Lead Operational Excellence Dahanu, ACG Capsules
Date: Feb 11, 2026
Location: Dahanu, India
Company: ACG
- Deliver Continuous Improvement projects through structured analysis and improve plant performance metrics
- Provide support to CI project leaders in creating project plans, analytics, conducting observation studies, develop control plans to ensure on time project delivery.
- Design and implement change management events in line with CI roadmap
- Support in driving the technical and analytical capability building for the plant to achieve operational excellence
- Support the Plant OPEX lead in execution of Plant OPEX strategy
- Identify Improvement areas and plan improvement projects and CI initiatives for the plant
- Create an assessment structure to measure the effectiveness of CI initiatives vis-a-vis the envisaged project outcome
- Plan & Align resources (reading modules) for technical trainings and provide support as needed
- Facilitate cross functional focussed Improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma complex problem-solving methodology.
- Analyse Continuous Improvement project data using Six Sigma statistical tools and conduct Gemba observation studies for cause validation and improvement actions.
- Facilitate and develop detailed project plans along with project leaders for Lean and Six Sigma improvement projects
- Coordinate and follow up for action plans and ensure on time delivery of CI projects
- Monitor daily project wise actionable/observation studies/trials and the project participation of the stakeholders through various systemic methods
- Monitor and communicate project status periodically to all stakeholders
- Facilitate Small Group Activity (Quality Circle) teams for Problem Solving.
- Facilitate implementation of Kaizen to drive small improvements across the plant
- Facilitate implementation of Best Practice Replication across the plants
- Facilitate implementation of Low-cost Engineering control solutions to sustenance of improvements
- Conduct Value Stream Mapping, Bottleneck Process studies for Improvements
- Lead implementation of Lean Daily Management system and Tier Reviews to drive Autonomous Shopfloor performance improvements across the plant
- Creation of training modules for various CI skill sets (Lean,Six Sigma, Kaizen,TPM)
- Plan and Execute Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, TPM trainings.
- Execute and support in imparting Technical Trainings as per training Calendar
- Facilitate weekly Project Reviews with Plant Project team, Plant Mfg Head, Plant Head, Plant Opex Lead, OPEX Program Manager and Global OPEX Head
- Facilitate monthly Plant Steering committee reviews
- Escalate delays, challenges and non-compliances in implementing various CI initiatives to Plant Mfg Head, OPEX Program Manager and Plant Head.
- Create CI Projects Dashboard for Review by Plant Head and Top management
- Conduct GEMBA walks with HODs to regularly identify potential areas of improvements and track the implementation of the same.
- Conduct Gemba Kaizen Idea Workshops and Kaizen initiatives across the plant
- Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders in executing, monitoring and tracking of Technical Training
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- Train the people across all departments on Gemba Kaizens to develop CI culture.
- Support in design and execution of Quarterly Kaizen Events, yearly Six Sigma Project competitions for employees.
- Qualification - MBA in Operations and BE/BTECH Mechanical
- Experience - 5-8 Years