Executive - Industrial Engineering

Job Title: Executive – Industrial Engineering Location: Ambasamudram Role Purpose: To strengthen the Industrial Engineering function by leveraging data analytics, Power BI reporting, and standardized IE practices to enhance productivity, efficiency, and decision ‑ making across manufacturing. The role will focus on developing data-driven insights to reduce throughput time, improve labour and machine utilization, and support continuous improvement initiatives. This includes building and maintaining automated dashboards, establishing clear IE standards, and identifying improvement opportunities through advanced data modeling, statistical analysis, and visual reporting. The position ensures that production processes consistently move toward world ‑ class performance through accurate, reliable, and actionable analytical outputs. Principal Accountabilities: Set & Manage Industrial Engineering Standards Develop automated KPI dashboards (OEE, Efficiency, Waste %, Energy, Labour Utilization, Output per Shift) in Power BI, ensuring real-time insights and accurate reporting. Identify continuous improvement opportunities using trend analytics, performance patterns, and statistical models. Support cross-functional teams in implementing digital procedures. Design internal training material on Industrial Engineering basics, Lean Six Sigma, 5S, and proper working methods using data-driven insights. Improve working practices to reduce material losses, non‑conformities, and process waste through targeted analytics. Deploy Lean IE and Best Practice frameworks across all sites using a structured analytics‑assisted approach. Ensure cross-department communication for implementing optimized manning models and change management initiatives. Ensure efficient machine layout, ergonomics, and operator allocation using simulations, layout studies, and data-driven analysis. Maintain clear, updated SOPs for standard setting, measurement methods, and Power BI reporting workflows. Use S&OP data to project machine requirement (based on OEE), headcount requirement, and OHK forecasts; present insights during OCM meetings through interactive dashboards.  Drive & Manage Continuous Improvement Processes Support Quick Hits, Kaizens, and Lean Six Sigma projects with year‑on‑year improvement targets supported by data visualization and root cause analytics. Register all CI projects in Power Steering; maintain project dashboards and ensure regular updates for monthly group reporting. Ensure data integrity for all incentive schemes, productivity calculations, and plant-wide KPIs through robust data governance practices. Use statistical tools, Power BI, and process analytics to highlight improvement opportunities proactively. Activity Description (Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities) Designing and handling automated dashboards and exception alerts. Identify internal factors affecting output (breakdowns, absenteeism, quality…