; Sustainability reporting (preferred)

- Factories Act on Safety requirements; Safety best practices & systems; Environmental & OHS Management sytems - ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001

- Machine safety controls; Knowledge on Pollution control equipment's; ventilation systems, ETP & STP

Top 3 Competencies:

- Should have worked in a comparable role with a manufacturing-dominant Conglomerate with mult-business multi-location and a turnover of at least Rs 3,000 Crores; (a slight bias to auto components)

- Should have demonstrated significant improvement in quality of product to the extent of becoming a business differentiator

- Should have led or maintained the tempo of a Kaizen culture and demonstrated a significant improvement in diverse business process on relevant parameters

- Should have managed the environment and safety aspects without or with near zero "observations" or "events"