Unit Manager ( Manufacturing )

About the Company:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allows our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for Ethanol, Distillery, Starch, Industrial Fermentation, Water, Clean Energy, Food Processing, Waste processing, Pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Join us as our Food and Water Services team to advance and learn alongside accomplished business leaders to help customers around the world to optimize their processes and enable growth!

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead.

Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com

OBJECTIVE

As Unit Manager for Production, you will lead a production team of over 40 employees to achieve operational goals and exceed customer expectations. Your main responsibilities include driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost, while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. You will support the Factory Manager and management team with strategic projects, ensuring the team’s performance aligns with business objectives and Alfa Laval’s values.

This position is in Satara, India.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF POSITION (outline job duties and responsibilities):

• Responsible for the performance and output of the unit, including financial responsibility (fabrication processes, assembly)
• Create budget/forecasts for Production and follow up on a Monthly basis
• Responsible for People Development and Succession Planning
• Secure Standardized work & SOP (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Support Problem Solving & Improvement activities 
• Understand and deal with the real problems of the unit by being present  
• Perform audits according to ALPS (Alfa Laval Performance System)
• Participate in making the Operational plan 
• Set and follow up targets for Production in the areas of:
  • Safety
  • Quality
  • Delivery
  • Cost
• Improve and sustain the Safety Culture within Unit together with EHS Department
• Improve and sustain the Quality Culture within Unit together with Quality Department
• Drive Continuous Improvement activities to secure short-term targets and to enable future performance improvements, including Lean Six Sigma and 5S
• Be involved in new product development initiatives and give input to existing product development.
• Assess and prioritize Capital Investment needs.
• Assess and prioritize Digitalization needs.
• Be involved in and prioritize Training of Team Members.
• Incorporating technology and digitalization in the factory.
• Actively work with Staffing Plans to meet current and future customer demands.
• Partner with other departments as needed to support the development of the Satara site.
• Drive the team to consistently meet and exceed ALPS (Alfa Laval Performance System) expectations on the manufacturing shop floor, ensuring best practices in safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement are embedded in daily operations.
• All employees are expected to prioritize safety, regardless of role. This includes strict adherence to company-wide safety policies and procedures, proactive promotion of safe practices, and addressing unsafe behaviors or conditions in a constructive and positive manner.
• Employees expected to conduct themselves with professionalism, courtesy, and cooperation toward colleagues, customers, vendors, and visitors.
• Full compliance with all Alfa Laval policies and procedures is required to maintain a respectful, safe, and productive work environment.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENTS (level of functional responsibility, level of direction received, and ability to initiate work):

• Provides direction to Unit Team
• Takes direction from Factory Manager

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

• Safety
  • Number of reported and resolved Near Miss / Hazards
  • Number of HSE observations
  • Number of LTI
• Quality
  • Number of resolved Quality Deviations
  • Number of Customer Claims
• Delivery
  • Delivery on Time (DOTp)
  • Order Fulfilment Lead Time
• Cost
  • Factory & Engineering Result
  • Productivity

KEY COMPETENCIES NEEDED:

• Acumen
• Judgement & Decision Making
• Agility
• Customer Focus
• Networking & Influencing
• Leading Others & Self
• Learning Ability
• Drive for Results

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION DESIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment required, to include supervising staff
• Lean Manufacturing experience
• Location : Satara
• Experience with manufacturing MRP / ERP systems
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attributes Desired in Candidate:

• Be a result driven leader who likes to be present in the organization
• Drive results through people development
• Strong oral and written communications skills and ability to adjust style to communicate with colleagues.

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:

Physical Requirements (lifting, climbing, standing, equipment and/or motor vehicle use):

• Office environment with frequent attendance on shop

Environmental Factors (hazardous materials, work location, work surfaces, exposure):

• Shop floor: Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Safety wests, Safety shoes (steel toe boots), safety glasses, and ear plugs, safety gloves where needed).
• Shop floor: Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Shop floor: Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical and electrical parts.
• Shop floor: The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (i.e., travel, signing of Non-Competition and/or Invention Agreements):

On occasion, domestic or international travel may be required, <10%

OTHER COMMENTS:

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

Why should you apply:

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.

• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities.

• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success, you will be learning new things every day.

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.”

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