{"id":10510,"date":"2026-09-23T07:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumanauto.net\/careers\/?post_type=awsm_job_openings&#038;p=10510"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:50:56","slug":"vice-president-operations","status":"publish","type":"awsm_job_openings","link":"https:\/\/lumanauto.net\/careers\/jobs\/vice-president-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President \u2013 Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><body><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=\u201dno\u201d text_larger=\u201dno\u201d]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Industry: Automotive Components \u2013 Filters, Brake Linings &amp; Brake Pads <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Plants: 3 Manufacturing Plants <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Team Size: Approx. 300<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=\u201dno\u201d text_larger=\u201dno\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3>Role Purpose:<\/h3>\n<p>To lead and manage the end-to-end operations of Luman\u2019s three Pantnagar plants, ensuring excellence in Production, PPC, Purchase, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Cost and People Management, while improving profitability, productivity, quality and customer delivery.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Responsibilities:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall responsibility for three manufacturing plants and achievement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity targets.<\/li>\n<li>Lead Production, PPC, Purchase\/Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Stores, Supply Chain and Dispatch through respective HODs.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure customer schedules through effective capacity planning, material planning, production planning and OTIF delivery.<\/li>\n<li>Drive OEE, productivity, manpower efficiency, rejection\/scrap reduction, cycletime improvement and capacity utilization.<\/li>\n<li>Lead Purchase cost reduction, supplier development, localization, alternate sourcing and commercial negotiations.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen TPM, preventive\/predictive maintenance, machine reliability and reduction in breakdowns.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, MSA and customer-specific requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Own operating budgets and drive improvement in material cost, conversion cost, inventory, working capital and EBITDA.<\/li>\n<li>Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, automation, Capex and continuous improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Build a strong performance culture and develop the leadership team across approximately 300 employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Candidate Profile:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>BE\/B.Tech in Mechanical\/Production\/Automobile\/Industrial Engineering or equivalent.<\/li>\n<li>MBA\/PGDM preferred.<\/li>\n<li>18\u201325+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in automotive components.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 5 years in Plant Head \/ GM Operations \/ VP Operations \/ COO-level responsibility.<\/li>\n<li>Proven experience handling multiple plants or a large complex manufacturing operation.<\/li>\n<li>Strong hands-on exposure to Production, PPC, Purchase, Maintenance and P&amp;L is essential.<\/li>\n<li>Strong practical knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3.<\/li>\n<li>Experience managing 300+ employees and multiple functional HODs.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in automotive filters and\/or brake pads, brake linings or friction materials will be a significant advantage.<\/li>\n<li>Strong leadership, analytical, commercial, customer-management and problemsolving capability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Key KPIs:<\/h3>\n<p>EBITDA | OEE | OTIF | Customer PPM | Rejection\/Scrap | Purchase Savings |<\/p>\n<p>Productivity | Inventory | Breakdown\/MTBF | Conversion Cost | Safety<\/p>\n<h3>Ideal Candidate:<\/h3>\n<p>We are looking for a business-oriented manufacturing leader\u2014not only a Production Head\u2014who can independently run three plants, manage senior functional heads, improve profitability and build a disciplined automotive manufacturing system.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=\u201dno\u201d text_larger=\u201dno\u201d] Industry: Automotive Components \u2013 Filters, Brake Linings &amp; 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