Assistant Manager Business Excellence

About SKF

SKF started its operations in India in 1923. Today, SKF provides industry leading automotive and industrial engineered solutions through its five technology-centric platforms: bearings and units, seals, mechatronics, lubrication solutions and services. Over the years the company has evolved from being a pioneer ball bearing manufacturing company to a knowledge-driven engineering company helping customers achieve sustainable and competitive business excellence.

SKF's solutions provide sustainable ways for companies across the automotive and industrial sectors to achieve breakthroughs in friction reduction, energy efficiency, and equipment longevity and reliability. With a strong commitment to research-based innovation, SKF India offers customized value-added solutions that integrate all its five technology platforms.

To know more, please visit: www.skf.com/in

SKF India has been recognized as a "Top Employer 2024" by the Top Employers Institute, acknowledging excellence in People Practices.

To know more, Please visit: https://www.skf.com/in/news-and-events/news/2024/2024-01-18-skf-india-recognized-as-top-employer-2024-by-top-employers-institute

About Operations India business:

SKF has a pan India footprint consisting of 4 manufacturing facilities, 7 Distribution Centers, a supplier network of over450 and an employee base of about 300 dedicated professionals. To support the manufacturing strategy, SKF focuses on developing and implementing new technology to increase reliability and flexibility, reduce costs and improve environmental performance.

SKF Purpose Statement

Together, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:      Assistant Manager Business Excellence

Reports To:          Manager Production

Location:            Ahmedabad (Factory)

Purpose of the role:

To drive Businesses Excellence & SKF Production System methods like Lean, TPM & 5S at Factory level & support implementation to achieve targeted master plan of SQDCWE objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility of creating the continuous improvement culture by developing and implementation of Excellence / Lean / TPM program & other key business Initiatives across the plant
• Drive Value Stream Map, 5S & Visual Management, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Setup changeover, Hoshin Kanri / X matrix creation, Loss Cost matrix, QA/QM Matrix, Standardized Work, TPM and other Lean initiatives across plant
• Develop Training modules / training stations / reference material / documents for Business excellence / Lean / TPM initiatives (like JH, 5S, visualization, ECRS, etc.) / TPM (Kaizen Eye, PM Analysis, QM Matrix, Why-Why, Loss Cost Matrix, etc.) & give training to circle and develop small topic trainers, increase the runs at Gemba.
• Develop Visuals and Kaizen reference for Autonomous Maintenance, 5S circles & facilitate circles for Horizontal Deployment of best kaizens for focused improvements.
• Develop relevant MIS dashboards through Power BI, MS-Excel etc. and Process Data, build right form of relevant statistics for presenting right picture to management related to Business excellence / Lean / TPM progress. Organize competitions like Kaizen, 5S etc.
• JH / AM machine planning, fixing priority preparation of Step Passing and communicate to circles and zonal leaders & JH Step auditing and guiding circle to meet the requirements & suggest the kaizen ideas for Easy to CLIT
• Enhance Skill of circle members for Abnormality identification and coaching them to correlate it with the impact on BAD.

Metrics:

• Implementing of stability Tools
• Implementation of A3 projects
• Achieving breakthrough results in the areas of SQDCWE

Competencies:

• Hands on experience of TPM / Lean tool implementation
• Experience of effective course design and delivery
• Strong Communication (verbal & written) & Stakeholder Management Skills
• Analytical mindset with Dashboard Creation/ Data Visualization skills (MS-Excel, Power BI)
• Time Management & effective planning skills 

Key interfaces / interactions in the job:

INTERNAL

• Production teams
• Function heads
• Factory manager
• Business Excellence office 

EXTERNAL

• Promotional material suppliers
• CII- TPM Club of India
• Local TPM / BE practicing companies

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s / Diploma degree in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Engineering.
• Candidate must have experience in Production, 5S, TPM, Lean Implementation.
• 6 - 8 yrs. of work experience required in case of Bachelor’s and 8 - 10 yr. of exp.in case of Diploma.
• TPM Excellence / Deming Prize awarded Industry background preferred.

If interested, please share your updated profile @ supriya.joshi@skf.com