Industrial Engineering Assistant Manager

About the role

This role leads the deployment and continuous improvement of Operational Excellence, Industrial Engineering, Performance Management and Visual Management systems across the site. It drives productivity, efficiency, capacity optimization and cost competitiveness through Lean Manufacturing principles, data-driven decision making and capability building, acting as the key link between site strategy and shopfloor execution.

Key responsibilities

• Deploy Lean Manufacturing, TPM and Operational Excellence systems; drive loss elimination, process standardization and governance routines; support autonomous maintenance, reliability maintenance and focused improvement.
• Own productivity, labor efficiency, capacity utilization and cost performance; lead debottlenecking initiatives, improve OEE and throughput, and support manpower optimization and cost reduction projects.
• Custodian of site KPIs, target setting and reporting; lead DDS and tiered performance management routines; standardize KPI boards, dashboards and visual management systems.
• Lead Lean, DMAIC, PDCA and structured problem-solving initiatives; facilitate cross-functional improvement projects and workshops; verify sustainability and benefits of improvements.
• Support investment planning and capital expenditure evaluations, develop business cases, build productivity justification analysis, and develop performance dashboards using Excel and Power BI.
• Maintain labor standards, productivity baselines and operational models; conduct capacity assessments and recommend short-, medium- and long-term capacity needs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5-8 years of manufacturing experience, preferably FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Lean Manufacturing, TPM and Operational Excellence methodologies.
• Experience in productivity improvement and OEE management.
• Lean, DMAIC, PDCA and root cause analysis.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI (preferred).
• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, TPM and Project Management certifications preferred.