General Manager Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering

The General Manager Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering is responsible for leading the complete setup, commissioning, and operational readiness of a new automotive manufacturing plant. This role oversees greenfield and brownfield project execution, engineering strategy, production line development, capacity planning, industrial engineering systems, and cross-functional coordination to ensure seamless ramp-up and worldclass manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end establishment of a new automotive manufacturing facility including Weld, Paint, Assembly, Utilities, and supporting shops.

Develop master plant layout, material flow strategy, and process engineering standards.

Oversee CAPEX planning, budgeting, vendor evaluation, and equipment procurement for all manufacturing systems.

Ensure complete engineering readiness including civil works, utilities, machinery installation, commissioning, and trial production.

Lead takt time planning, manpower planning, and line balancing for full-volume production.

Introduce automation solutions including robots, conveyors, AGVs, and digitization tools to improve efficiency.

Establish Industrial Engineering systems, SOPs, WI, PFMEA, Control Plans, and quality assurance standards.

Drive production capacity enhancement initiatives and remove bottlenecks across manufacturing processes.

Ensure HSE, ISO, and regulatory compliance across all engineering and production operations.

Lead crossfunctional alignment with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR for smooth plant launch.

Manage engineering teams, develop competencies, and drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Monitor KPIs including JPH, OEE, downtime, takt achievement, quality performance, and cost targets.

KPI Targets

Ontime plant commissioning and start of production.

Achievement of planned JPH and manufacturing capacity.

Adherence to budget and CAPEX optimization targets.