Operations Manager

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Operations Manager

Surendranagar, Gujarat

About Us

Del Pd Pumps & Gears  as Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), has emerged as the leading & dominant rotary positive displacement gear pump manufacturer of Indian subcontinents offering widest range of most compact, reliable, efficient & elegant rotary gear, twin gear & triplet win gear pump for all viscous and semi-viscous liquid applications. Company started it’s business in year 1980 as a small proprietary venture to design, develop, manufacture & market these pumps starting with small, low cost, general purpose gear pumps as a standard product readily available though network of dealers. The company followed brick & mortar economy with consistence commitment to produce quality embedded product. Company also addressed the typical pumping problem peculiar while handling viscous liquid and also offered free guidance in selective, installing & using such pumps to ensure constant growth of the company and expand into OE & Project business.

Job Summary

A highly motivated and results-driven professional with extensive experience in managing and mentoring a vast range of operational departments. Ability to lead teams and coordinate innovations, as well as recognized to troubleshoot problems through detailed analysis and intelligent solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive strategic initiatives that result in improvements in company’s service offering and customer support

•  Manage day-to-day overall operational execution to enhance cost control, profitability, quality, productivity and efficiency throughout the company's operations departme

•  Full accountability for identification of operational issues resulting from quality audits and/or - Voice of the Customer- as well as accountability for systemic issue resolution

• Present suggestions to executive team for consideration that would improve operational performance and   deliver ROI.

• Liaise with the management of Quality Center of Excellence that has QA functions under a single independently run team. Lead Kaizen efforts that will help to define what quality aspects need to be measured and improve sigma quality levels for all company processes as well as overall order fulfillment sigma level.

• Work with Client Relations leadership to ensure we deliver to our commitments, responsive to the changing   needs of our customers and proactively improving productivity and sigma quality levels.

• Develop and coach a strong and cohesive operations leadership team. Assure all hourly employees receive the proper training, feedback and support to achieve their objectives and deliver on customer requirements.

• Build, develop and manage operations leadership team capable of carrying out needed operations strategies while improving employee relations and retention.

• Assure master production schedule is coordinated with all support departments and integrated with the overall company's transaction/volume expectations.

• Construct detailed business cases and financial models and accompanying executive presentations for proposed operations improvement initiatives. Facilitate the development and implementation of metrics/reports to measure the success of business improvement initiatives.

•  Oversee operations budget & work with Finance Controllers to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements.

• Possess strong management, organizational, planning and interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Interact regularly with executive team and individual department heads to ensure that company's operational priorities are aligned with total company mission, vision, values and direction.

•  Participate in vendor negotiations to ensure product relevance and cost-efficiency.

•  Schedules, conducts and physically participates in meetings related to safety, quality, delivery, cost and product problems

• Establishes project priorities and assists department/area employees in problem solving.

• Acknowledges accomplishments of assigned responsibilities while working with employees to address  safety, quality, delivery and cost issues

• Addresses engineering designs related to current and future manufacturing processes and production needs

• Supervises and/or personally conducts value analysis studies relative to department/area facilities and equipment needs; both present and future

• Makes appropriate recommendations to management, supervises and/or prepares requests for capital equipment

• Directs and manages department/area employees in time study and the establishment of productivity goals, standardization and simplification of production practices, fabrication methods and processes

• Supervises department/area employees relative to inventory, inventory turns, cost of raw materials and cost of work in process, production capacity and material availability to assist in planning workload

• Interprets and administers company policies and/or union contract as they apply to department/area activities

• Proactively implements established safety program that creates a safe work environment for all employees and visitors; to include participation in the Safety Committee and/or audit of safety procedures in assigned area.

• Proactively implements established pollution prevention program in assigned area

• Conduct daily communication meetings with members of the department/area

Basic Qualifications

• EXPERIENCE:

• B.Tech

• At least 15+ years of Operational experience with at least 7 years in the manufacturing environment

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

6 Days Working

Key Competencies

• Extensive executive-level operations leadership and management experience.

• Experience In Machine Shop

• Very strong interpersonal relationship, team building, collaboration and facilitation skills. Experience developing effective communication mechanisms between India and Global a strong plus.

• Candidate should possess superior problem solving capabilities and must be able to demonstrate the ability to produce results given challenging situations.

• Proven experience in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures

• Track record of improvements in productivity and quality

• Candidate should be able to work across multiple departments to identify and implement optimal solutions for the organization, often brokering conflicts.

• Individual has proven team management and team building skills, as well as excellent leadership ability.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to lead projects across multiple functional areas are essential

• Possess a balance of strategic visioning skills and the ability to deliver on tactical requirements.

• Highly organized, with proven delivery of projects on schedule and on budget.

• Conflict resolution and/or mediation skills are required

• Work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse organization

• Excellent analytic, reporting and computer skills are a must

• Strong Business Case Development and Financial Modeling Skills

• Experience identifying and managing the business functionality and process dependencies/requirements across and between multi-tiered systems architectures (order receipt, order fulfillment, workflow management, and interfaces to external data repositories and systems).

What we offer 

We are all owners of the company! Stock options(Employee Ownership Program)  that align your interests with the company's success.   

Yearly performance-based bonus, rewarding your hard work and dedication.   

Leave Encashments  

Maternity/Paternity Leaves 

Employee Health covered under Medical, Group Term Life & Accident Insurance 

Employee Assistance Program  

Employee development with LinkedIn Learning  

Employee recognition via Awardco  

Collaborative, multicultural work environment with a team of dedicated professionals, fostering innovation and teamwork.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.