POSITION DESCRIPTION

Business Division

Department -

Location -

Pesticides and FC

Operational
Excellence
Reporting to (Title)

Baroda

President (Operation)

Sr. Staf

Position Title
Head Operational
Excellence

Level -

1. Skills and Knowledge :

Educational Qualification
BE - Chemistry or Mechanical/ or any discipline. MBA is
added advantage.
Previous Experience
17 to 21 years, out of which 4 - 6 years shall be in
capacity as Head of dept./ taking care of Operational
Excellence activities.
Industry to be hired from
Pharmaceuticals/ Agrochemicals/ Consultancy Services
Skills and Knowledge
Ability to executive Operational Excellence initiatives
required
across the organisation
Ability to plan, execute and ensure OE targets are
rolled out in the organisation as per management
expectations
Ability to train people on Operation Excellence across
levels from Junior to Senior Level
Ability to present the findings in a clear and concise
manner to top management
Ability to understand technical issues related to
chemical
plant
and
provide
productivity
enhancement solutions.
Good
command
over
productivity/Process
improvement tools and execute the same in OE
activities
Good command on tools like 5S, TPM, WCM, Fish
Bone analysis, PERT, etc
Knowledge of Six Sigma, TQM, Minitab, SPC tools
desirable.
Competencies
Strong oral and written communication skills.
(Behavioural Skills)
Ability to express objectively and systematically.
required
Ability to plan and visualize the impact of changes on
organisation and brand image.
Ability to take independent decisions in line of
organisation policy and values.
Sound analytical skills and aptitude to analyse the
quality related issues.
Leadership Skills and
Leadership quality to build team across functions to
Experience
build OE culture in the organisation.
Good administration skills to effectively drive the OE
philosophy in the organisation.

2. Position Summary:
The Position is overall responsible to plan, execute and perform Operation Excellence
related activities while meeting all organizational requirements within budgeted costs
and time. Drive the organization to achieve standard of excellence by implementing
various Operational Excellence activities and conducting various assessments.

President (O)

Sr.VP- operations

Head Operational
Excellence

Sr.Manager /DGM OE-Panoli

Sr.Manager /DGM - OEJsar

3 .Key Accountabilities:

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o
o
o
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o

Ensure that all AMTs achieve L-standard of

excellence and their regular monitoring
Ensure maintaining dashboard of all the activities
pertaining to AMT and DMTs to bring the desired
result. Provide support to Mentors, DMT leaders,
AMT leaders in on OE matters.
Ensure KPOVs are taken in right spirit and their
effective monitoring across all depts.
Present meaningful insight based on the analysis
of the data received from various sources
Ensure SCOM, AM Pillar and other meeting are
held on regular basis.
Enable all AMTs achieve compliance with 1S, 2S,
3S, 4S and 5S standards
Monthly & Quarterly Review of the various
parameters to ensure adherence to process
improvement plans w.r.t. to OE activities
Provide support to the OE team in co-ordinating
SCOM, conducting assessments and any such
activity where input is required

4. Interaction complexity and teamwork

Contact Person (mention the
level/position that the position-holder
will interact with)
Peer(s):
DGM/Sr.Mgr OE, PI PNL/JSAR
Sr. manager- Production, PI PNL/JSAR
Sr. Staff and
PI PNL / JSAR
Jr Staff
Customer(s): Internal
President ( Operations)
Location Head PI Panoli
Location Head PI JMB,
Production Heads.
Head- Commercial ( Agri and FC)
Head- PD
Head P& A .
Head Finance
Head Maintenance
Vendor(s):
Out-sourcing partners
Suppliers / Consultants

Frequency
As & when
required.

Nature of Interaction

Technical
Technical
Technical and
administrative

As & when
required.

As & when
required

Technical & Administrative

Technical & Administrative
Technical
Technical
Technical
Technical and
Administrative
Administrative
Technical & Administrative

Technical
Technical

5.Key Accountabilities: Indicate key deliverables and result areas for

this position:
Strategic :
o

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o

Build Operational Excellence systems /

procedures and implementation of the same in
DMTs and AMTs.
Identify areas of obstruction / breakdowns in the
given OE plan to plants and rectify the issues by
implementing trouble shooting tools, SPC tools
etc.
Ensure SCOM meetings and other apex
committee meetings are held in time.
Ensure Focussed Improvement Teams are
constituted as per need and their success is
monitored on regular basis.

Operational :
Develop, design and implementation of various
system in the organisation for Operational
Excellence based on international practices and
standards.
o Plan and implementation of activities pertaining
to:
Autonomous Maintenance Teams and Daily Management Teams
Constitute Focussed Improvement Teams and monitor their performance
Assess the process being followed in all DMTs and AMTs
Effective planning and ensure predictive & preventive maintenance schedules
for critical equipments to increase machine uptime & equipment reliability.
Develop alternate approach for improvements in productivity parameters in
plant i.e. why-why analysis, SPL, Abnormalities studies, KPOV study etc. for
improving operation efficiency.
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

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Day to day administration of OE functions

Technical support to depts. On OE activities

Planning and budgeting of Capital and Revenue

expenditure as per the resource requirements,
Ensure achievement of cost saving initiatives to
achieve targeted savings in time frame.

Financial :

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People:
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Build up pool of personnel with multiple skills in

OE from plant personnel .
Development of professional skills and knowledge
level of employees through planned training to
improve operational efficiency and flexibility in
OE function.

6.Key Result Areas/Key Performance Indicators:

Key Results Areas

Key Performance Indicators

Fixing and mointoring of KPOVs in plants

Productivity improvement,
improvement in targets
Monitor progress
qualification for L1 standard
by plants
As per specific targets for
year
As per specific target of
year
Monitor their performance
as required by management

Monitoring of progress in L1 standard in plants

System design, development and implementation
Achieving cost savings and productivity
improvement across plants
Constitute Focussed Improvement Teams
7.Deliverables

Reports
SCOM meeting performance indicator report
AMT & DMT performance status report
New systems design and implementation
Progress review of AM Pillar meetings
People development - Multi skilling and training
Budget expenditure performance

Date and Days

Monthly by every 5th day.
Monthly by every 5th day
As per target schedule
Monthly by every 5th day.
Monthly status report by 10th
day
March 31st ,