Head of Operations - Tyra Manufacturing
About the Employer
Job Description
Job Title
Head of Operations – Tyre Manufacturing
Location
Kaluthara, Sri Lanka
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall plant operations to achieve production, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and efficiency targets.
- Oversee key functions including production, engineering, maintenance, quality, planning, warehouse, and utilities.
- Drive improvements in OEE, productivity, capacity utilization, yield, waste reduction, downtime, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Ensure production plans are achieved in line with customer requirements, export schedules, and delivery commitments.
- Lead Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, continuous improvement, process optimization, and automation initiatives.
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure smooth end-to-end operations.
- Ensure strict adherence to HSE, quality, environmental, statutory, and plant compliance standards.
- Monitor operational KPIs, budgets, manufacturing costs, and plant performance, taking corrective action where required.
- Support CAPEX, plant expansion, modernization, and operational excellence projects.
- Lead, coach, and develop plant teams while building a strong performance and continuous-improvement culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline. MBA or postgraduate qualification in Operations / Business Management will be an added advantage.
- 12+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, with strong exposure to senior plant or operations leadership.
- Previous experience in pneumatic tyres, solid tyres, rubber manufacturing, or related tyre production environments is highly preferred.
- Strong exposure to production, engineering, maintenance, quality, planning, and operational excellence.
- Proven ability to improve productivity, cost, quality, capacity, OEE, waste, and delivery performance.
- Experience in an export-oriented manufacturing environment will be a strong advantage.
- Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder-management skills.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive Package + Transport & Fuel Allowance + medical insurance coverage for the employee and family.
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