Head - KPS Engineering

Job Location: ​Pune​

About the Role:

Part of the Global Engineering Team (Engineering Pillar Program), contributing as SME to knowhow and best practices consolidation Globally.

Main Responsibilities:

Process Engineering: lead the toys industrial and tooling engineering team. Monitor the execution of moulds and the other process related tooling’s to guarantee quality and capacity. Follow-up critical project start-up to guarantee required capacity is available and rump-up is completed as planned.

In charge of best practices definition and implementation at the production sites (in line with quality). Mass production issues debug team member (in line with quality)

Automation Engineering: Act as support for implementation of automation technologies to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, working closely with KPS partners and KPS central engineering.

Managing process governance and performance: Defining and ensuring process governance, involving all pertinent stakeholders. This includes establishing and adhering to KPS Procedures, ensuring their accessibility on relevant portals such as PLM & SAP. Additionally, you'll lead efforts to ensure team members comply with the KPS engineering & Industrialisation Manual.

Engineering Pillar team membership:

Contribute to the knowhow consolidation and best practice sharing among different production Areas. Be part of the continuous improvement team, following-up the Pillar masterplan

About You:

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with 8 - 12 years of experience

SPECIFIC KNOWLEGE (if required)

• Plastic manufacturing knowledge (Automotive, Appliances, Toys background). Fluent in English. Italian and Hindi key advantages.
• Previous International or overseas experience a must have
• Automation knowledge, capable of build road maps to drive efficiency in this function.
• Procurement management, knowledge of cost, Negotiations, Vendor Management, SAP transactions related to procurement.
• Team management experience and strong leadership skills
• Strong competence in MS Excel, MS ppt, MS word.
• Confident in presenting to Board members and Lux HQ Lead Team.

Referral Code: B

Our Benefits & Perks:

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About Ferrero:

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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